Meet the team

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Leadership Team

Dr Nick Caveney, Chair

Chief Superintendent at Hertfordshire Constabulary. Chairs the Centre partnership, including the Steering Group and the Membership Group of the 24 police agency partners.

Dr Emma Williams , Academic Director

Works closely with the Chair and leadership team to lead the Centre. Emma's research interests are around police professionalisation, police education, sexual violence and access to justice

Dr Elke Loeffler, Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships

Works closely with the Chair and as part of the Leadership team to lead the Centre. Research interests include partnership working, citizen co-production, innovation and resilience.

Jennifer Norman, Director of Policing Organisation and Practice

Senior Lecturer in Policing. Leads all the policing degrees work, including Police Constable Degree Apprenticeships and Degree Holder Entry Programme. Research interests are police professionalism and the role of police education with a focus on understanding how knowledge meets practice.

Dr Nicky Miller, Director of Knowledge into Practice

Works closely with the Chair and as part of the Leadership team to lead the Centre. Research interests are around evidence-based policing with a particular focus on police-academic collaborations, the translation and mobilisation of policing-relevant research into practice, as well as building the ‘what works’ evidence base in policing.

Dr Paul Walley, Director of Learning

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management. Responsible for all non-accredited learning, and also the Postgraduate Certificate and PhDs. Research on demand management in policing and in health services.

Support Team

Anita Aldridge, Project Manager

Project Manager. Manages Centre projects and oversees the research project portfolio.

Sarah Armstrong-Hallam, Senior Manager, Operations and Senior Project Manager, Operation Soteria Bluestone

Senior Manager, Operations and Senior Project Manager, Operation Soteria Bluestone.

Adele Peters, Personal Assistant

PA to the Director of Policing Organisation and Practice (POP).

Natalie Rankin, Team Secretary

Team Secretary. Involved in running the Centre office.

Tina Ruggles, Team Secretary

Team Secretary. Involved in running the Centre office, has a particular focus on the Membership Group, the Centre’s research projects and conference activity.

Ria Williams, Project Manager

Project Manager for Operation Soteria Bluestone.

Academic Staff

Kendal Phillips, Lecturer in Policing Organisation and Practice

Dr Rachel Ward, Senior Practitioner Fellow

Mark Welton, Lecturer in Policing Organisation and Practice

News

2023 Annual Report

This annual report features a selection of the work undertaken across 2023 which we consider to be highly relevant for the current policing environment.

15th May 2024