#NEBP2026: What works in delivering police reform, was our biggest and best national conference yet On 23 and 24 September, The Open University in Milton Keynes welcomed delegates from across policing, academia, government and the wider public sector for the National Evidence-Based Policing Conference 2026. With every place taken well ahead of the event, NEBP2026 was the Society's first sell-out national conference, and the energy in the building matched the demand. Feedback

What the research evidence says about changing large organisations, and how we can learn more Matt Bland, Chief Operating Officer, Society of Evidence Based Policing. Every organisational reform is a bet. That bet is usually along the lines of 'make sweeping changes and better outcomes will follow'. More resilient forces, more consistent standards, specialist capability where it is needed, money saved on duplication, and so on. Those are reasonable things to want. They are al

The Society of Evidence Based Policing was pleased to contribute to the development of new guidance from the Youth Endowment Fund - Policing, Children and Violence. This guidance is a strong example of what we exist to promote: policing practice that is genuinely shaped by evidence. The YEF's guidance sets out six recommendations for police forces across England and Wales to help prevent children's involvement in violence. The recommendations draw on new YEF research and th