Developing the role of the police Early Intervention Officer Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, discusses how the new role fits into the community policing portfolio alongside other specialisms, many of which are under threat in the current economic climate. - Entered December 2010 [80Kb]
Capitalising on 'Lean' methodology as a management tool in the Scottish Police Service Nick Parker (Management Consultant to the Criminal Justice Sector) and Rob Smith (Aberdeen Business School) discuss the concept of 'Lean' as a means of eliminating waste, and providing a quality service through continuous improvement. - Entered, December 2009 [62.9Kb]
User satisfaction with police services Hayley Kelly, Research Oficer with the Grampain Police Research Unit, proposes a new approach to how we consider and carry out engagement with our communities - Entered, November 2009 [77Kb]
Humble leadership in the police service Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, continues his series examining different forms of leadership. - Entered, June 2009 [55.7Kb]
Adopting 'agile leadership' in the police service Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, makes a proposal for the adoption of an enhanced level of team working within the service facilitated via a form of visionary leadership known as 'Agile Leadership'. - Entered, August 2008 [90.8Kb]
Exploring the policing-entrepreneurship nexus Robert Smith, Robert Gordon University, discusses how aspects of entrepreneurship theory can be applied in a practical context to policing as a transformational practice. - Entered, January 2008 [78.9Kb]
Policing in a European Context Maria O'Neill, Abertay University, reviews an EU framework for cross border crime investigation and enforcement. - Entered, December 2007 [39.1Kb]
Human trafficking and online networks Dr Jonathan Mendel, University of Dundee & Dr Kiril Sharapov, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, August 2014
International police assistance: democracy, politics and culture Andy Aitchison, University of Edinburgh; Jarrett Blaustein, Aberystwyth University; Benjamin Himmler, Centre for International Peace Operations, Berlin & Liam O'Shea, University of St Andrews - Entered, March 2014 [138.7Kb]
Reports and Papers by SIPR-funded staff, PDRAs and PhD students, and Practitioner Fellows
Police Scotland and enforcement of 20mph speed limits in the context of the Restricted Roads (20mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill. What do the police need to do to adequately enforce 20mph speed limits? A Report, written by Professor Adrian Davis, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, for Mark Ruskell, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland & Fife. In 2018 Mr Ruskell tabled a Restricted Roads (20mph speed limit) (Scotland) Bill before the Scottish Parliament. Police Scotland senior officers as well as academic researchers were contacted in seeking to address the question of ‘what do the police need to do to adequately enforce 20mph speed limits?’. ‘Adequately’ means to increase the public perception of being caught if breaking the limit (realistically 24mph) to a level where it becomes a realistic deterrent. - April 2019 [404.4Kb]
Policing domestic abuse in Scotland: a social constructionist approach. This research summary, w ritten by Katarzyna Prusak, MRes Student under the supervision of Dr Stuart Waiton, Abertay University, highlights findings from a Master’s research project that examined the origins and consequences of a specific crime control strategy in Scotland, namely the use of pro-arrest policies with relation to domestic abuse incidents. - September 2018 [87.9Kb]
Police reform and public confidence in Scottish policing: 2012 to 2015 Drawing on data from the SSA surveys, this research project examined public confidence in Scottish policing between 2012 and 2015, together with public awareness of police reform. This Report was written by Dr Kath Murray. - 01/03/2018 [430.8Kb]
Landscape Review on Stop and Search in Scotland Dr Kath Murray, University of Edinburgh. This report presents a landscape review of key findings and themes in the existing academic literature on stop and search, and relates these to the direction of police policy and practice in Scotland. The report was commissioned by the Scottish Police Authority, via the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, and produced with the support of Police Scotland's stop and search Research and Evaluation Operational Review Group (RE-ORG) and partners - Entered, January 2016 [1.2Mb]
Geographies of Missing People Olivia Stevenson and Hester Parr (Glasgow University); Nick Fyfe (SIPR / Dundee University); and Penny Woolnough (Police Scotland) - Entered, June 2013 [3Mb]
