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The event is free to attend and open to the public, students and staff by registering .

Hosted by Dr Sarah Wadd, Principal Research Fellow at Bedfordshire, 鈥樷�� will be held on the ground floor of the Postgraduate Centre at the University鈥檚 Luton campus on Wednesday 6 March from 6pm.

Those wishing to join can also watch , and you can register for both tickets via Eventbrite.

At this interactive event, the audience will hear gritty accounts of life on the streets, have opportunities to share their own views and put questions to a panel of experts including Chief Superintendent Jaki Whittred of Bedfordshire Police, Tracey McCillen, Chief Executive of Milton Keynes Homelessness and Jen Robus, Chief Executive of SMART CJS, a local charity supporting people experiencing homelessness.

As a result of concerns raised by local communities, and with funding from Luton Borough Council and NHS England, the 亚色视频 has undertaken research into these 鈥榮treet activities鈥�, interviewing more than 90 people involved in street activities in Luton, Bedford and Milton Keynes and 50 professionals who work with them.

Speaking about the research set to be explored in this 鈥楤eds Talks鈥� event, Dr Wadd said: 鈥淥ur research shows that while street activities are often cast in the public imagination as antisocial behaviour, they are a response to personal circumstance rather than a deliberately anti-social activity.听

鈥淭he current focus of interventions is enforcement and support strategies which target individuals.听 But street activities are influenced by interpersonal, organisational, community and policy factors.听 Failing to take these into account means that many of the interventions aren鈥檛 working and harm vulnerable people.听 We need a contemporary rethink to tackle this complex issue.鈥�

鈥楤eds Talks鈥� is an exciting series of free public events running throughout the academic year that showcase the best of the University鈥檚 ground-breaking research and its societal impact. Previous events have included an exploration of younger people and physical activity, and a round table discussion on literature and creative writing.

This event is the first of two 鈥楤eds Talks鈥� events this academic year. For more information about the second event 鈥�Eating, Drinking & Exercising in a Warming World鈥� 鈥� held in April 2024 鈥� click .