Mark Brennan

Detective Inspector, Violent Crime Prevention, Leicestershire Police.

[Youth Endowment Fund @YouthEndowFund]

🆕New YEF Research

Today we have published a new research resource 'Key Facts About Violence'.

To prevent violence, we need to understand it. The research explores key questions:
➡️When, where, and why does violence happen?
➡️Who's involved?

There’s substantial evidence to help us answer these questions and develop evidence-informed violence prevention strategies.

Using this evidence, we dive into 8 essential facts about violence (see thread)

https://t.co/Wg5uTxV7dD

[Leicestershire OPCC @LeicsPCC]

#PCC had a fascinating evening with @TPointUK street outreach workers in #leicestercity. Pleased to support the work to tackle the root causes of #ASB on our streets. And the data backs up their success!
#CrimePrevention

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

@TP_LLR @leicspolice @TurningPointUK Great photo! 👍

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

Unoccupied police cars parked up overnight significantly reduces travelling speed of passing vehicles.

How many police vehicles are routinely parked up unused overnight in police stations 🤔

[Rylan Simpson @rylan_simpson]

Speed(ing) = contributor to traffic collisions… ↑ risk & ↑ injuries!

So how can #police reduce speed(ing)?

In new article, I worked w/ @BCHwyPatrol to test effects of PARKED, MARKED & UNOCCUPIED #police #car on speed(ing) along hwy offramp: https://t.co/xej62iBa3n

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[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

Simon and I will be at @Society_EBP conference on 9th November discussing our findings so far @PolicingWorks @PolicingInsight

[Policing Insight @PolicingInsight]

Ahead of next week’s UK Society of Evidenced-Based Policing (SEBP) Conference, Simon Rose, CEO of the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing, and Detective Inspector Mark Brennan of Leicestershire Police outline the background, delivery and interim results from a #Police and third sector outreach project targeting #Violence hot spots in Leicester city centre, which early findings suggest could cut crime and #crime harm by more than a third.
@Society_EBP @PolicingWorks
https://t.co/TBYkE5zuC7

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

Privileged to discuss our innovative street outreach in violence hotspots work at the Policing & Society Conference at the University of Akureyri, Iceland last week.

Register for @Society_EBP
Conference to hear about our latest results next month!
https://t.co/VRIoqigCBT

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

Great that the work of the street outreach team to prevent violence and divert young people in hotspots was recognised. Early days for the team but we anticipate early results in the coming months...

[Turning Point VIP @TurningVip]

A huge congratulations to the Street Outreach Team for being amongst the finalists for the Leicestershire Police Problem Management Awards Event!🎉

The team consisting of Clifton Muir and Ifthkar Majid are located in hotspots in the city centre with the aim of reducing violence!

[Turning Point VIP @TurningVip]

A huge congratulations to the Street Outreach Team for being amongst the finalists for the Leicestershire Police Problem Management Awards Event!🎉

The team consisting of Clifton Muir and Ifthkar Majid are located in hotspots in the city centre with the aim of reducing violence!

[Jon Yates @jonpayates]

This was 'crime week' for Labour. Lots of coverage of their plans. But what does the evidence say? 🧵

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

If you are interested in helping us evaluate the impact of this work then please apply here to express your interest
https://t.co/N79eTekwzM

Closing date 28/02/23

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[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

**Opportunity for academic providers and research institutions** @leicspolice have received funding from the Home Office Homicide Prevention Fund to develop a behaviour change communications campaign to help prevent night time economy violence.

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[Matt Ashby @LessCrime]

Important new review of evidence on stop and search shows

1. Police stops can reduce street crime.
2. But they can have important negative effects on the people stopped (many of whom aren’t involved in crime).
3. Other tactics might work without those negative effects.

Details:

[Leicester Street Pastors @LeicesterStreet]

This year we have:

⭐ Collected over 150 glasses and bottles that could be used as dangerous weapons
⭐ Spoke to over 100 people about key issues in their lives
⭐ Provided over 60 different forms of help

[BIT @B_I_Team]

📺The connection between football competitions like the #WorldCup2022 and domestic violence is complex

🔍Our new blog explores this question and outlines robust research needed to understand the issue

➡️Read here
https://t.co/jARb4tDgOi

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

@LindseySheffie3 @leicspolice Best of luck team! Bring the trophy back to Leicestershire 🏆

[Chloe Bird @Chloeelisebird]

Street outreach working in Leicester City Centre today engaging young people, signposting and providing advice on how to stay safe. Some insightful conversations had!💬🚶‍♀️@TurningVip @TP_LLR @leicspolice @VR_Network

[Grace Strong @VRNGrace]

New @leicspolice pilot exploring if street-based outreach support in hotspot areas can reduce violence.
#ReachableSpaces
@MarkBrennan
@VR_Network
@TP_LLR
https://t.co/zM4opfxqqp

[Mark Brennan @MarkBrennan]

Using @ukhomeoffice funding we are working with @TP_LLR to provide a street outreach service in our hot spots of serious violence.

Working with @PolicingWorks this trial will develop the evidence base on how youth engagement street outreach can prevent violence in hot spots.

[Leicestershire Police @leicspolice]

A new and innovative street outreach project to engage people at-risk of violence has been launched this week, working on a trial basis initially in Leicester City Centre.

Read more: https://t.co/0UCdeFZBdh

@VR_Network

[Violence Reduction Network LLR @VR_Network]

📢 Exciting opportunity alert 📢
Leicestershire Police has received funding to explore the impact of street outreach on serious violence hotspots, and are looking to involve a local service provider. Could this be you? Email [email protected] to find out more.

[Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat]

Problem-solvers take an issue and cut it up into small, solvable chunks.
Problem-sellers do the opposite: bundling various remotely-connected issues together into one big, scary problem.
The consequence is that problem-sellers make problems look insurmountable when they're not.