Research programme
Modernising the framework for private security regulation
An ongoing programme examining regulation, professional standards, accountability and the protection of the public.
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Independent research for security and public protection.
We bring together research, education and publishing to strengthen professional practice, inform policy and support safer communities.
Current research
Evidence that supports policy, practice and public protection
Fields of enquiry
Research across security and public protection
Counter Terrorism
Independent research into prevention, preparedness, response and public protection.
→Protective SecurityEvidence-led approaches to safeguarding people, places, information and critical services.
→Cyber SecurityResearch into digital resilience, cyber risk, governance and emerging threats.
→IntelligenceStudy of intelligence practice, analysis, ethics, oversight and decision-making.
→CriminologyCritical and applied research into crime, harm, justice and social control.
→Mental Health and SafeguardingResearch connecting professional practice, vulnerability, wellbeing and public safety.
→Publications
Books, journals and academic outputs
You're Not Just a Number: Experiences of the Key4Life Programme at HMP Fosse Way
You're Not Just a Number explores the experiences of men participating in the Key4Life programme at HMP Fosse Way. Based on interviews with 46 participants, it examines emotional resilience, mentoring, employability, and identity change, offering evidence of how relationship-based rehabilitation supports desistance and safer prison environments.
- ISBN
- 9781068662218
- Publication
- 1 July 2026
- DOI
- 10.5281/zenodo.20085362
Education
Learning grounded in research and professional responsibility
Our education work supports qualifications, continuing professional development and pathways into further study and practice.
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Latest from the Centre
Centre expands its publishing and DOI infrastructure
A new institutional publishing platform will support books, journals, reports, datasets and persistent identifiers.
Read moreNew professional education pathways announced
The Centre is developing research-informed qualifications and continuing professional development routes.
Read moreResearch partnerships programme opens
Universities, practitioners and civil society organisations are invited to develop collaborative research.
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