Research & Statistics

Research

The IPCC research programme supports the long-term aims of the organisation and assists in making its work evidence-informed. Current research studies being undertaken by the IPCC research team include the following:

• Deaths in police custody study - December 2010
  
  
• Direct complaints report - November 2010
  
  
• Investigations research paper - 2010
  
  
• Public Annoyance and Complaining about the Police: findings from the 2006/07 British Crime Survey
  
  
• Public Confidence in the Complaints System
  
  
• Road Traffic Incidents (Police related)
  
  
• Mental Health and Police Custody - Police cells as places of safety - September 2008
  
  
• Near Miss Research
  
  
• Local Resolution of Complaints
  
  

• Appeals against the handling of a complaint
  
  

• Firearms and less lethal weapons
  

• Stop and Search

Other statistics

The IPCC is also responsible for presenting annual statistics on:

• Deaths During or Following Police Contact