Welcome to our monthly coverage of the “Friday Exchange” from the Police Foundation.

This month Dr Rick Muir, Director of the Police Foundation, the UK’s independent policing think tank, interviews Stan Gilmour. Rick has led the Foundation since 2015 and oversaw its work on the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. He was previously Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading the Institute’s research on public services, including policing and criminal justice. He has a D Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He was previously a local councillor in both Oxford and Hackney.

Stan Gilmour is a Strategic Consultant and was most recently the Director of the Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit. In his 30 years in policing Stan worked across local and neighbourhood policing, major crime, intelligence operations, counter-terrorism and public protection. 

He was a member of the College of Policing’s Neighbourhood Guidelines and Problem-Solving Guidelines Committees, helping to create a co-ordinated approach to evidence-based policing. Stan has a clear focus on how solutions to data and information sharing can underpin and add value to the choices made by the police, their communities and partners that adds legitimacy and builds trust. He holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford.

Rick and Stan Discussed the following topics:

• How do we address crime prevention as a way of deterring crime from occurring?
• What are the benefits of a high crime prevention focus within the force?
• How can society benefit from data driven collaborations across public services?
• What does a public health approach tell us about violence and how can the Police follow this approach?
• What the future of Policing in the UK looks like.

The next edition is with Dr Sarah Charman is Professor of Criminology in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth. Recording 19th April.