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Claudia Cox is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK. She is currently studying for her PhD exploring the interpretation, implementation and impact of policy in relation to the policing of ethnic minority communities. Her research interests include the diversity of the police workforce, police culture, and trust and confidence in policing. Previous research has included an exploration into the lack of diversity in specialist policing units, particularly armed policing, with findings contributing to the reform of recruitment processes for Authorised Firearms Officers in several UK police forces.
Dr John Fox is a Senior Lecturer in Police Studies within the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He was awarded his MSc (with distinction) in Criminology and Criminal Justice by the University of Surrey, and his PhD in the discipline of Sociology also by University of Surrey with research concerning police investigative techniques and guidance, and homicide investigation in the UK and US. He is a former senior police officer and Head of Public Protection in a large police force. He is currently a member of the National Policing Childhood Death Working Group and has represented the Police Service on various government working parties and committees concerning child abuse and related issues. He was Lord Lamings police advisor and assessor on the Victoria Climbi Inquiry. He has conducted many multi-agency serious case reviews as Independent Lead Reviewer and has sat on four Local Safeguarding Children Boards. He is an Associate Trainer for the College of Policing in respect of child death investigation. His publications/research interests include: serious case reviews, multi-agency child death investigation, discretion in police investigation, police training and guidance.
Dr Dennis Gough is course leader for the Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice (DCrimJ) at the University of Portsmouth. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of Community Justice leading the University of Portsmouths work to provide the academic underpinning to probation officer training in London, the South of England and Wales. His Doctoral research was concerned with volunteer peer mentors in the penal voluntary sector.
Dr Anita Green D.Nursing, MA, BA (Hons), RCNT, RGN, RMN is Associate Director of Nurse Education for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Professor at the School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey. Her research interests include; dual diagnosis the service user experience; pre-registration care profession education; motivational interviewing; womens experience of substance misuse and mental health services.
John Grieve CBE, QPM, BA (Hons), MPhil, Hon DL is Professor Emeritus at London Metropolitan University. He is a former senior Scotland Yard detective and former head of CT Investigations and Senior National CT Coordinator. He has taught all over the world and written extensively on policing and criminal justice issues including leadership, intelligence, diversity, hate crime, crisis management and other counter terrorism issues.
Dr Nathan Hall is Associate Head (Academic) at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He has been researching and publishing in the field of hate crime for almost 20 years, and is a member of a number of national and local criminal justice hate crime independent advisory groups. He is currently working on the third edition of his monograph Hate Crime.
Zo Jackson has, since its inception in 2011 and as a founder member, been the Operations Manager at Aurora New Dawn, a charity based in the south-east of England, providing support to individuals who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual violence and/or stalking. Zo has worked in the domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking arena for over 15 years, including several years of frontline work with both high risk victims of domestic abuse, and with victims of sexual violence. Zo holds a Law degree (LLB) from the University of Bristol and a masters degree (MSc) in Criminology and Criminal Psychology from the University of Portsmouth. An experienced trainer and facilitator, with particular expertise in the effective assessment and management of risk in domestic abuse cases, Zo has trained a variety of professional groups. Her work is focused on the needs, experiences and safety of victims, both within the criminal justice system and beyond.
Lesley Laver is a Legal Psychologist, a teacher of Forensic Psychology, and a Registered Intermediary with the Ministry of Justice. She holds an MSc in Forensic Psychology, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and a Bachelor of Laws. She has worked with children, young people and vulnerable adults in a variety of contexts (including education, policing, courts and community settings) and her research seeks to improve equality and justice for vulnerable people in conflict with the law.
