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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 8d

Our Co-Director Professor @adamcrawford.bsky.social led a roundtable discussion on the importance of listening to the voices of people with lived experience at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social's event on diversion last week.

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Centre Co-Director speaks about the importance of lived experience voices at national event on diversion - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Professor Adam Crawford led a key roundtable discussion on the importance of listening to the voices of people with lived experience.

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 10d

Safer Parks guidance is back!
Created by our @annabarker.bsky.social and her partners, the new edition has tailored advice for different audiences, including park managers, local authorities, and Designing Out Crime Officers.
Read more about its contents and impact 👇
🔗https://tinyurl.com/4x9snzyt

Secured by Design - Making parks a place of safety for everyone: New guidance paves the way for women and girls

SBD News Category Blog

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 17d

Our Co-Director Professor @adamcrawford.bsky.social is speaking at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social's event on "Diversion in Practice: Implications for police reform and culture change" tomorrow.

Register for a livestream:
www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/diversion-in...

Diversion in Practice: Implications for police reform and culture change | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · 18d

Great job opportunity. Research Fellow @lawatleeds.bsky.social with @vp-centre.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
Come join a fantastic group of scholars, professional service team and partners.
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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨

We're looking for an ambitious, impact-focused Research Fellow to join @vp-centre.bsky.social.

The role is full-time and fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Salary: £41,064-£48,822
Based at: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Deadline: 13 October 2025

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Are you an ambitious, impact-focussed researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a research interest in policing and vulnerable groups, the interactions between them and other service pro...

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Suzy Lamplugh Trust @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social · 18d

🌳 Do you know what makes a park feel safe, welcoming and inclusive?

For the #SaferParks campaign, we are spotlighting parks guidance explains why features such as lighting, layout, accessibility, location and the presence of authority figures are key to ensuring everyone enjoys our green spaces.

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨

We're looking for an ambitious, impact-focused Research Fellow to join @vp-centre.bsky.social.

The role is full-time and fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Salary: £41,064-£48,822
Based at: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Deadline: 13 October 2025

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Are you an ambitious, impact-focussed researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a research interest in policing and vulnerable groups, the interactions between them and other service pro...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Suzy Lamplugh Trust @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social · 23d

We are excited to launch our groundbreaking Safer Parks Project with Dr. Anna Barker at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and Green Flag Award!🎉

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Sep 9

We’re delighted to get Day 1 of our annual conference underway with Professor @carlenefirmin.bsky.social speaking on the realities of safeguarding young people from extra-familial harm

Professor Carlene Firmin delivering a keynote address at the Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice conference

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Sep 1

⏳ There’s less than 1 month left to apply for our Early Career Researcher Development Fund.

Grants of up to £25,000 are available for ECRs to lead co-produced projects that tackle current and emerging challenges related to vulnerability and policing.

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Early Career Researcher Development Fund - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

The Centre runs an annual Early Career Researcher Development Fund for research that aligns with the Centre's programme of work.

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Aug 20

You can now read our 2024/25 annual report on our website, which covers our research progress, capacity building and engagement and impact activities:

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Aug 14

The first two journal articles from our Minimum Policing Standard project have been published open access in Policing and Society.

Read ‘Public confidence in the police: using opinion survey data to explore the current ‘moment’ in British policing’ 👇

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Public confidence in the police: using opinion survey data to explore the current ‘moment’ in British policing

On many accounts British policing is currently experiencing a legitimacy crisis, a claim frequently evidenced by data from opinion surveys. Such surveys have been in the field for more than half a ...

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thoughtful review of our recent paper in Policing & Society by San Gilmour.
From our minimum policing standard research project @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social

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Community Wisdom and Democratic Policing: A Practitioner-Academic Response to Bradford et al.'s Minimum Policing Standard†

"The most profound finding of this research is not what communities want from police, but how their sophisticated understanding of their policing needs exposes the poverty of both technocratic experti...

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jul 25

Delighted to share first 2 articles from @vp-centre.bsky.social Minimum Policing Standard research @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social & Dr Rowlands Open access:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
More:
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/minimum-poli...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 18

Police chief calls for biggest shake-up of England and Wales policing since 1960s

Chair of National Police Chiefs’ Council says in Guardian article reform needed to make service fit for modern age Police are “wasting valuable time and money by doing things in 43 different ways”, with huge and urgent reform needed to end a postcode…

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Anna Barker @annabarker.bsky.social · Nov 21

Last night at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Awards we celebrated the positive impact the #SaferParks project is having on policy and practice. 🏆

The real strength is the collaborative partnership’s commitment to bring about change and the value of doing this by engaging with women and girls.

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Nov 14

Our next webinar will share findings from a Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre research project that developed approaches aimed at preventing online child sexual exploitation and abuse

🗓️ Thursday 28 November
🕛 12pm – 1pm
📍 Online

Register below👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-designi...

