Northern Police Research Webinar

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Arian Rostami, Umeå University

Following the #MeToo movement and a Facebook campaign known as #Nödvärn (self-defense), sexual and gender-based harassment in the context of Swedish police work has received increased attention. In this presentation, Arian Rostami presents an overview of a study aimed at investigating the occurrence of sexual and gender-based harassment, the common types of harassment, and the organizational factors that Swedish police officers perceive to be enabling the occurrence of such harassment in the police work environment.

Registration form for the webinar on 24 January 2025Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenters: Guðmundur Oddsson, University of Akureyri & Margrét Valdimarsdóttir, University of Iceland

Iceland is one of five Western countries where police do not carry firearms. In 2022, however, the Minister of Justice sidestepped parliamentary procedure to allow officers to carry Tasers. This intensified the debate over police use of force – the highest level of which is firearms use. It also raises the question of what Icelandic police students think about the possibility of officers carrying firearms.

This study examines police students’ attitudes towards routine police armament using panel data for incoming and graduating students from the University of Akureyri from 2019–2024. Few incoming and graduating students (15% and 11%) favour armament. Findings for a paired sample show a significant shift over the two-year studies, with many initial supporters becoming opponents by graduation. Trends across cohorts show support declining from 2019 but increasing in 2024, reflecting potential influences from recent policy changes and public and political discourse. Multinomial regression reveals that men, conservatives, and students with extra-legal attitudes towards police work are more likely to favour routine armament, although the effects of these factors diminish by graduation.

Registration form for the webinar on 7 March 2025Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Liz Aston, Edinburgh Napier University & Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

In this webinar Liz Aston presents findings from the INTERACT project, a UK based mixed-methods study of the use of technology in interactions between the police and public. The study considered recent shifts towards technologically-mediated contact (Wells et al., 2023), to explore whether, and how, police organisations can pursue their aims of providing a procedurally just experience for users, and build legitimacy with various publics, whilst fundamentally changing the nature and form of police contact. In this webinar Liz Aston presents data from focus groups and interviews with members of the public in urban and rural case study areas and with deaf British Sign Language users and autistic individuals. Their views and experiences are of particular interest, given pre-existing low levels of trust and confidence in the police and varying communication needs. The presentation reflects on the concerns and desires of participants, and on how accessibility and inclusion feature in police decision making for new technologies. It explores how the public feel about the different ways the police can be seen and contacted, and concludes by discussing implications for policing policy and practice in the UK and beyond.

Registration form for the webinar on 28 March 2025Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CEST

Presenters: Matt Bowden, Technological University Dublin & Killian Cullen, Technological University Dublin & Anna Matczak, Hague University of Applied Sciences

Writers on criminology and Anthropocene as the ‘human epoch’ have called for a re-imagining of criminology in its wake. There are many new risks that the Anthropocene poses: two sources we should focus on are – climate change and technological change; the former as raising questions of how police provide security in the context of major natural phenomenon and emergencies including pandemics; and the second are the human-made harms from digital change driving the role of social media in changing forms of protest alongside how misinformation and disinformation create new contexts for policing in democratic societies.

This lecture presents initial findings from a study of police officers’ accounts of policing the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. The research shows the perception of a changing role of everyday policing to work in other spheres of governing, e.g. public health; the lack of preparedness and training for newly emerging harms; the implications for police discretion in the context of the ‘infodemic’; and the cultural and practical readiness for security threats and harms synonymous with the Anthropocene. The presentation concludes by considering these findings in how they challenge the governance of policing; the widening harmscapes; and reflects on the concept of Anthropocentric policing. We consider the concept of police habitus, as embodied cultural capital which drives policing practice and how police officers and organisations are changing, or not, to fit these new challenges.

