Personal profile
Research interests
The concept of vulnerability, care and control of vulnerable groups, behavioural regulation of problem populations, crime and deviance, vulnerable young people, sex work, sexual explotation.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Policing and Drug Market-Related Violence: Competitive, Internal and Enforcement-Related Violence in UK County Lines
LLOYD, C., Kammersgaard, T., BROWN, K., Devany, C., BAINBRIDGE, L. & Coomber, R., 1 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 149, 9 p., 105155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vulnerability and Policing: The Views of Service Providers and Users
YARDIMCI, O., Devany, C., Kammersgaard, T., BROWN, K. & Crawford, A., 27 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Call for evidence: Identification of victims of modern slavery
Broad, R., Brown, K., Devany, C., Gadd, D., Papworth, A. J. & Weirich, C., 8 Oct 2025Research output: Other contribution
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ESRC IAA: Sex Work Liaison Officers: Extending evidence-based vulnerability approaches in policing
BROWN, K. (Principal investigator)
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC)
5/05/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Other project (funded) › Restricted grant
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Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre
Crawford, A. (Principal investigator), BRETHERTON, J. (Co-investigator), BROWN, K. (Co-investigator), GRACE, S. (Co-investigator), HOLLAND, S. M. (Co-investigator), Jessop, N. S. (Co-investigator), LLOYD, C. (Co-investigator), PICKETT, K. (Co-investigator), SIAN, K. P. (Co-investigator), TREHAN, K. (Co-investigator) & WEBBER, M. P. (Co-investigator)
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC)
1/05/22 → 30/04/27
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Yorkshire Academic Sex Work Consortium
Sanders, T. (Principal investigator), Brown, K. (Researcher), Kingston , S. (Researcher) & Campbell, R. (Researcher)
1/08/13 → …
Project: Other project › Research collaboration
Activities
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Human Rights Workshop: Advancing equality, diversity and inclusion in research design
Kelly, R. (Organiser), Brown, K. (Presenter), Cumming, R. (Presenter), Cooper, P. (Speaker), Williams, M. (Speaker) & MacHin, J. (Speaker)
24 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Symposium
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N8 PRP Conference
Grace, S. (Invited speaker) & Brown, K. (Invited speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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N8 Policing Research Partnership Steering Group Meeting, held at Cheshire Police HQ.
Brown, K. (Invited speaker)
11 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course