Co-designing community resilience to online child sexual exploitation

This webinar will share findings from research that took a community-led approach to address online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Mark Brown @m-j-bro.bsky.social · Dec 2

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Some people don’t agree with the role…I’m biased as I started my police career as one…loved it as a job…this hang up about how many constables there are should be avoided…it needs a mix…a consistent, visible & informal police presence can be very beneficial

PCSOs: Use them or lose them? | PA Consulting

Abbie Mills, Richard Davis and Sally Bibb examine how police community support officers have the potential to enhance neighbourhood policing and bring…

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Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social · Dec 5

📢Exciting news! The University of Leeds and Leeds City Council, with insights from LSSI, launch a new Collaborative Research Framework to tackle evidence challenges. Discover how this partnership is shaping policy in Leeds. #ResearchImpact #CivicCollaboration

📰 read more here bit.ly/3D0m0qO

Cover of the University of Leeds and Leeds City Council Research Collaboration Framework report

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Jan 23

📣 Calling all PhD students 📣

Applications are now open for the Vulnerability and Policing International PhD Summer School!

📅 Monday 7 – Friday 11 July 2025
📍 University of York, UK

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2025.

Read more and apply:

vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/vulnerabilit...

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Jan 23

🍍Our @annabarker.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Pineapple Awards!!
Read more about the awards and her project below👇
tinyurl.com/yfky2vze

@westyorkshireca.bsky.social @mayorofwy.bsky.social @makespaceforgirls.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social @greenflagaward.bsky.social
#LawSky

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

The 2025 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 110 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Mar 12

⏳ 1 week to go until we welcome Professor Máximo Sozzo with @ccjsleeds.bsky.social to deliver a public lecture on ‘Authoritarianism, Militarisation and Policing: A “Police Palimpsest”?’

📅 Wednesday 19 March
🕐 1pm-2pm
📍 @lawatleeds.bsky.social

Register:

www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...?

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Mar 27

We’re delighted to fund 5 ECRs to lead new projects on stalking, stop & search, romance fraud, missing persons, and sextortion.

Congratulations @oliveiratr.bsky.social, @criminographer.bsky.social, Alejandra De La Fuente, Kelly Bracewell, Jo Kenrick 👏

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Centre awards funding to projects tackling key vulnerability and policing challenges - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has awarded funding to five early career researchers to lead innovative new projects.

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Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · May 30

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

From chemical castration to early release, the sentencing review covers a huge range of suggestions to reduce pressure on our prison system. But are they enough?

@rachelsylvester.bsky.social, political editor of The Observer, joins our hosts to discuss.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/2dc5c6

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jun 28

Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence an ambitious new initiative combining @universityofleeds.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk Funded by the NPCC/UKRI to support the future of policing through evidence-based approaches.
👇🏽
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: TYP-ACE Project Manager

Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great to hear from Prof Emilio Ayos @emilioayos.bsky.social from the University of Buenos Aires on ‘Contested Imaginaries: Youth, Inequality, and Security in Argentina’ hosted by @lssi.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

A member of the
@vp-centre.bsky.social International Advisory Board
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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨

The new Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence is looking for a Project Manager.

The post is available 0.6 FTE for 3 years commencing Sept 2025.

Salary: £39,355-£46,735 pro-rata

Deadline: 21 July

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: TYP-ACE Project Manager

Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Jul 14

Read our latest newsletter to learn more about our:

🗣️ Confirmed plenary speakers at our annual conference
🗒️ New research projects
🗓️ Upcoming webinar "Reframing the narrative of neurodivergent suspects of Counter Terrorism – The true victims of exploitation by algorithms"

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jul 11

Just over a week before the closing date for this opportunity to drive forward a great initiative.
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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jun 28

Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence an ambitious new initiative combining @universityofleeds.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk Funded by the NPCC/UKRI to support the future of policing through evidence-based approaches.
👇🏽
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: TYP-ACE Project Manager

Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great to hear @dralimalik.bsky.social present some of his research findings supported by a @vp-centre.bsky.social ECR grant informing his current ESRC COLIF fellowship at the ESRC Regional Engagement event @york.ac.uk

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social
@lawatleeds.bsky.social
@universityofleeds.bsky.social

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · Jul 10

Less than 1 week to register for our webinar “Reframing the narrative of neurodivergent suspects of Counter Terrorism – The true victims of exploitation by algorithms”, exploring research from Dr Alice Siberry (Creased Puddle).

🗓️ 16 July
🕛 12-1pm

Register 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reframing-...

Reframing the narrative of neurodivergent suspects of Counter Terrorism

This webinar will look at "Reframing the narrative of neurodivergent suspects of Counter Terrorism: The true victims of exploitation"

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