Talking Culture: Public Discussion Group

Talking Culture is a series of friendly discussions where curious people can come together to think, talk, and explore today’s major issues.

The final session will be hosted by Dr Paul Jones and Dr Scarlett Harris from the University of Liverpool, and will explore policing, public safety and security.

More policing, safer streets? Rethinking safety and security in society

Every year, the government increases spending on policing and grants more powers to police. They insist that more policing equals ‘safer streets’. But policing in Britain has long been in a state of crisis, and researchers have amassed evidence over several decades that highlights the harms of policing, with some communities more affected than others.