The Sullivan Review and policing: Getting data collection back on track

16th April 2025Dr Kath Murray, policing and criminal justice researcher, MBM

Professor Alison Sullivan’s recent Independent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender includes a number of examples of the ongoing confusion around data on sex, as well as recommendations on how UK policing should approach these issues; Dr Kath Murray, co-director of MurrayBlackburnMackenzie policy analysis which provided research and analytical support to the review, highlights some of the key points it raises and how policing should move forward.

This article is FREE to read with a registered account – no paid subscription is required.

If you have an account, please sign in below or if not please register a FREE account to read the article.

If your organisation has a corporate subscription please register a FREE account with your organisation email address for full subscriber access.

Email Address or Username:

Password:

Forgot password?

Having problems creating an account or can't sign in? Please e-mail [email protected]

Username: *

Email Address: *

Verify Email Address: *

Captcha: *

A registration to Policing Insight also registers you for access to sister site PolicingTV.

Receive the Policing Insight Weekly Digest Receive the Policing Insight Daily Brief (powered by Media Monitor) I would like to receive information and offers from carefully selected partners of Policing Insight and PolicingTV

Having problems creating an account or can't sign in? Please e-mail [email protected]

The Sullivan Review and policing: Getting data collection back on track

Request a password reset using the form below