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Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Wong, Y. N., Horgan, S., & Aston, L. (in press). Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom. Police Practice and Research,

In this article, we draw on the concept of misconduct to explore how police organisations frame personnel’s online harms and its impact on managerial perceptions and strategies. The aim is to provide insights into whether and how a focus on organis... Read More about Managerial approaches to mitigate police professionals’ online harms in the United Kingdom.

‘To whom am I speaking?’; Public responses to crime reporting via live chat with human versus AI police operators (2025)
Journal Article
Bradford, B., Kyprianides, A., Andrews, W., Aston, E., Clayton, E., O'Neill, M., & Wells, H. (online). ‘To whom am I speaking?’; Public responses to crime reporting via live chat with human versus AI police operators. Policing and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2025.2453437

Driven by social and technological change and the imperative to enhance efficiency, police have in recent years adopted various technologies to transform their interactions with the public. In the UK, these initiatives often fall under ‘transformatio... Read More about ‘To whom am I speaking?’; Public responses to crime reporting via live chat with human versus AI police operators.

Evaluating the training, carriage and administration of naloxone in Police Scotland. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hillen, P., Speakman, E., Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Murray, J., Jamieson, M., Aston, E., & McAuley, A. (2024, December). Evaluating the training, carriage and administration of naloxone in Police Scotland. Presented at Naloxone in the Justice System, Scottish Health in Custody Network Webinar, Online

Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland (2024)
Journal Article
Hillen, P., Speakman, E. M., Jamieson, M., Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Murray, J., Aston, E. V., & McAuley, A. (2025). Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland. Policing and Society, 35(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2024.2367142

In the context of escalating drug-related deaths, during 2021 Police Scotland implemented a pilot project incorporating naloxone training to test the carriage and administration of naloxone by officers. The current paper presents data from the evalua... Read More about Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland.

The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World (2024)
Journal Article
Easton, M., de Paepe, J., Aston, L., & Clayton, E. (2024). The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World. European Journal of Policing Studies, 7(1-2), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.5553/ejps.000018

In the ever-evolving landscape of law enforcement, the advent of the digital age has ushered in transformative shifts in police practices. These shifts have sparked scholarly attention and fuelled an increased volume of research dedicated to unravell... Read More about The Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Landscape of Policing in a Digitalized World.

“Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact (2024)
Journal Article
Wells, H., Andrews, W., Clayton, E., Bradford, B., Aston, E. V., & O’Neill, M. (2024). “Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact. European Journal of Policing Studies, 7(1-2), 14-35. https://doi.org/10.5553/ejps.000017

Police organizations in England and Wales, as in many other contexts, are increasingly shifting crime reporting and other public-facing contact online. In this article, we explore the beliefs, motivations and objectives of those tasked with “deliveri... Read More about “Free Text Is Essentially the Enemy of What We’re Trying to Achieve”: The Framing of a National Vision for Delivering Digital Police Contact.

Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research (2024)
Journal Article
Falzon, D., Carver, H., Masterton, W., Wallace, B., Sumnall, H., Measham, F., Craik, V., Gittins, R., Aston, E. V., Watson, K., Hunter, C., Priyadarshi, S., & Parkes, T. (2024). Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00590-7

Background: Drug checking services (DCS) provide harm reduction support and advice to individuals based on chemical analysis of submitted substances of concern. Whilst there are currently no DCS in Scotland, community-based services are being planned... Read More about Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research.

“It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland (2023)
Journal Article
Falzon, D., Parkes, T., Carver, H., Masterton, W., Wallace, B., Craik, V., Measham, F., Sumnall, H., Gittins, R., Hunter, C., Watson, K., Mooney, J. D., & Aston, E. V. (2023). “It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland. PLOS ONE, 18(12), Article e0292812. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292812

Drug checking services (DCS) enable individuals to voluntarily submit a small amount of a substance for analysis, providing information about the content of the substance along with tailored harm reduction support and advice. There is some evidence s... Read More about “It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland.

The Role of Data in Enhancing the Governance of Police Stops in Europe (2023)
Book Chapter
Aston, E., Lennon, G., Mouhanna, C., & Connolly, J. (2023). The Role of Data in Enhancing the Governance of Police Stops in Europe. In E. Aston, S. De Kimpe, J. Fazekas, G. Lennon, & M. Rowe (Eds.), Governing Police Stops Across Europe (197-233). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41363-6_7

In this chapter, we consider some key aspects of data, transparency and accountability of police stops. What practices exist across Europe in relation to the recording of police stops and public availability of data? We explore what is meant by data... Read More about The Role of Data in Enhancing the Governance of Police Stops in Europe.