Rachel Tuffin, interim director of the Centre for Police Productivity at the College of Policing, discusses her journey in policing and the importance of using research evidence to improve policing practices with Policing TV’s Bernard Rix.

She highlights the College’s mission to help everyone in policing reach their full potential through leadership, standards, and performance.

The conversation covers the creation and sharing of research evidence, the implementation of evidence-based practices, and the potential for international collaboration in policing.

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Takeaways

• Rachel Tuffin emphasizes the importance of research evidence in policing.
• The College of Policing aims to help everyone in policing reach their full potential.
• Leadership, standards, and performance are key focus areas for the College.
• Creating, sharing, and using evidence are essential for effective policing.
• The College has developed a crime reduction toolkit accessed thousands of times monthly.
• The Practice Bank allows forces to share innovative practices.
• Knowledge sharing events facilitate quick access to information among forces.
• Support is needed for implementing evidence-based practices in diverse contexts.
• The College serves as a center of excellence for smaller forces.
• International collaboration can enhance policing practices globally.

Sound Bites

• “We do create evidence ourselves.”
• “They probably need more than that.”
• “The College is a center of excellence.”

Chapters
00:00 – Introduction to Rachel Tuffin and the College of Policing
03:01 – The Role of Evidence in Policing
05:50 – Creating and Sharing Research Evidence
08:59 – Implementing Evidence-Based Practices
12:08 – International Collaboration and Future Opportunities

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