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The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) organised the Scottish International Policing Conference on 10 November, building on the success of the previous International Policing Conferences.
Supported by the James Smart Memorial Trust and the Scottish Government, the theme of this year’s conference was Policing: Localism in a globalising world, with contributions from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson, MSP, the Chair of the Scottish Police Authority, Andrew Flanagan, the Chief Constable, Phil Gormley, QPM, and Professor Paul Ponsaers, University of Ghent.
A challenge for any contemporary police service is the delivery of legitimate, locally responsive policing in a world where many problems that are experienced locally have a global dimension. As the Scottish Institute for Policing Research celebrates its first ten years since its launch in October 2006, and Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority look to develop a forward-looking vision for policing in 2026 and beyond, this conference explored the challenges of localism in relation to six themes: performance, partnership, prevention, place, public accountability, and people and organisational development, and the lessons learned from recent Scottish and international research.
The conference was Chaired by Paddy Tomkins, Director of Droman Ltd and former Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.
Download the Printed Programme
Presentation of the James Smart Memorial Medal. (l to r) Andrew Flanagan (SPA),CC Phil Gormley (Police Scotland), Paul Ponsaers, Iain McLeod (IESIS), Nick Fyfe, Paddy Tomkins (Chair) (SIPR)
Chair: Paddy Tomkins QPM, Droman Ltd
09.30 Chair’s Welcome
Podcast [2 minutes, 0.7 Mb]
09.40 Michael Matheson MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Podcast [12 minutes, 4.2 Mb]
09.50 Andrew Flanagan Chair, Scottish Police Authority
Podcast [12 minutes, 4.3 Mb]
10.00 CC Phil Gormley QPM Chief Constable, Police Scotland
Podcast [14 minutes, 5.0 Mb]
Introduction to the 44th James Smart Memorial Lecture and welcome to
the speaker
10.10 The 44th James Smart Memorial Lecture Professor Paul Ponsaers
Policing European Metropolises: Convergence and Divergence in the Politics
of Security in City-Regions
PowerPoint Presentation [1.2 Mb]
Podcast [39 minutes, 13.7 Mb]
10.50 Vote of thanks by Professor Nicholas Fyfe and presentation
of the James Smart Medal by Professor Iain MacDonald (IESIS)
Podcast [7 minutes, 2.6 Mb]
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SIPR and the
Research Department of the Norwegian Police University College
Professor Nicholas Fyfe & Nina Jon, Acting Head of Research
11.15 Tea / Coffee and Displays
11.45 – 13.15 Participants chose from the following selection of Workshops
Chair: Professor Nick Fyfe (Director, SIPR)
PERFORMANCE
VENUE : Pentland West
Chair: Dr Alistair Henry
PARTNERSHIP
VENUE : Pentland East
Chair: Miranda Alcock (SIPR Associate)
PREVENTION
VENUE : Prestonfield
13.15 Buffet Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Participants chose from the following selection of Workshops
Chair: Professor Nick Fyfe (Director, SIPR)
PLACE
VENUE : Pentland West
Chair: Derek Penman (HMICS)
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
VENUE : Pentland East
Chair: Dr Liz Aston (Edinburgh Napier)
PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
VENUE : Prestonfield
15.30 Reception, hosted by CC Phil Gormley QPM
16.30 Conference closes
This Conference was organised by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research in partnership with:
The John McIntyre Centre, Pollock Halls
The James Smart Memorial Lecturer: Professor Paul Ponsaers
Professor Paul Ponsaers started his scientific career as assistant professor at the University of Leuven (KULeuven). During this period he was particularly engaged in research on terrorism. After a period of five years as journalist, specialized on extreme right-wing violence and terrorism, he became departmental head of the Police Policy Support Unit at the department of Interior for ten years. Here he set up several research projects on the development of registered crime statistics and the monitoring of security. Since 1998, Paul has been at the department of Criminal Law, Criminology and Social Law, Ghent University, where he set up the research unit on Social Analysis of Severity (SVA) and taught ‘Police Sciences’, ‘Sociology of Law’ and ‘Methods and Techniques of Criminological Research’. He became Emeritus Professor in 2012 and is still a member of the staff.
Paul published an important number of articles and papers in national and international journals and books concerning policing, financial and economic crime, crime analysis and security policy. Currently he concentrates on the project “Policing European Metropolises”.
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