SIPR – Scottish Institute for Policing Research

SIPR is a strategic collaboration between 14 of Scotland's universities, Police Scotland and The Scottish Police Authority.

Our mission is to support internationally excellent, multi-disciplinary policing research to enable evidence-informed policy & practice.

SIPR Annual Report 2021/22

Annual Report and Accounts for the academic year ending 31 August 2022

Our Annual Report for 2021/22 includes articles from academics from the consortium universities, as well as Practitioner Fellows, with particular emphasis this year, on research with real-world impact, including articles from our inaugural SIPR Impact Award winners.

SIPR Newsletter March 2023

20/03/2023

Police use of emerging technology – including AI, facial recognition and predictive policing – assessed in newly-published review

22/02/2023

SIPR Annual Review 2021/22

31/10/2022

We are delighted to present the fifteenth SIPR Annual Report for 2021/22 which can be downloaded here.

New Funding Scheme Launched: “Think Big” Leverage Fund

01/09/2022

James Smart Memorial Lecture

03/08/2022

New Publication: Evidence Review into Public Experience and Confidence of Body Word Video in a Policing Context

04/07/2022

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