Our latest newsletter is out now! It contains: (1) Announcement of the board, (2) Program pre-esc conference, (3) Annual General Meeting, (4) PWG Early Career Researchers social event & Whatsapp Group, (5) Call for nominations ESC PWG Prizes, (6) Events, and (7) Need to know

📢 Great news! The nomination deadline for the 2024 ESC Policing Working Group Prizes has been extended to August 2, 2024. Nominate yourself or someone whose work you admire! 🏆 See: docs.google.com/document/d/1X-…

The nice thing about being affiliated with both a Dutch (ISGA The Hague) and a Belgian university (Gov & PA Ghent University), is that you may get the chance to be part of 2 handbooks about policing 🤩

Today we had the first in-person meeting of the liaisons of our working group! Afterwards some of us visited Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) to discuss their operations and to talk about possible future collaborations.

Interested in community policing, technology, digitalisation and/or changing societies? Don't hesitate to join our early morning panel 12 September at 8am. Definitely worth it, I promise 😉

Fascinating work by Jasper De Paepe on #technology and #communitypolicing. The literature shows optimism, realism, unintended consequences and untapped potential. #eurocrim2024

Very happy with our panel on community policing in a digitalized society in which I presented the results of my scoping review on this topic. Many thanks to the other panel members too (Liam Ralph, Megan O'Neill and Dorian Schaap).

Had an insightful visit to the Hamburg Polizei's research department, discussing community policing and police-academic partnerships. Polizei Hamburg ISGA The Hague

The editors & authors of the new Dutch handbook on policing handed over a copy to the director of Politieacademie. The main takeaway was the mutual interest of students and police to work together. Hopefully we can facilitate this more in the future ISGA The Hague ...

Yesterday at the annual police-science conference in Apeldoorn we bumped into a former student of our elective policing studies ISGA The Hague. Great to see we are able to build a bridge between police and academia. I hope to continue these efforts more in the future...

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Recently, I discussed the development of 'innovative/smart police stations' in the Netherlands journalists from RTL Nieuws . Can tech replace human contact? We must carefully evaluate such initiatives to ensure they complement physical interactions.

Vandaag in de Volkskrant AD.nl: Kabinet, maak niet kapot wat ons land zo succesvol maakt. Stop met de onverantwoorde #bezuinigingen op wetenschap. Bezuinigen op #wetenschap is bezuinigen op de toekomst van Nederland. Ondertekend door de leden van de De KNAW en De Jonge Akademie

Een land dat historisch gekend staat voor innovatie en vooruitgang staat op de drempel om al die verwezenlijkingen terug te draaien Dilan Yesilgöz - Zegerius Pieter Omtzigt Geert Wilders

Maandag 25 november, 13.00, Malieveld Den Haag!

Looking for some high impact research to read over the holidays? 📖 Check out our most cited papers of 2024. They’re free to access until the end of Jan 🎁 policyandpoliticsblog.com/2024/12/11/tha… #publicpolicy #PoliSci #PolicyProcess

We are delighted to invite you to an engaging and thought-provoking webinar hosted by the ESC PWG. In this session, Mary Fraser will explore the relevance of historical knowledge in shaping contemporary policing policies, education, and practice.

Volledig te lezen, hier: repository.wodc.nl/handle/20.500.…

We stand behind Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their historic fight to defend themselves against an unprovoked Russian aggression. Their fight is our fight. United we are strong. 🇺🇦