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

Institute for Global City Policing

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

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

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

Research groups

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

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

Project OPERA

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

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.