The Role of Public Health in the Primary Prevention of Interpersonal Violence: A Global Systematic Review Authors: Lara Snowdon1, 2, Zara Quigg1, Conan Leavey1 Institution(s): 1World Health [...]

Moving beyond punitive policing, this short video (by Oxon Advisory and GLEPHA) calls for a health-based, prevention-focused approach rooted in equity, inclusion, and cross-sector collaboration. [...]

Preventing Violence argues for holistic public health approaches to creating safer societies. Drawing on insights from Violence Reduction Unit leaders and researchers, including GLEPHA Fellow [...]

At the 17th World Congress on Public Health (Rome, 2023), Professor John Middleton delivered a short presentation during a GLEPHA workshop session, summarising evidence on what works to improve [...]

March 2025 – GLEPHA Fellow, Melissa Jardine PhD, and GLEPHA SIG Co-Convenor, Nicole Gurd worked with the Amuka Foundation on the ground in Karare, Kenya, to support their programs.  Melissa and [...]

GLEPHA has partnered with the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) to contribute to the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Internal Security Strategy. Together, we call for an [...]

Professor Stan Gilmour continues to contribute to global conversations on justice, policing, and public health. In a recent episode of the Transform Justice podcast, he discussed how the criminal [...]

By Professor John Middleton Honorary Professor of Public Health, Wolverhampton University; Vice President, Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH); Global Law Enforcement and Public [...]

By Michael Brown, GLEPHA Fellow, MentalHealthCop, PhD student, University of Birmingham Every day in the United Kingdom and around the world, police officers do things to help members of the [...]

By Dr. Katy Kamkar, Ph.D., C. Psych. In high-pressure professions like policing, the challenges extend far beyond the dangers faced in the field. Subtle, and sometimes overt, psychological [...]

Professor John Middleton, GLEPHA Fellow, presented evidence on behalf of the Global Law Enforcement and Public health Association, to the meeting of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to [...]

The chapter “Positionality and its Implications for Researching the Police in Vietnam” by Melissa Jardine and Hai Thanh Luong explores the complexities of conducting research on [...]

Authors: Flora Matheson, Arthur McLuhan, Jessica Riccardi, Amanda Kirby and Tom McMillan. This commentary, invited by the editors of Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, addresses the critical [...]

By Melissa Jardine, PhD, GLEPHA Fellow Cyber-attacks on health information technology infrastructure, and disinformation relating to public health emergencies, have gained prominence as growing [...]

GLEPHA is pleased to present a scholarly review of “Law Enforcement and Public Health: A Global Examination,” edited by Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron, James Clover, Denise Martin, [...]

by Dr Inga Heyman, Associate Professor (Policing and Public Health), GLEPHA Fellow, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland Prof Stan Gilmour, in his recent GLEPHA blog, laid out why a public [...]

by Prof. Stan Gilmour FRSA, GLEPHA Fellow Policing for Prevention – 10 Key Points: The traditional “reactive” approach to policing, solely focused on apprehending criminals after [...]

Dr. Maurice Punch’s illustrious career in criminal justice spans the UK, the Netherlands, and the USA, provides a rich comparative analysis of policing systems. His work delves into the [...]

December 2021 Public Health & Policing GUEST EDITORS Kelly Burke and Aimee Cheung Many police departments take on responsibilities for which coordination with public health service [...]

Introduction to this article: The recent announcement that the Senate had failed to craft a bipartisan police reform bill is disappointing, but unfortunately, not surprising. The murder of George [...]

Introduction to this article: Women police have been among the victims of targeted killings as the Taliban expanded their territorial gains over the last year, along with women judges, [...]

Introduction to this article: I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice system. I spent years trying to shepherd him [...]

Dr Jacqueline Sebire is the Assistant Chief Constable for Joint Protective Services for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. She oversees specialist operations, major crime and [...]

The New York Times | Opinion | Justice Is About More Than the Killing of George Floyd By Brandon del Pozo Introduction to article: On Friday night, I watched television footage of police cars [...]