Registration form for the webinar on 11 April 2025Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CEST

Presenter: Jonny Byrne, Ulster University

The role of the Independent Reviewer of Justice & Security is set out within the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. The Reviewer plays a key role in providing confidence that the powers are being closely scrutinised and used proportionately by the policing and legal system. In this talk, Jonny Byrne will describe some of the challenges associated with this type of role in a post-conflict society.

The Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements provides assurances around the role of security services in Northern Ireland and their interactions with the PSNI.

Registration form for the webinar on 30 May 2025Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 (CET)

Presenters: Finnborg S. Steinþórsdóttir & Gyða M. Pétursdóttir, University of Iceland

The research draws on a whole population survey data collected within the Icelandic police in 2022. Preliminary findings show high rates of gender-based harassment among women, especially those who work as police officers. Moreover, men are more likely to hold negative attitudes towards equality and improved position of women in the police. We conclude that current equality objectives of increasing women’s representation are ambivalent, as the police environment aims to push women back out again. To counter this, attention should be directed towards promoting an inclusive work environment for all members of the police.

Registration form for the webinar on 13 September 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 (CET)

Presenter: Sarah Pedersen, Robert Gordon University, Scotland & Queen Mary University of London & University of Canberra, Australia

COVID-19 exacerbated challenges that already existed in the policing of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in remote and rural northern Scotland. Victims’ direct access to the police and third-sector organisations was impeded by social distancing while the pandemic exacerbated extant issues relating to staffing, particularly in relation to female police officers. On the positive side, the flexibility that already characterised rural and remote policing continued, and police officers and third-sector organisations worked together to support victims. The move to videoconferencing was hailed as a positive move in an area where travel to meetings or court can be difficult and expensive. A lack of training for officers with no specific GBV role was identified as particularly problematic during the pandemic when officers on the ground in rural and remote Scotland had to take over work usually undertaken by specialist task forces.

Registration form for the webinar on 27 September 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 (CET)

Presenter: Arian Rostami, Umeå University, Sweden

Following the #MeToo movement and a Facebook campaign known as #Nödvärn (self-defense), sexual and gender-based harassment in the context of Swedish police work has received increased attention. In this presentation, Arian Rostami presents an overview of a study aimed at investigating the occurrence of sexual and gender-based harassment, the common types of harassment, and the organizational factors that Swedish police officers perceive to be enabling the occurrence of such harassment in the police work environment.

Registration form for the webinar on 11 October 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 (CET)

Presenter: Brendan Coyle, Ulster University

The study delves into the pivotal role that police encounters play in shaping the experiences of 18- to 25-year-olds who come into contact with the criminal justice system. The study is anchored in an analysis of in-depth narrative interviews with young adults, predominantly young men, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their accounts unveil the latent risks of police approaches that may pivot on the ‘age and/or lack of maturity’ of young adults.

Introducing the concept of ‘sheriff syndrome’, the research sheds light on the detrimental effects of entrenched, antecedent expectations regarding the behaviours, attitudes and (in)capacity for change of those over the age of 18 years. Participants’ accounts underscore the need for interactions that recognise and protect subjective elements of maturity, while cultivating opportunities for open, respectful and bidirectional communication between suspect populations of young adults and the police.

Registration form for the webinar on 25 October 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 (CET)

Presenters: Andrew Lacey, An Garda Siochana (Irish Police), Alan Cusack & Bláithín O’Shea, University of Limerick, Ireland

In 2009, a landmark report published by the Mental Health Commission and An Garda Síochána, proposed the introduction in Ireland of a health-led response to individuals with acute mental health crises. Fifteen years later, this recommendation finally looks set to be realised in the guise of a Community Access Support Teams (CAST) programme which will be launched, on a pilot basis, in October 2024. Inspired by the success of similar co-response models globally, the CAST programme will, according to the Minister for Justice, be comprised of “specialist uniformed units who will work jointly with health professionals to provide a rapid and integrated 24/7 response to people with mental health issues”.

