Centre for Operational Police Research (COPR)

Description

The Centre for Operational Police Research (COPR), inaugurated in 2014, is a multi-disciplinary research hub founded by a team from the Law School, Psychology Department, and Business School at Warwick University. It has since grown to encompass over 25 researchers across the institution. The Centre focuses on a variety of areas, including large-scale comparative projects, experimental studies, advisory services to police investigators, government and policy bodies, and doctoral student guidance on current policing issues.

COPR aims to foster high-calibre, innovative research with tangible policy implications. Its objectives include facilitating collaboration between researchers, police, and other key stakeholders; promoting Warwick's emerging academic group's cohesive identity while bolstering interdisciplinary collaboration; and serving as a platform for public engagement activities.

Its members, drawn from disciplines such as law, psychology, sociology, business, politics, international studies, and engineering, possess expertise in areas like organisational and individual behaviour, digital forensics, cyber security, investigative interviews, immigration, ethical considerations in police technology, and the legal regulation of criminal investigations and suspects' rights.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2014

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University of Warwick, Coventry
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