Conceptualising and applying vulnerability policing: Innovative methodologies and problem-based solutions.

Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel

Abstract

As part of the Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre in the UK, this panel explores conceptualisations of vulnerability and how these are applied within a policing context. Focusing on the English city of Bradford, the first presentation introduces the convergent and divergent views of vulnerability from service providers and service users. Building upon this, the second presentation examines interorganisational partnerships in relation to service user needs in the same place-based context. Taking a problem-based perspective, the third presentation scrutinises complex victim/offender dichotomies through the lens of ‘vulnerability’ to develop a better understanding of exploitation, grooming and safeguarding in drug distribution networks. Lastly, the final presentation will outline a co-production approach to develop community resilience to online child sexual victimisation in a northern English town.

Subtopic

• Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Policing and Law enforcement

Chair

• Adam Crawford, University of York

Individual Presentations

• Views on Public Service Responses to Vulnerability: A Q Methods Approach - Oznur Yardimci, University of York; Adam Crawford, University of York; Kate Brown, University of York; Chris Devany, University of York; Tobias Kammersgaard, University of York

• Connecting services to improve provision for vulnerable people in contact with the police - David Rowlands, University of Leeds; Larissa Engelmann, University of Leeds; Adam White, University of Sheffield; Adam Crawford, University of York

• Exploring Police approaches to 'victims' and 'offenders' in the context of county lines drug networks in the UK - Chris Devany, University of York; Ross Coomber, University of Liverpool; Charlie Lloyd, University of York; Kate Brown, University of York; Tobias Kammersgaard, University of York

• Co-designing community resilience to Online Child Sexual Victimisation - Larissa Engelmann, University of Leeds; Corinne May-Chahal, Lancaster University; Christine A Weirich, University of Leeds