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8:30 am, 13 March 2019 to 12:30 pm, 14 March 2019

Venue: The Royal Society London, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG

Policing is changing. Part of that change is the result of external circumstances and partly the result of internal reflection and a desire to improve the service that we offer to the communities - local, national and global - that rely on us. This conference is for all those who are involved in policing and/or have an interest in shaping the future of the service.

We are delighted to announce that there is a special fee for this event at £85.

This conference is hosted by the Dawes Centre for Future Crime in collaboration with the Society for Evidence Based Policing. This unique event will look at critical questions such as:

• What does the evidence base look like for interventions that we routinely use in battling crime?
• What do we forecast to be the greatest crime challenges in the near future?
• How should we design policing to be most effective in battling those challenges?
• How do we continually test and learn?

The conference will bring together leading police practitioners, policy-makers, private sector organisations and researchers to promote interaction, inspiration and innovation. Professor Lawrence Sherman from Cambridge University will open proceedings by laying down the challenges in this critical space, and Chief Constable Sara Thornton will reflect on the obstacles that stand in the way of policing becoming more evidence based. The programme will include presentations and discussion from academics presenting some of the latest evidence in this area, including an analysis of case studies. The objective of the event is to spark discussion and reflection on police practice, collaboration between forces and between police and other stakeholders such as academic, and to ensure that all those who attend leave with a desire to approach their mission in a new and different way.

The programme can now be viewed by clicking here