Edinburgh Napier University

Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users.

Journal Article

Best, D., Walker, D., Aston, E., Pegram, C., & O'Donnell, G. (2010)

Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users. Policing and Society, 20(3), 358-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2010.493609

While there is a considerable evidence base showing links between drug use and offending and clear evidence of the impact of treatment engagement on drug-related offending, th...

Protecting public-facing professionals and their dependents online (3PO)

2022 - 2025

3PO will build an understanding of public-facing professionals -specific risks, harms and privacy needs; co-create advanced tools, mechanisms and solutions that are cognisant of PFP-specific challenge...

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £359,176

Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation

2022 - 2022

This study will be a mixed methods process evaluation of a test of change (pilot project) for the carriage, and use, of intra-nasal spray Naloxone by Police Scotland officers. The evaluation will foc...

Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £80,769

Drug Checking in Scotland.

2021 - 2023

The primary aim and purpose of this project is to create a programme of work to research, and plan/prepare for delivery of, drug checking projects in Scotland. We will develop the evidence base to bot...

Funder: Corra Foundation | Value: £6,020

A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing.

2020 - 2024

In providing an understanding of the experiences of Scottish Pakistanis, findings will be of significant benefit to policy makers and practitioners, and will assist policing organisations in Scotland ...

Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £13,221

An examination of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide for those who have experienced intimate partner violence: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong and Scotland.

2018 - 2022

The aim of this research is to examine policing, health professionals’ and victims’ understandings of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide in IPV victims, incorporating a cross-cultural compari...

Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £81,928

Law enforcement and public health: Assessing risk and vulnerability

2017 - 2018

The aim of the project is to conduct a systematic review and host round-table discussions to explore the use of police discretion when making decisions in relation to individuals' vulnerability.

Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £7,986

Public confidence & police visibility: a systematic review

2017 - 2018

This project will entail a systematic literature review of police methods in visible policing to establish the current evidence base in relation to how these affect public confidence. This review will...

Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £7,223

UNITY

2015 - 2018

Unity is a EU Horizon 2020 funded project under the Secure Societies theme of the Fight against Crime and Terrorism on Community Policing in Europe. The vision of Unity is to strengthen the connection...

Funder: European Commission | Value: £120,674

Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot

2014 - 2015

Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot - Fife Division Police Scotland

Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £3,252

Development of Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland

2014 - 2015

The aim of the project was to provide seedcorn funding to expand the Scottish Local Policing Evidence Database (SLoPED) into a larger project, the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS).

Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £4,938

Visiting Professor - Professor Ben Bradford (Global City Policing at the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science) to present on the effects of stop and search on people and crime

Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)

9 June 2019