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Police science

At the Unit of Police Work, externally funded research are conducted to create knowledge within the main field of study – police work.

Research profiles

The Unit of Police Work has three research profiles.
Crime prevention and security-creating police work

The aim is to provide wide background knowledge and understanding in the field of police work.

Polislärare Conny Tärnklev instruerar polisstudenter vid vita tavlan i Polisutbildningshusets garage.
Learning in police work

Research about training to become a police officer and the transition to working life.

Utegym på campus
Stress and health in police work

Research on how police officers handle traumatic experiences in their work.

Research projects

Police student's and Police officer's perception of crime prevention
Research area: Police science, Sociology
Duration 1 August 2020 until 31 August 2026
Type of project Research project
Competences in police profession
Research area: Education, Police science
Duration 1 September 2014
Type of project PhD project

News and reportage

Från vänster: Jon Petter Stoor, Jennie Brandén, Lena Maria Nilsson, Monica Burman. Foto: Hans-Olof Utsi.
Recognized for their research

Researchers awarded a prize by a Norwegian journal for their study on sexual violence against Sámi women

Tre personer står med Holo Lens och drönare vid en polisbil. Det är Anders Schogster och Jonas Hansson från enheten för polisutbildningen och Juan Carlos Nieves Sanchez, universitetslektor i datavetenskap.
They study AI in the future of policing

Computing Science and the Police Education Unit in a unique research collaboration.

Preparedness in focus in central Umeå

Visit Umeå together with the CBRNE centre invite the public to Emergency Preparedness Day in central Umeå.