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Northern Police Research Webinar sisältö englanti
Northern Police Research Webinar
The international Northern Police Research Webinar presents recent research in the field of policing for researchers, practitioners and other interested parties in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The webinar is arranged approximately every three weeks. On this page you will find the webinar program and information about the topics and presenters.
There is a separate registration link for each day of the webinar series. Once you have signed up, you will receive a Teams link to the event.
The webinars will not be recorded.
The Police University College and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) are responsible for the practical arrangements of the webinar series.
Further information: [email protected]
Webinar program
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13:00–14:15 CET
Presenters: Nadine Dougall, Inga Heyman and Andy Tatnell, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
Dr Nadine Dougall is Professor of Mental Health & Data Science, Head of Health & Social Care Sciences and Lead for Early Career Researchers within the School of Health & Social Care. She is Co-Director of the Scottish Centre for Policing & Public Health (SCLEPH). SCLEPH has its academic base within the School of Health & Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University and strong links with the Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR). Nadine’s research interests are focused around suicide, vulnerability and agency response to suicidal behavior and mental health distress.
Dr Inga Hayman is an Associate Professor at Edinburg Napier University. She is a registered Adult and Mental Health Nurse and teacher with a clinical, educational and research career in Australia and Scotland spanning 41 years. She is Co-Director of the Scottish collaboration for policing and public Health (SCLEPH). SCLEPH is an international academic and practice collaboration with key external stakeholders including Police Scotland, people and communities with experience of the police/health intersect, The Mental Health Foundation Scotland, the Global Law Enforcement & Public Health Association (GLEPHA), and the Centre for Law Enforcement and Public Health (CLEPH, Melbourne, Australia) amongst others. SCLEPH has its academic base within the School of Health & Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University and has strong links with the Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR).
Dr Andy Tatnell retired from Police Scotland at the rank of Superintendent in 2014 after 30 years police service. Since then, he has completed his PhD with the University of the West of Scotland and undertaken a number of Research Assistant roles supporting principal researchers with policing related academic research studies. These have included exploring the influence of organisational and occupational culture on the co-location of public agencies within the Scottish Crime Campus; the impact of Police Reform in Scotland on the role of Divisional Commanders and Departmental Heads; Policing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Scotland; and most recently, how cross-service collaboration between ambulance, fire, and policing services can improve community safety and wellbeing. Andy’s work has been recognised by SIPR with his appointment as a SIPR Associate.
12:00–13:15 CET
Presenter: Shane Mac Giollabhuí, Ulster University, Ireland
Shane Mac Giollabhuí is a Lecturer in Criminology at Ulster University, Belfast, in Northern Ireland. His research and teaching focuses on the culture and organization of liberation movements, political parties, and police forces. His research has been published in journals across the social sciences, including African Affairs, Democratization, Party Politics, The British Journal of Criminology, Qualitative Research, and in peer-reviewed books and edited volumes from Palgrave and Routledge.
12:00–13.15 CET
Presenters: Marianne Mela and Jarmo Houtsonen, Police University College, Finland
Marianne Mela, MSocSc, is a Researcher at the Police University College and a PhD student at the Helsinki University. Her current research focuses on police response on domestic violence. Previously she has worked in projects focusing on domestic violence, vulnerable individuals, and societal resilience. She has 16 years of experience as a police officer.
Jarmo Houtsonen, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the Police University College. His current research deals with domestic violence and digital violence against women. He has been involved in several national and international research and innovation projects funded by European Commission, NordForsk and the Academy of Finland.
12:00–13:15 CEST
Presenters: Guðmundur Oddsson and Andrew Paul Hill, University of Akureyri, Iceland, and Thoroddur Bjarnason, University of Iceland and University of Akureyri, Iceland
Guðmundur Oddsson is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Akureyri. His research focuses on social control, deviance, and class inequality, particularly the subjective dimensions of class. He has published in journals such as Acta Sociologica, Current Sociology, and The Sociological Quarterly and is the lead author of a chapter in The Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives on Police Education and Recruitment published by Routledge in 2020.
Andrew Paul Hill is Assistant Professor of Police Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Akureyri. His research interests include police education, ethical police practice, equality and diversity in the workplace, and adult dyslexia in the professions. His publications include an article arguing for police and probation officers to complete an extended period in Higher Education as preparation for practice. He co-authored a chapter in The Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives on Police Education and Recruitment published by Routledge in 2020.
Thoroddur Bjarnason is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics at the University of Iceland and Research Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Akureyri. His research primarily focuses on rural issues and regional development, and his recent publications include articles on social mobility and tolerance published in Ethnic and Racial Studies (2019) and Population, Space and Place (2020, 2021), school bullying, sexual orientation and adolescent migration intentions in Culture, Health and Sexuality (2020) and Population, Space and Place (2021) and book chapters on the myth of the immobile rural (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) and changing ruralities in Icelandic cinema (Routledge, 2021).
12:00–13:15 CEST
Presenter: Gunnar Thomassen, Norwegian Police University College, Norway
Gunnar Thomassen is a Political Scientist and Associate Professor at the Police University College in Oslo. His research topics include police accountability, trust in the police, and police corruption. He is currently working on a project about corruption in a Nordic context commissioned by the Norwegian Police Directorate (POD).
12:00–13:15 CEST
Presenter: Erik Borglund, Mid University and Umeå University, Sweden
Erik Borglund is Professor in Archives and information science at Mid University and Visiting Professor at the Police Education Unit, Umeå University. He has 20 years of experience as a sworn police officer, of which 7 years in the Swedish Police counter terrorism unit. Erik has extensive experience of tactics and weapons training as well as education. Since 2004, he has been researching information management and the use of information technology in police practice.
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