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Matt Ashby
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I use data to help police reduce crime. Lecturer in Crime Science, UCL. Former police officer. šŸŒ: mattashby.com
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Trying out the new camera on my phone at the #GooseFair#ShotOniPhone

A fun fair with silhouetted people hanging in seats twirling round in the air in front of smoke, with neon lights in the foreground
An illuminated carousel with a circle of light in the background caused by a long exposure and a fairground ride that twirls people around
A long exposure image with a twirling carousel of lights on the left-hand side and an illuminated house of fun on the right
The top of a brightly illuminated carousel in the foreground, with a long exposure in the background showing a ride moving through the air
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Although itā€™s in the nature of car crashes that slower is less bad. Whether it gives unis time for something else to turn up (eg a change of immigration policy) or just gives people who would have otherwise been made redundant at short notice time to find other jobs.

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šŸ“ Bamford Edge in the Peak District this afternoon.

A farmhouse sitting a med rolling hills in the evening sunlight
A single illuminated cloud about a peak, with dark clouds in the background and reddish bracken on the side of the hill in the foreground
Twisted oak trees in a shady wood. The trees are themselves covered in moss.
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Looking forward to speaking to the Bartlett on Emergency Planning on 24 October - details here: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...

How should London plan for emergencies?
How should London plan for emergencies?

Join us for the first instalment of the London Planning Seminar Series.

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Depends on what people are harvesting: thereā€™s plenty of hay cutting and barley harvesting in July, as well as wheat in August. ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oils...

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The College of Policing is asking for expert views on the use of data and technology (including but not limited to AI) in policing. A tight deadline to reply, though: 11 October.

Ethical use of data and technologies guidance ā€“ have your say | College of Policing
Ethical use of data and technologies guidance ā€“ have your say | College of Policing

Weā€™re consulting on new guidance for data ethics and data driven technologies in policing

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What do the public really want from policing? New study by my colleague @benbradford.bsky.socialhttps://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.c95c2e49

Police in England and Wales are under growing pressure to respond to multiple demands, with budgets and capabilities failing to keep pace. Alongside this, public scandals and wrongdoing in policing is regularly revealed, debated and fed into reform programmes. Recognising these issues, we ask what members of the public really want from policing. Inspired by research that developed a Minimum Income Standard, the study aims to establish consensus on a set of activities and services that the police should be able to provide to everyone-a 'minimum policing standard'. Three iterative rounds of focus groups conducted in four UK locations revealed broad agreement on the importance of responding to local problems, neighbourhood police presence and engagement and fair treatment, all of which were observed to be lacking. Generic crime priority lists were not seen to be useful for thinking about how police should respond to and protect communities. While participants emphasised the need for ā€¦
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Job alert! Research Fellow in Spatial Inequality. A great opportunity to work with a fantastic research team (Fran Pontin, Vikki Houlden and Anna Barker) utilising Open Data to enhance park safety for women and girls in Bradford jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Spatial Inequality
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Spatial Inequality

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Excited for the new academic year? Check out our range of research methods activities at the University of Leeds. Featuring mixed methods, co-production methods, longitudinal methods, causal methods, nonstop METHODS! Join us in person if in Leeds or online from anywhere else. Everyone is welcome!

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Matt Ashby
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I use data to help police reduce crime. Lecturer in Crime Science, UCL. Former police officer. šŸŒ: mattashby.com
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