Submitted by J.W. Thulborn on Mon, 14/04/2025 - 16:17
The Institute of Criminology will host the annual Cambridge University Evidence-Based Policing Conference at the Corn Exchange from July 21 to 22, 2025.
This year will mark the 17th anniversary of the conference. Led by Professor Barak Ariel, Director of the MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management, it brings together researchers and practitioners from across law enforcement to discuss evidence-based policing in theory and practice. This year’s conference promises to be the largest one yet, with at least 500 delegates in attendance and 21 keynote speakers.
This year’s headline speakers include researchers from top universities and leaders in policing. Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Criminology, will discuss moving evidence-based policing forward using ‘Triple T analytics’ for assessing policing methods. Sir Andy Marsh, Chief Executive Officer of the College of Policing, will discuss the role the College plays in researching and implementing evidence-based policing. Professor David Weisburd from George Mason University will expand on this issue by explaining how to advance place-based evidence-based policing. We also have Ben Bradford from University College London, who will explore public confidence in policing and methods to improve it and Jonathan Jackson from the London School Economics, who will lay out the crime terrain for the foreseeable future, given recent technological changes.
Other speakers will discuss violence prevention, organised crime, deterrence theory, fraud, the potential of artificial intelligence, and the Institute’s own Medieval Violence Homicide project. Speakers will explore evidence-based policing on local, national, and international scales. This will provide context for different policing practices, allowing for a more nuanced understanding of their applicability by law enforcement, private sector and scholars alike.
This conference will provide invaluable insight into practical strategies for evidenced-based policing, with knowledge unique to this conference. Attendees will also have an unparalleled opportunity to build networks within academia and policing. The conference will be accompanied by a gala dinner at the Guildhall, which attendees are invited to attend. Please see <here> for an advance copy of the conference programme.
Learn more about the conference and MSt below: https://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/annual-evidence-based-policing-conference
You can attend the conference with or without the gala dinner. Sign up using the link below.
https://www.cornex.co.uk/events/evidence-based-policing-conference-and-gala-dinner