This summary highlights policing-related resources that have been added to the NPL collection in the last week.
Inc: Data Protection; Digital Evidence; Night-Time Economy; Perpetrator perspective; Social Media and Drugs
NPCC. 2026. Data protection manual of guidance for police data protection professionals. Version 4. London: NPCC.
University of Chester & Benhafsi, S. 2025. "Bright nights: one year of safer social spaces": an evaluation of Street Angels Chester. Chester: University of Chester.
University of Chester, & Benhafsi, S. 2025. Presence with purpose: an evaluation of Street Angels Birkenhead. Chester: University of Chester.
Benhafsi, S. 2025. "Digital forensics is the newest, most troublesome forensic discipline": A critical examination of the use of digital forensics in the investigation and prosecution of major crime in England and Wales. Newport: University of South Wales.
Davies, P. et al. 2026. ‘It was a challenge to look at things from a perpetrator perspective’. The problem of holding domestically abusive men to account in multi-agency partnership work. Criminology & Criminal Justice: an international journal.
“We present evidence attesting to the challenge these stakeholders are experiencing as they strive to ensure they play their part in ensuring the perpetrator is accountable for their behaviour.”
Hairul Anuar, A. et al. 2025. Phone scam unveiled: insights from a systematic literature review. Journal of Financial Crime.
“An in-depth analysis of the selected articles uncovered five primary themes: the interpretation of phone scams, scamming techniques, scam vulnerability, reporting attitudes and self-protection practices.”
Kettrey, H. H. et al. 2025. Crime control or just theater? An experimental test of the effects of a mobile safety app on crime prevention intentions and behaviours. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
“Findings indicate that safety app access is associated with increased self-protective behavior and bystander intentions. However, participants who actually used the app exhibited increased trust in mobile technology that slightly inhibited bystander intentions.”
Sugiura, L. et al. 2026. The technification of domestic abuse: methods, tools and criminal justice response. Criminology & Criminal Justice: an international journal.
“This article outlines the context in England and Wales regarding the methods, tools and criminal justice responses involved in what we conceptualise as the technification of domestic abuse”
Warburton, J. 2025. Drugs, gangs, and social media in provincial England. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research.
“This research seeks to answer the following questions: What do street gangs in the United Kingdom look like outside major urban areas and how do these groups use social media?”
Yang, S. et al. 2025. A police-clincian co-response tea to people with mental illness in a suburban-rural community: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
“This study examines whether the police-mental health co-response team actually achieves the proclaimed goals in a suburban-rural community.”
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