Policing and Criminal justice
Through engaging more deeply with our social partners, our work cuts across a wide range of disciplines, particularly in Criminology, Sociology, Anthropology and Law. We provide ways for students, professionals, employers and policymakers to connect in order to tackle complex problems facing the justice system. We are making a difference locally, nationally and globally. For example, in 2019 we launched a new Policing Lab in partnership with Devon and Cornwall Police which draws together our extensive research expertise in the field with leading police practitioners to frame and promote rigorous evidence-practice in policing.
Research by Dr Abi Dymond in our department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology on Taser use in England and Wales has led to the development of safer and more transparent policing through a new national reporting system. Dr Dymond was invited to join a police-led strategic review into the reporting of all types of force used in policing and her recommendations on a single, standardised reporting mechanism have now been adopted across all 43 police forces in England and Wales. Dr Dymond has subsequently worked with the Omega Research Foundation, a UK NGO which researches the manufacture, trade, and use of military, security and police equipment to develop a new practical guide for the effective monitoring of weapons and restraints in places of detention which has been adopted by the United Nations Sub-Committee. The guide is widely acknowledged as an important development in the prevention of torture around the world. Read more at exeter.ac.uk/dymond
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