P-ACE LAB is an interdisciplinary consortium that will co-produce solutions, harnessing the latest advances in science and technology. P-ACE LAB institutions are leaders in policing research and will build upon this to incorporate the necessary diversity in people, resources, expertise, and partnerships, underpinned by robust governance structures to ensure successful delivery. Methodologically, P-ACE LAB is diverse, ranging from using data science and AI tools to co-design and participatory research and rapid knowledge mobilisation. P-ACE LAB ensures any new science and technology developed or tested will be environmentally sustainable.

ARIs and related specialisms

Analytics

• Automation, AI and machine learning
• Data quality (including synthetic data)
• Data science, analytics and computational analysis

Building and maintaining public trust

• Marginalised communities and racial disproportionality
• Public perception of policing
• Public perceptions of police use of technology, AI and data

Crime prevention

• Burglary
• Child sexual exploitation and abuse
• Cross-border policing
• Cyber, online and virtual reality safety
• Electronic monitoring
• Evaluation
• Fraud and economic crime
• Hate crime
• Money laundering
• Robbery
• Safe spaces
• Sexual offences
• Violent crime
• Youth justice and youth crime

Climate crisis

• Sustainable transport

Mobility

• Autonomous vehicles
• Crowd evacuation
• Drones
• Road safety
• Robotics
• Sustainable transport

Identification and tracing

• Crime linkage
• Forensic linguistics
• Forensic science including digital
• Identification
• Interviewing