In anticipation of the launch of this innovative health-led, collaborative policing programme, this presentation surveys Ireland’s existing policing apparatus in the context of addressing the needs of individuals with mental health crises and provides an overview of the features of the new CAST programme and its significant potential to more meaningfully vindicate the rights of some of the most vulnerable members of Irish society.

Registration form for the webinar on 15 November 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12.00–13.15 (CET)

Presenter: Matti Vuorensyrjä, Police University College of Finland

The rate of growth of labor productivity is much lower in criminal investigation and in surveillance and emergency operations than in permits and licenses services of the police. Why? Why police agencies keep on struggling with constrained budgets, even when appropriations are growing? Why is it that reform programs involving budget cuts and downsizing so often result in deteriorating quality of services in law enforcement, especially in terms of accessibility? Why is it that the staffs working in the legacy duties of the police tend to suffer from time pressure and from the associated symptoms of stress and burnout? In the current study we review and further analyze some of the wide-ranging implications of the cost disease theory.

Registration form for the webinar on 29 November 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12.00–13.15 (CET)

Presenter: Morten Holmboe, Norwegian Police University College, Norway

Different perceptions and experiences of the duty of confidentiality, the right to provide information, and mandatory reporting may pose significant challenges. MANREPORT-IPV is a cross-professional study examining service providers’ mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence (IPV). 

IPV is a serious public health problem, even in Norway. Evidence reveals that in majority of intimate partner homicides, the perpetrator or the victim has been in contact with service providers previous to the homicide. This finding indicates a potential for prevention. 
Service providers, including police and health personnel, have a duty of confidentiality. People expect confidentiality and not the forwarding of personal information, unless a consent has been given. 

However, service providers may have a duty of mandatory reporting when receiving information with potential to prevent serious criminal acts. The threshold is if it appears certain or most likely to the service provider that such an act will be committed. The duty to avert such a serious crime applies regardless of any duty of confidentiality. 

There are strong feelings and opinions regarding mandatory reporting of IPV. However, the empirical knowledge is scarce. The aim of the study is to investigate what experiences, awareness, and attitudes do professionals and IPV help-seekers have concerning mandatory reporting of IPV. 

Throughout the study, we will examine the prevalence of information about mandatory reporting or the lack thereof in judgments and other juridical sources. We will analyse service providers’ experiences with and attitudes to mandatory reporting, and seek to clarify the content of the law, e.g. the threshold for mandatory reporting. In addition, we will analyse and compare data from doctors, nurses, domestic violence shelter workers, child protective services, psychologists, and the police. Similarly, we will collect and analyse data from IPV perpetrators and victims. 

Studying these data enables us to analyse horizontal and vertical interactions between and among service providers, and between help-seekers and service providers. The project will contribute to innovation by providing knowledge about facilitators and barriers to mandatory reporting of IPV, thus building a foundation for more evidence-based recommendations for service providers regarding mandatory reporting, and preventing IPV.

Registration form for the webinar on 13 December 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenters: Brita Bjørkelo, Norwegian Police University College & Tale Røijen Størdal, Politihøgskolen & Finnborg Salome Steinþórsdóttir, University of Iceland & Gyða Margrét Pétursdóttir, Háskóli Íslands & Laufey Axelsdóttir, University of Iceland & Silje Lundgren, Linköping University & Malin Wieslander, Linköping University

How sexual harassment (SH) is understood and intervened against in the police? SH is an intersectional phenomenon. Different forms of social inequality, oppression and discrimination interact in it and potentially hinder the development of a safe, inclusive and sustainable working life for police employees and others.  Sexual harassment is approached in UISH from three perspectives: (1) bystanders, (2) harassed/exposed, and (3) harassers.

