Scottish International Policing Conference 2015: Policing Vulnerable People and Vulnerable Places

26th January 2015

Policing Vulnerable People and Vulnerable Places

Supported by the James Smart Memorial Trust and the Scottish Government, the theme of the conference was Policing Vulneable People and Vulnerable Places, with contributions from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson, MSP, the Chair of the Scottish Police Authority, Andrew Flanagan, the Deputy Chief Constable Designate, Neil Richardson, QPM, OBE, and Professor Monica den Boer, Director of SeQure Research.

The police have always performed an important role in protecting vulnerable groups and deploying resources to high risk environments. With falls in volume crime and continuing austerity, however, the increasing importance of the police acting as a 24 hour blue light social service is ever more apparent.

For example, the police are now regularly the first point of contact for those in mental distress, receive a report of a missing person every two minutes, and are being called upon to investigate an increasing number of complex crimes related to issues of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Against this background the conference focused on the nature and challenges of policing vulnerable people and vulnerable places.

The conference was Chaired by Paddy Tomkins, Director of Droman Ltd and former Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.

PROGRAMME

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Presentation of the James Smart Memorial Medal. (l to r) Paddy Tomkins (Chair), Andrew Flanagan (SPA), Iain MacLeod (IESIS), Monica den Boer, DCC Neil Richardson (Police Scotland), Nick Fyfe (SIPR)

Plenary Session

Chair: Paddy Tomkins QPM, Droman Ltd

09.30  Chair's Welcome
09.40  Michael Matheson MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice
09.50  Andrew Flanagan Chair, Scottish Police Authority
10.00  DCC Neil Richardson QPM, OBE Deputy Chief Constable Designate, Police Scotland
          Introduction to the 43rd James Smart Memorial Lecture and welcome to
          the speaker

10.10  The 43rd James Smart Memorial Lecture Professor Monica den Boer, Director of
          SeQure Research Policing the Vulnerable in Europe: Trends and Avenues

          Text of the presentation
10.50  Questions and Discussion
          Vote of thanks by Professor Nicholas Fyfe

11.15  Tea / Coffee and Displays

Workshop I Policing Vulnerable People and Vulnerable Places

11.45 - 13.15  Participants will be able to choose from the following selection of Workshops

13.15  Buffet Lunch

Workshop II Policing Vulnerable People and Vulnerable Places

14.00 - 15.30  Participants will be able to choose from the following selection of Workshops

Reception

15.30  Reception, hosted by DCC Neil Richardson QPM, OBE

16.30  Conference closes