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Policing Advance Access published online on November 6, 2009
Policing, doi:10.1093/police/pap043
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© The Authors 2009. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of CSF Associates: Publius, Inc]. All rights reserved. For permissions please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Reflections from a Police Research Unit—An Inside Job1

Paul Dawson* and Emma Williams

* Paul Dawson, Strategic Research & Analysis Unit, Strategy & Improvement Department, London, UK. E-mail: Paul.dawson2{at}met.police.uk

While research can be of great benefit to the police, there has undoubtedly been a fractious relationship between the two. This paper outlines the experience of the only dedicated civilian research unit based within a police force in the country. In particular, the paper highlights a number of unique challenges conducting research within this environment; such as police culture, or the range of different customers we work with, each presenting differing views on research. Key learning around our methods used to overcome these issues is also presented. Whilst embedding change within the police will always be a slow process, by gently nudging and teasing our research outputs into policing via a range of techniques we can facilitate improvement to the way that policing is delivered in London. This also holds clear implications for other police forces throughout the UK and beyond in how they utilize and ensure research is an integral part of their service.

1 The views in this paper are those of the authors and do not represent the Metropolitan Police Service.


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