Pictures for Practice?
Challenges and Vision for
Analysis in Policing
Nina Cope
Metropolitan Police
A Story…..
A researcher’s view of analysis
The Infrastructure
Data
Technology
Professional Role
Career Development
Context and Culture
Understanding
Trust
Not unique to Policing
but
associated with integrating
knowledge into decisionmaking
• Information is increasing
• Technology will always advance
• Information is required, whatever policing
style is taken, to inform delivery of policing
services
• Ongoing tension between increased
demand and decreased resource
Analysis
Outcomes
Service
Profession
Infrastructure
Functions
Career Structure
Technology
Short Term
Review the demand for
analysis and what is
delivered
Is the analysis provided routinely but not
used routinely?
Is the demand for analysis agreed and
understood?
Evaluate the impact of
analysis and how it is used
What impact does analysis have?
Is the analysis read?
Is it referred to?
Does it inform decision making?
Assess opportunities to
develop analysis
What is analysed:
To inform decision making, both tactical and
strategic
How issues are analysed:
The potential for theory to inform analysis
Discuss the requirements
for analysis; create a
dialogue
Consider analysis as a collaboration, to
ensure demand and potential are
understood and outcomes are realised