Scottish Institute for Policing Research
SIPR is a collaboration of 13 Scottish universities established to carry out high quality, independent research and to make evidence-based contributions to policing policy and practice. It was established in 2006 and supported by investment from the SFC and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.
The main aims of the Institute are:
- to undertake high quality, independent research of relevance to policing in Scotland;
- to engage in a range of knowledge exchange activities in order to strengthen the evidence base on which policing policy and practice are developed; and
- to provide a single focus for policing research in Scotland in order to foster the development of national and international links with other researchers, policy makers and practitioners involved in policing research.
The activities of the Institute are structured around three thematic networks: Police-Community Relations, Evidence & Investigation and Police Organisation.