Vulnerability in Analysis - Knowledge Sharing Event

📆 Tuesday 24th September 11:00-12.30.

Led by the VKPP, the online session will provide an introduction to Vulnerability in Analysis.

The aim is to share knowledge across the community, develop analytical capability in the vulnerability field and deepen a sense of professional curiosity. It will also be used to develop a gap analysis, identifying areas requiring greater focus, knowledge sharing and/or CPD.

Inspector Julia Sandell and Karen Ashworth-Blackham, Safeguarding Development Officer, both from Norfolk Constabulary will give an input, followed by a Q&A session, facilitated by Dan Rowley of the Continuous Improvement team at College of Policing and Hannah Burbridge from the VKPP. 

Topics to be discussed include:

1.    What makes a person vulnerable?

- Vulnerability indicators/vulnerabilities

- Look beyond the obvious professional curiosity

- Vulnerability assessment framework

2.    What motivates the perpetrator?

- Understanding how we can identify offenders

- How does this cross over with victim vulnerabilities

3.    Professional curiosity

- Why is it important?

- What are the barriers to professional curiosity?

4.    Trauma-informed

- A key focus on the importance of recognising trauma within the workplace and prioritising our own and colleagues wellbeing

5.    Further exploration through case studies

As always, please do share this invite with policing colleagues where relevant. For those not currently on the distribution list but who would like to be added, please email vkppprojecttasks@college.police.uk 

If you have joined a KSE previously you will know that it gives you an opportunity to share practice from your force. Also, you will hear what your peers are doing in other forces and have the opportunity to chat through some of the associated issues. If you have not attended a KSE before, you are very welcome to join in or even just sit back and listen to the discussion. There is no expectation that examples discussed are fully evaluated or researched at this stage. Quite simply, the practice is being shared to enable you to consider whether there are benefits from adopting a similar practice or alternative way of working.