Rick Muir

Director

Dr Rick Muir is Director of the Police Foundation, the UK’s independent policing think tank. He has led the Foundation since 2015 and oversaw its work on the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. He was previously Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading the Institute’s research on public services, including policing and criminal justice. He has a D Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He was previously a local councillor in both Oxford and Hackney.

Publications

Published: 16th October 2024

This report addresses opportunities and challenges associated with policing technology, including upgrading outdated technology and unifying data management.

Blog Posts

Published: 2nd August 2018
Who’s to blame? When something goes wrong in policing, this is understandably many people’s first reaction.  But this search for individual fault and accountability can undermine another important objective:  learning...
Published: 16th March 2018
Published: 19th December 2017