What is this research about? He aha te kaupapa o taua nei rakahau?

Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD) is a programme designed to understand whether, and how, Police service delivery may differ for people based on their ethnicity, disability, sexuality, or other characteristics.

The research focused on 3 key areas: 

1. Who Police stop and speak to and how Police engage with them; 

2. Decision-making around use of force; and 

3. Decision-making around laying charges 

Understanding Policing Delivery: Tākata Whaikaha, D/deaf and Disabled People is a standalone study within the wider UPD research project. It focuses on the experiences of Police-experienced tākata whaikaha, D/deaf, and disabled people, and the experiences of Police officers, to generate evidence that can be used to inform, transform, and strengthen relationships between Police and the disability community. 

The findings will enable Police to address matters of equity and fairness, build legitimacy, deliver more equitable, inclusive and accessible Police services, and reduce harm for tākata whaikaha, D/deaf and disabled people, their whānau, and our communities. 

Police-experienced disabled people who would like to participate in this research, can choose which researcher/s they would like to work with. 

Dr Kelly Tikao