One of the best things about working in violence prevention is that it’s so interdisciplinary. It involves professionals from policing, education, social care, youth work. I’ve learned a lot about how these different sectors work and am still learning.
I found that the House of Commons library is a particularly useful resource for getting a quick overview of what a profession is and does. Here are some useful resources for understanding policing:
- Policing in the UK https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8582/
- Police personnel: recruitment, training and welfare https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9110/
- Police and Crime Commissioners https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06104/
- Police powers: an introduction https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8637/
- Police powers: detention and custody https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8757/
- Police powers: stop and search https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03878/
Peter Henderson 
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