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Institute of Criminology

 

Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Presents the

Cambridge International Conference on

Evidence-Based Policing

Monday 10 July - Wednesday 12 July

Selwyn College

Cambridge

THEME: Reforming the Police Through
Evidence and Science

 

 


Event Schedule:

 

 

MONDAY 10 JULY

5.00pm

Welcome and Introduction to the Cambridge MSt programme in Applied Criminology and Police Management

Dr Peter Neyroud CBE QPM, Director, Police Executive Programme, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

5.30pm

Keynote Address

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley: the Turnaround Plan

6.30pm

Close

 


 

TUESDAY 11 JULY

9.00am

Decision-making in policing

Chair: Dr Peter Neyroud

Presenter: Professor Jason Roach, University of Huddersfield 

9.45am

Improving the service to Victims

Chair: Chief Constable BJ Harrington

Presenters:

- Anna Hook, Essex Police

-Stacey Rothwell

10.30am

Break

11.00am

Applying evidence to better vetting and targeting misconduct

Chair: Dr Matt Bland

Presenters:

- Nick Dale CGI 

-Dr Sara Valdebenito

11.45am

Leadership, Management and organisational and individual health

Chair: Chief Constable Rachel Kearton 

Presenters:

- Professor Brendan Burchell, University of Cambridge

- Dr Jessica Miller: The association between job quality and the incidence of PTSD amongst police personnel 

12.45pm

Lunch

1.45pm

Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology

Chair: Heather Strang

Presenters:

- Professor Lawrence Sherman

- John Denley

3pm

Tracking Stop and Search with Body Worn Cameras

Chair: Dr Justice Tankebe

Presenters:

- Chief Inspector Greg Tansill, Dorset Police (Sir Richard Mayne award winner 2023)

- Superintendent Ron Lock, Hampshire Police

3.45pm

Break

4.15pm

Policing Hotspots of Violence

Chair: Professor Jerry Ratcliffe, Temple University, Philadelphia.

Presenters:

- ACC Colin MacFarlane, Greater Manchester Police

- Simon Rose, Cambridge Centre for Evidence Based Policing

5.00pm

Adjourn

 


 

WEDNESDAY 12 JULY

9.00am

Reforming the Gateway to the Criminal Justice system: new research on police-led diversion

Chair: Dr Alison Heydari, NPCC lead on Diversion

Presenters:

- Katie Harber and Dr Eleanor Neyroud TP London 

- Pathfinder Dr Matt Bland and Dr Barak Ariel 

- CARA Birmingham team 

- NCB – Dr Peter Neyroud

- RAND – Lucy Strang 

- Outcome 22 – Dr Peter Neyroud

Discussants:

- Dr Peter Neyroud

- Penelope Gibbs, Transform Justice

11.00am

Break

11.30am

Sir Robert Peel Medal presentation to Professor Jerry Ratcliffe

Presentation of the Peel Medal by Professor Manuel Eisner.

Sir Robert Peel Medal Lecture: Professor Jerry Ratcliffe    

Chair: Professor Manuel Eisner

Discussants:

- Professor Barak Ariel

- Sir Denis O’Connor

1.00pm

Lunch and Poster Session

2.00pm

 MSt and IoC Presenters

Chair: Dr Matt Bland

 - Mette Christensen (by recorded session)

- Emily Quin on her PhD re ‘copper’s nose’ 

- Philipp Dau: on his reanalysis of the Koper curve

- Rich Sinclair (City of London) on Romance Fraud  

 3.00pm 

 Operational research to support reform

 

Chair: Dr Paul W. Clarke, Metropolitan Police

 Presenters: Liz Ward, Geoff Barnes and Kent McFadzien, Met SIU

 

 3.45pm 

 Break 

 4.00pm 

 'Director's award' Lecture

Presenter: Jeff Sief  (PhD candidate)  

 4.30pm 

 Evidence-based Policing and Reform

Chair: Dr Peter Neyroud

The College of Policing and Reform of the Police

Presenter: Dr Nerys Thomas, College of Policing 

 5.00pm 

 Closing Remarks

Dr Peter Neyroud 

 6.30pm 

 27th Anniversary Dinner for the Cambridge Police Executive Programme, St John’s College (by reservation only) 

 

Date: 
Monday, 10 July, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30
Tuesday, 11 July, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30
Wednesday, 12 July, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30
Event location: 
Selwyn College, Grange Road, Cambridge