Research centres

Dawes Centre for Future Crime
Dawes Centre for Future Crime

Dawes Centre for Future Crime

The Dawes Centre researches emerging crime threats, working with front-line law enforcement to deliver pre-emptive interventions for the benefit of society

Centre for Global City Policing
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Centre for Global City Policing

The Centre for Global City Policing (CGCP) conducts research focusing on policing practice and generating 'real life' learning

UCL Centre for the Forensic Sciences
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UCL Centre for the Forensic Sciences

With members across the university and industry, we aim to create real world impact in the forensic sciences through our publications and events

JDI Latin America and Caribbean Unit
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JDI Latin America and Caribbean Unit

Supporting research on crime and citizen security and the professional development of policing in the Latin America and Caribbean region

Research groups and facilities

Research groups
Research space

Research groups

Our teaching is informed by our rigorous, applied research which is organised into six centres of excellence

JDI Research Laboratory
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JDI Research Laboratory

The Jill Dando Institute Research Laboratory (JDIRL) is a state-of-the-art secure computer facility, the first of its kind at a university in Europe

Other research

Project OPERA
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Project OPERA

Project OPERA is a multi-partner project investigating a new unobtrusive sensing technology

COVID-19 Special Papers
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COVID-19 Special Papers

A series of papers focused on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for police agencies and other organisations with an interest in the topic

Assessment of the Scale and Nature of Labour Market Non-compliance in the UK
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Assessment of the Scale and Nature of Labour Market Non-compliance in the UK

A mixed methods study which maps the breadth and depth of labour market non-compliance and other key labour market abuses experienced by precarious workers in the UK

Watch Using STEM to Understand Complex Crime | Ella Cockbain | INWED 2023 on YouTube.
Using STEM to understand complex crime
Watch How is innovative thinking changing forensic science | Disruptive Thinkers on YouTube.
How is innovative thinking changing forensic science?
Watch How does police respond to domestic abuse? - London Policing Seminar Series on YouTube.
How does police respond to domestic abuse?
Watch Direct entry detectives, police recruitment and training - London Policing Seminar Series on YouTube.
Direct entry detectives, police recruitment and training

Got questions? Get in touch

Contact us with any questions about our research, collaborations, media or events

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 3206, open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

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UCL Jill Dando Institute

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