The ‘bystander perspective’ (1) build upon the fact that most cases of SH (e.g., slurs, humour, and verbal comments) occur in a work group. The ‘harassed and exposed perspective’ (2) is based on already existing studies documenting intersectional differences (e.g., gender) in perceived and actual acts of SH within the police. UISH aims at developing “in-group forum” initiative to prevent and intervene against SH as well as mapping practices of receptivity and resistance to SH initiatives. The ‘perpetrator perspective’ (3) covers those who harass and expose others to harassment, as well as the human and structural factors enabling harassment and placing different levels of risk based on for instance age, gender, race, sexual orientation, and position on different employees in the police. Designing research with ‘perpetrator perspective’ is methodologically challenging.

The presentation is an introduction to the UISH project and the related work packages.

Registration form for the webinar on 19 January 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Ólafur Örn Bragason, University of Iceland, University of Akureyri, the Centre for Police Training and Professional Development, National Police Commissioner of Iceland

At the focus is the preparation of police education reform in Iceland, i.e. closing the National Police Academy in 2016 and introducing a new two-year diploma, and the effects of this reform. Initial findings from a historical discourse analysis on policy documents leading to this reform will be presented.

In Iceland, the police basic education was upgraded to the university level in 2016. The reform reflects recent changes in many countries where police education has been transformed from special training schools run by the police to university degrees. The reform was underpinned by reports from two working groups formed by the Ministry of the Interior in 2014 and 2015 and two legal texts from 2016. The main research questions are: What characterizes the discourse of police education reform in Icelandic policy documents? What are the discourse’s main legitimating principles, tensions, and contradictions? The analysis followed a six-step approach.

We identified two contrasting legitimating principles in the discourse: the validation of police competence through a university diploma versus policing as a unique public-sector profession. There is a discontinuity in both social structures and practices, leading to a new approach to knowledge development via research and university education. This shift has produced uncertainty. It also illustrates the tensions that can occur when traditional vocational training is transformed into university programs. Our findings resonate with other occupations seeking professional status, but having a strong tradition of control over their own basic training and knowledge bases.

Registration form for the webinar on 9 February 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13.15 CET

Presenter: Ben Collier, University of Edinburgh

Influence policing is an emerging phenomenon: the use of digital targeted ‘nudge’ communications campaigns by police forces and law enforcement agencies to directly achieve strategic policing outcomes. While scholarship, civil society, and journalism have focused on political influence and targeting (often by malicious actors), there has been next to no research on the use of these influence techniques and technologies by governments for preventative law enforcement. With grant funding from SIPR and support from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR), we have studied how this novel mode of police practice is developing through an in-depth study of Police Scotland’s strategic communications unit and a wider systematic overview of these campaigns across the UK.

Registration form for the webinar on 1 March 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenters: Shane MacGiollabhui, Ulster University & Maurice Mulvenna, Ulster University & Raymond Bond, Ulster University & Callum Craig, Trinity College Dublin

The project examines how, and under what conditions, the Police Service of Northern Ireland uses forensic services in a way that leads to more effective, and efficient, investigations into criminal offences. In this presentation, we provide an overview of the projects design, research questions, and a preliminary examination of the data. The research team includes formal cooperation from the PSNI, as well as the Department of Justice NI, and the Strategic Investment Board of NI.

Registration form for the webinar on 12 April 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Cian Ó Concubhair, Maynooth University

Over the past decade, a citizens’ assembly model has been developed and deployed by the Irish Government to address a number of contentious and/or complex legal and policy questions. In October 2023, Ireland completed its most recent experiment with policy development by way of deliberative democracy. This time, the agenda was drug policy.

The role of policing in the perpetration of the Irish state’s own five-decade-long ‘war on drugs’ was, inevitably, a point of discussion for the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. Unfortunately, despite the central role of policing in Irish drug policy, the Assembly’s focus of attention to the question was fleeting.

This presentation outlines the Assembly’s treatment of policing and the contributions of senior officers from Ireland’s national police force, An Garda Síochána, to the process. The presentation then offers some reflections on why the Assembly gave such an impoverished assessment of drugs policing in Ireland, including the dearth of evidence and research on the topic.

