Evolving collaboration: Reflecting on 20 years of working with the police

1. Evolving collaboration: Reflecting on 20 years of working with the police Dr Stephen Tong, Director of Policing Department of Law & Criminal Justice steve.tong@canterbury.ac.uk

2. A selective history • Post war development • ‘The lack of awareness in the police generally of the value of university interest, support and research is unfortunate to say the least’ (Alderson, 1979: 74) • 1987 Research: University of East Anglia (UEA) • 1990’s developments with universities • 1999 Home Select Committee on recruitment and training • 2002 ‘Training Matters’ (HMIC) • 2007 Universities' Police Science Institute • 2012 College of Policing • 2013 Steven’s Independent Police Commission

3. CCCU Experiences • Links with BTP, Metropolitan Police, Police Service for Northern Ireland, Dorset Police, Merseyside Police, Essex and Kent Police, College of Policing, Europol, Migrant Help, Kent Probation Service, Kent Mediation, Sheppey Prison Cluster • Links with CEPOL, Netherlands Police Academy, Turkish Police Academy, Estonia Police Academy, Simon Fraser University, University of Huddersfield, Middlesex University, Bedfordshire University and University of Kent • Membership of Higher Education Forum in Learning & Development in Policing • Employ staff with professional and academic staff. Department grown from 3 member of staff in 2002 to 2013 to 40 members of staff including 24 policing specialists. • Criminal Justice Practice, Mediation Clinic, Centre for Cybercrime Forensics (CCF) • Scholarship model (HE ownership), Partnership model (Joint ownership), Contract model – client/contractor (Police ownership) (Savage et al, 2007).

4. Contributions • Higher Education Forum for Learning and development in Policing • Submission to the Steven’s Commission • Submission to the HAC for report into Police Leadership and Standards • Report on Police Education & Training for the Higher Education Academy • Response to the Review of Police Leadership and Training • Response to College of Policing invitation to comment on Strategic Intend • Various research and knowledge transfer projects from developing European Murder Manual to the effects of pornography on children and young people.’

5. Police functions beneficial to universities Knowledge transfer Access to field research and participants Access to secondary data Identification of police priorities and challenges that can benefit from research Community orientated activities consistent with university strategies and objectives • Employability • Volunteer opportunities • Association and credibility • Skills development • Access to potential mature and part-time students • Access to life long learning potential

6. University functions of benefit to the police Knowledge transfer Research Ability to analyse police data objectively Specialist knowledge Development of publications and materials in collaboration with police services Multi-disciplinary: business, law, psychology, forensics, criminology, computing… • Accreditation • Pre-employment programmes • In-service programmes • Collaborative programme design • Library and electronic resources • Classroom space and estate • International, National and regional conference capacity

7. Summary: Opportunities Certificate of Knowledge in Policing (CKP) Research and knowledge transfer Shared resources Professionalisation, accreditation and programme development • ‘Critical friends’ • Inter-regional working • National network of police services and universities • Increase volunteering capacity

8. Thank you! Dr Stephen Tong, Director of Policing Department of Law & Criminal Justice steve.tong@canterbury.ac.uk Tel: 07891100946