
Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
Presents the
14th Cambridge International Conference on
Evidence-Based Policing
11th to 13th July 2022
Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site CB2 3QZ
(David Attenborough Building)
University of Cambridge
THEME: ‘’Just Right’’ Policing
MONDAY 11th JULY
Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO
Director, Police Executive Programme, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM, College of Policing
Keynote Address (live remote delivery)
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, New Zealand Police
TUESDAY 12th JULY:
The New Zealand Evidence-Based Policing Centre
Chair: Bruce O’Brien MSt (Cantab), Assistant Commissioner, NZ Police
Presenters: Simon Williams MSt (Cantab), Director, NZ EBP Centre
Bruce O’Brien MSt (Cantab), Assistant Commissioner, NZ Police
Discussant: Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM
Evidence-based Policing in Victoria
Chair: Commander Alex Murray, Metropolitan Police and SEBP (UK)
Presenter: David Cowan, President, Australia-New Zealand SEBP
Presentation of the Sir Robert Peel Medal to Professor David Weisburd
Including:
Precision Policing Against Violence: Discussion of the Peel Lecture
Chair: Professor Peter Neyroud CBE QPM
Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM, College of Policing
Alex Murray, Metropolitan Police
Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu QPM, College of Policing
Procedural Justice and Hot Spots Policing: The 2022 Peel Medal Address
Chair: Professor Lawrence Sherman
Peel Medalist: Professor David Weisburd
New Findings on the Birmingham Turning Point Experiment
Chair: Professor Peter Neyroud
Presenters: Professor Neyroud
Professor Lawrence Sherman
Detective Superintendent Katie Harber, Metropolitan Police
Chief Superintendent Tom Joyce, West Midlands Police
Chief Constable (ret) Chris Sims DL, West Midlands Police
3:00 Hot Spots Policing in the UK: Just Right?
Chair: Simon Rose MSt (Cantab), Cambridge Centre for EBP
Presenters: Dr. Geoffrey Barnes, Metropolitan Police
Professor Matt Bland, Cambridge University
Professor Barak Ariel, Cambridge University
Discussant: Professor Lawrence Sherman
The Australia & New Zealand Police Advisory Agency and Hot Spots Policing in Queensland
Dr. Tracey Green, CEO, ANZPAA
Chair: Sarah Bennett, University of Queensland
Presenters: Justin Ready, Griffith University
Emma Thomson, Queensland Police
WEDNESDAY 13th JULY:
Greening and Cooling Hot Spots of Violence: Experiments in Community Partnerships
Chair: Professor Lawrence Sherman
Presenter: Professor John M. MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania
Transforming Police Responses to Sexual Violence
Chair: Sarah Bennett, University of Queensland
Presenter: DSS Kirsten Helton, Queensland Police
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): The National Police Chiefs’ Strategy
Chair: Superintendent Samantha Millar, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)
Presenters: Superintendent Lynne Knox, NPCC
Superintendent Samantha Millar, NPCC
Katherine Harris, SE Regional Organised Crime Unit
Testing & Tracking Rapid Video Response to Domestic Abuse Victims
Chair: Dr. Heather Strang, Director, Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology
Presenters: Graham Hooper, Kent Police
Stacey Rothwell, Kent Police
Kent McFadzien, Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing
Discussant: Dr. Heather Strang
Predicting Police Misconduct: A Case Control Analysis
Chair: Prof. Matthew Bland, University of Cambridge
Presenters: Paul Tomlinson, Sussex Police
Sara Valdebenito, Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing
Discussants: Sir Denis O’Connor, Dr. Geoffrey Barnes
The Swedish Crime Harm Index: A Tool for Precision
Chair: Lawrence Sherman
Presenter: Mai-Britt Rinaldo Ronnebro, Linnaeus University
UK’s College of Policing and Evidence-Based Policing
Chair: Crispian Strachan CBE QPM
Presenter: Rachel Tuffin, College of Policing
Developing Police Capacity for Research
Chair: Dr. Paul W. Clarke, Metropolitan Police
Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Metropolitan Police
Roger Pegram, Greater Manchester Police and SEBP
Stefan Aegerter, Swiss Police Institute
Cyril Amberg, Swiss Police Institute
Preventing Cyber-Crime Victimization: A Randomized Trial in Schools
(the 2020 Sir Richard Mayne Lecture)
Presenter: Tony Alderman, Australian Federal Police
The Salisbury Poisonings: Policing a ‘’Black Swan’’ Crisis
(The 2022 Sir Richard Mayne Award Lecture)