The universities of York and Leeds are to jointly lead a £10m research centre dedicated to better understanding how the police and other services can prevent and reduce vulnerabilities. The Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre is the first of its kind to study how vulnerabilities - such as exploitation by county lines drug networks, online child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, modern slavery, mental illness and homelessness - affect policing. The centre is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and will be an international focal point for research, policy, practice and public debate around these issues. It is one of six research centres announced by the Economic and Social Research Council all of which will tackle urgent social and economic challenges.
