Iain Brennan

Policing is the institution responsible for protecting victims of domestic abuse and the institution to which victimisation is formally disclosed. The police workforce, therefore, are routinely exposed to domestic abuse victimisation, perpetration and its consequences. When ...

Knife crime remains a major concern in England and Wales. Problem-oriented and public health approaches to tackling knife crime have been widely advocated, but little is known about how these approaches are understood and implemented by police practitioners. To address this ...

Knife crime is a persistent problem in the United Kingdom. Between 2014 and 2020, the number of violent incidents involving knives or sharp objects rose year-on-year, with 2019/20 witnessing the largest number of police-recorded knife offences in the past decade ...

Weapon use is as risky in prison as it is in the community, but the type, use and meaning of weapons differs between these settings. Consequently, knowledge about community-based weapon violence may not generalise to prison contexts. Using a framework for understanding weapon...

Brennan, I (2022). Homicide: A short problem solving guide for policing. College of Policing.