The impact of adverse childhood experience and trauma-informed practice training for police in two regions in the United Kingdom

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Quigg, Z, Wilson, C, McCoy, E and Butler, N orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-4938-7870 (2024) The impact of adverse childhood experience and trauma-informed practice training for police in two regions in the United Kingdom. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. ISSN 0032-258X

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Abstract

Implementation of trauma-informed policing is developing at pace; however, evidence of impact is limited. This study examines the impact of trauma-informed practice (TIP) training (trainees, n = 358) across two police forces in England. 316 trainees completed a pre- and post-training survey measuring attitudes/knowledge relating to TIPs (229 matched for paired analyses). Compared to pre-training, post-training participants were significantly more likely to agree with statements relating to trauma-informed knowledge/attitudes (effect sizes: medium-large). The study suggests positive impacts of training. Further evaluation is required to determine wider impacts for police forces and partners, those encountering the criminal justice system, and the wider community.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7231 Criminal Justice Administrations > HV7551 Police. Detectives. Constabulary
Divisions: Nursing and Advanced Practice
Public and Allied Health
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date of acceptance: 19 January 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access: 3 June 2024
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2024 08:58
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2025 11:45
DOI or ID number: 10.1177/0032258X241258388
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23402
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