COPR Blog
In Autumn 2024 we launched our new Blog series as a space for COPR members and guest speakers to highlight their work more informally. We are delighted that psychology doctoral student Rebecca Plimmer has contributed a post about her fascinating work on understanding violent police attitudes and behaviour.
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Role of AI in Digital Forensics: Advancing the Fight Against Violence Against Women with Large Language Models
When a woman handed her smartphone to detectives investigating her domestic abuse complaint ("Force B, Case 36”, [1]), officers promised its return within 24 hours. It took 275 days. READ MORE
The #spycops scandal: Subversion & Collateral Intrusions
Between 1968 and 2010, 144 undercover officers were deployed into groups, filing 1000s of reports on their activities and intertwining themselves, often damagingly, into the lives of political activists. READ MORE
When officers become perpetrators
What drives a police officer to be violent? Could it be a result of situational factors and the demands of the job? Or could it be that certain officers have a disposition towards perpetrating and endorsing violence? READ MORE