Welcome to the home of UK policing science and technology.
A gateway for scientists and innovators who wish to collaborate, and those eager to gain insights into our collective endeavours. Together, we are building the world's foremost science-led police service.
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Call volumes to the police are increasing in volume and complexity - presenting a challenge for forces struggling to keep up with the demand, respond to calls, and investigate crimes effectively. Non-urgent domestic abuse calls were an area of particular concern. We spoke to Stacey Rothwell about how she leveraged a new approach, through science and technology, to tackle the issue.
The OPCSA are thrilled to introduce our new magazine, Policing Tomorrow. Dedicated to the latest advancements in science and technology within the policing sector.
Edinburgh Napier University have published the results of the three year INTERACT study which concluded in November 2024.
Explore the policing science system
See how technology, insight and research interconnects with the problems that policing is trying to tackle.
Communicate
Communicate across policing, industry, and academia to build awareness of policing challenges and catalyse a shared sense of effort.
Explore
Explore science and technology threats and opportunities using horizon scanning tools, considering public support, fairness, ethics, and legal and regulatory environments.
Prioritise
Prioritise using a robust process, on what science and technology we will lead, collaborate and follow; decide, based on available resources, where we will invest our efforts.
Research
Research using systematic, multidisciplinary investigation issues and possible solutions, to improve our knowledge.
Innovate
Innovate by working with industry and academia to turn knowledge into solutions that create benefit, such as new tools or better processes.
Build
Build complete solutions that encompass workforce, policy, legal and public accountability, and are designed to last.
Source
Source science and technology using effective commercial models. For S&T that is commercially available, this is where the journey for the solution starts.
Deploy
Deploy the solution, train people to use, operate and maintain it, ensuring there is sufficient resilience.
Evaluate
Evaluate existing science and technology to drive further development, assess the value being added, and to identify and address any unintended effects.
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