Child-centred policing in practice: insights from children and young people: executive summary

Debra Allnock
,
Helen Beckett
,
Rebecca Hibbin
,
Claire Cody
,
Deborah Crook
,
Charlotte Ennis

Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC)
,
Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR)
,
Institute for Health and Wellbeing Research (IHWR)
,
University of Central Lancashire
,
School of Sport Psychology and Social Science
,
Centre for Applied Research and Engagement in Social Care (CARE-SC)

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Book/Report

Commissioned report

Open access

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Abstract

This research explored children and young people’s views on how policing could become more childcentred, specifically how police can build trust with and listen to children and young people in encounters with them. The study was commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and led by Professor Debra Allnock from the University of Bedfordshire and Professor Helen Beckett and Dr Rebecca Hibbin from the University of Lancashire, with the support of colleagues at these universities. The project ran from September 2025 to February 2026.

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Output type

Research Output:

Book/Report

Commissioned report

Original language

English

Publication milestones

Published - 03/09/2026

Publication status

Published - 03/09/2026

Publisher

University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Commissioning body

Youth Endowment Fund

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CCP Executive Summary

Final published version, 573.78 KB

License:CC BY-NC-ND

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