We are pleased to announce that the following GLEPHA members were elected to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held November 21st, 2023: Vice President: Isabelle [...]

By Police and Health Collaborative Join us to explore the development of public health approaches in policing. Starting, with a discussion of the journey so far, we speak to people involved from [...]

Glen Blackwell has over 30 years of policing experience with Western Australia Police. In this time, he has witnessed the disconnect between service providers, the judicial system and police in [...]

A highlight of past LEPH conferences have been the Marketplace of Ideas. These practice focussed sessions will be up to 90 minutes duration, with smaller groups and highly interactive. They aim [...]

The LEPH2023 program continues the conference series focus on the many and diverse law enforcement and public health responses to vulnerable populations. An excellent starting point and overview [...]

Due to the high level of interest, LEPH2023 has morphed from a regional to an international conference with presentations ranging from local initiatives to global policy development. Kristin [...]

Not many conferences are honored by the presence of two ex-Presidents. At LEPH2023 they will be Co-LEPH Orators and be part of the opening morning’s proceedings. President Atifete Jahjaga, [...]

International Association of Women Police Research Paper Series  Call for Papers We are pleased to announce the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) has started a research E-Paper [...]

We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-18, 2023, on the occasion of the Regional Symposium to address Crime and [...]

Call for Papers: Routledge International Handbook of Critical Policing Studies Editors: Professor Nicole L Asquith, Dr Jess Rodgers, James Clover, Professor Gary Cordner, Inspector Rishweena [...]

PTACC Summit 2023 Call for Proposals PTACC 2023 National Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion Summit Expanding Horizons October 3-6, 2023 in Denver, Colorado Submissions due May 5th at 2pm ET [...]

Scaling Alternative Response Programs This is a past webinar co-hosted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab. Our panel of experts expanded on the webinar series we started [...]

LEPH2023 Umea May 21-24 2023 A conference exploring the complex and diverse intersections of law enforcement and public health. LEPH2023 is pleased to announce its diverse range of invited [...]

As the official publication of the European Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2023 Europe), the Journal of Community of Safety and Well Being (JCSWB) is pleased to be [...]

Atifete Jahjaga served as the fourth, and the first woman President of the Republic of Kosovo. Jahjaga is Kosovo’s first non-partisan candidate, the first female head of state in the modern [...]

The Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) invites submissions for consideration in a special issue focused on ‘wellness’ within the policing sector. The aim is to explore and build [...]

Tough questions must be asked about laws that perpetuate the myth that the war on drugs is winnable through prohibition Alarm bells should ring when Australian police announce in quick succession [...]

As a draft dodger who liked to get in the face of police at anti-war rallies, public health expert Professor Nick Crofts has undergone not so much a transformation as a realisation. “I was a [...]

Police Scotland and Public Health Scotland launches Strategic Collaboration to drive national improvements in health and wellbeing Police Scotland and Public Health Scotland have formalised a new [...]

The second edition of The New Public Health Law: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy arms lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully [...]

Available now in eBook and paperback (link) As the first anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan approaches in August 2022, this book provides insights into efforts by the [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic raised issues of control of individual behaviours, restriction of freedom of movement and regulation of social interaction, underlining how public health and law enforcement [...]

The Unique Value of Women Officers By Lauren Gill   In January 2021, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston promoted Susan Cotter, a 31-year veteran, to major of the patrol bureau. [...]

Are you involved in a program that you feel is innovative, practical and useful for others to hear about? The 2022 Marketplace of Ideas will be an exciting online event series for practitioners [...]

Deflection initiatives are being implemented across the country as a means to connect people who have substance use disorders to needed services and do so without arrest. This seminal eCourse [...]

From Everyday Heroes to Heroes for Change Norman E. Taylor Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being If any of you have recently landed on our Journal homepage, you will have [...]

Small Grants, Big Impact The Small Grants Award funds collaborative, targeted research into high-priority areas, new challenges, and pressing concerns in policing. Previous research projects have [...]

GLEPHA welcomes new board members. At the recent AGM Lauren Jackson and Najja Morris-Frazier were elected to the GLEPHA Board and their considerable expertise will further strengthen the board. [...]

Compulsory Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation, Health, and Human Rights Guest Editors: Claudia Stoicescu, Karen Peters, and Quinten Lataire The involuntary commitment or compulsory detention of [...]

Aleksandr (Alex) Zelichenko, PhD, is a retired Police Colonel and Director of Central Asian Drug Policy Center. He is also a member of Journalists Association of Kyrgyzstan and National Writers [...]

Date and time Thu, 8 July 2021 22:00 – 23:00 AEST Join Transform Justice to discuss new research into public attitudes to diversion from court. About this event Diversion and out of court [...]

“Public Health Approaches to Policing in the United Kingdom”  Call for submission of case studies   Objective The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization is developing a [...]

ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS FREE for unlimited streaming for law enforcement agencies in the U.S. FREE OFFER COPY:   The award-winning HBO documentary ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS is [...]

Jennifer Wood honoured with Inaugural Life Membership of GLEPHA – read more

A Public Health Proposal For Modern Policing By Emily Riley Introduction to the article: Aligning some of the functions of public safety and public health can improve the way that policing [...]

EDUCATION SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP – STUDENT PAPER AWARD Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron and Dr Yasmeen Krameddine, in their capacity as co-chairs of the GLEPHA Special Interest Group on Education, [...]

Reimagine safety: a project of (The Washington Post) Editorial Board in conversation with outside voices Opinion by the  Editorial Board March 16, 2021

Side event at the 65th session of the Commisison on the Status of Women Enhancing police and justice responses to gender-based violence against women:  new tools and emerging challenges in times [...]

Share Policing in Complexity Leadership Lessons from an Annus Horribilis Victoria Herrington, PhD, Director Knowledge, Australian Institute of Police Management, Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney [...]

UNODC Provides Ongoing Assistance to Eastern Africa Police Amidst COVID-19 Introduction to the article. Nairobi (Kenya), 8 October 2020 – Major threats to peace, security and development continue [...]

CBC News | Edmonton reveals task force members to study community safety, role of police  MacEwan University president to chair community safety and well-being task force Introduction of article [...]

The recent establishment of the first Institute of Law Enforcement & Public Health in Mongolia endorsed by the government is a visionary step to better understand, evaluate and respond to [...]