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Upcoming COPR Workshop: Public Confidence in Policing

Friday 9th October 2015, University of Warwick

On Friday 9th October 2015, COPR will be hosting a workshop on public confidence in policing that will feature speakers from the West Midlands Police. The event will convene in Room s2.12 at 10:30am for the first of its two sessions. Tea and coffee will be available in Room s2.09 from 10am. Lunch will also be served on the day and the event will conclude at 4pm. The event represents a valuable opportunity for discussion and interaction between academics researching policing related areas and policing practitioners on matters with significant policy relevance.

Programme for the day:

10am - Registration/coffee

Welcome to the event and to guests - Professor Jackie Hodgson (Law)

10:30-12:30 - Session 1 Public confidence perspectives from practice and theory

Introduction - Kevin Hearty (Law) Guest Speaker - Superintendent Bas Javed West Midlands Police (WMP) Guest Speaker - Detective Sergeant David Hollies WMP - Case Study

Discussant - Dr Kevin Morrell (WBS)

Questions and Discussion

12:30-1:30 - Lunch

1:30-3:30 - Session 2 Scoping directions for future research and impact

Introduction - Jackie Hodgson

Guest Speaker - Chief Superintendent Mark Robinson, Lead for Public Confidence WMP - The Policy and Strategy Context for Public Confidence

Guest Speaker - Superintendent Mark Cooper WMP - Operational issues and the Front Line

Questions and Discussion

3:30 Concluding with next steps

Convenors: Kevin Hearty, Jackie Hodgson, Kevin Morrell

All COPR members are welcome and are encouraged to attend.

Wed 09 Sept 2015, 08:13