Registration form for the webinar on 3 May 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Malin Eriksson, Umeå university

The police play a crucial role in establishing security in a society, and as such contributing to social sustainable communities. This responsibility is fundamental but comes with challenges, particularly in terms of building relationships and gaining trust from the public, not least in areas considered as vulnerable. Social capital provides insights into overcoming these challenges. This presentation provides an overview of the concept of social capital and its relevance for community policing and social sustainability. The seminar concludes with a discussion on how community policing can contribute to strengthening social capital in local communities.

Registration form for the webinar on 24 May 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenters: Vesa Muttilainen & Terhi Kankaanranta, Police University College, Finland

Based on the data collected via an electronic survey, the state of economic crime investigation in Finland from various perspectives will be reviewed. A questionnaire will be sent to persons who perform economic crime investigations in the Finnish police. Topics such as e.g. the investigation process and its organization, co-operation between the police and other authorities and involved parties as well as the police staff’s training needs are addressed. The previous such surveys were carried out in 2011 and 2015. In our presentation we will describe the main results of the latest survey, and compare the results to the previous studies. Besides these, we present police statistics on the development of new, open and closed economic crime cases in the longer run.

Registration form for the webinar on 14 June 2024Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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.

Registration form for the webinar on 17 February 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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.

Registration form for the webinar on 8 March 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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.

Registration form for the webinar on 30 March 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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).

Registration form for the webinar on 20 April 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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).

Registration form for the webinar on 19 May 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

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.

Registration form for the webinar on 8 June 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CEST

Presenter: Vesa Huotari, Police University College, Finland

Vesa Huotari, PhD (education) is a senior researcher at Police University College. In his career at the Police University College he has tackled a wide range of research topics from police education, leadership, equality, evaluation of effectiveness, innovations, to technology. While he all but abhor empiricist approaches, whether quantitative or qualitative, he is most at home with questions that relate to philosophical, methodological and theoretical dimensions in research.

Registration form for the webinar on 31 August 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CEST

Presenter: Maja Feng Mikalsen, Norwegian Police University College, and Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway

Maja Feng Mikalsen is a Sociologist, a PhD candidate at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo, and an externally funded PhD candidate at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo. Her research topics are crime prevention, (online) grooming, social inequality, diversity and inclusion, and discrimination. She is currently working on her PhD project: ‘Grooming: phenomenon and holistic consequences’, funded by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (JD) / the National Police Directorate (POD).

Registration form for the webinar on 22 September 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CEST

Presenter: Rannveig Þórisdóttir, National Police Commissioner of Iceland

Rannveig Thorisdottir is a division manager at the National Police Commissioner of Iceland amongst other in charge of IT, statistical analysis and research. She is also an adjunct at the University of Iceland. She holds a MA in Sociology for the University of Iceland and is currently a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Iceland focusing on Police Legitimacy. Her research focus has mainly been on victimization surveys, for example trust in the police, fear of crime and protective measures. She has also worked with official data, mostly police data and has taken part in the European sourcebook publication. Most of her work has been in the field of criminology publishing in journals such as Nordisk Samarbeidsråd for Kriminologi, and YOUNG.

Registration form for the webinar on 13 October 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:30 CEST

Presenters: Lorna Dennison-Wilkins, University of Dundee and Surrey and Sussex Police & Jon Rees, CEFAS – Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Scotland

Dr Lorna Dennison Wilkins, Police Search Advisor at Sussex Police with PhD (Dundee University) and BSc (Hons) in Criminology, began the ‘Body Recovery from Water Study’ in 2008. She collected and analysed data on deceased human bodies in inland water, did supplementary experimentation, and learned about factors affecting body movement and location which support search parameters more effectively and increase the chances of successful search operations and associated investigations. Lorna uses the knowledge gained through her research and network of interested parties for the benefit of missing person and crime investigations.

Jon Rees, Principal Physical Oceanographer at CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) with degrees from Warwick, Southampton, and UEA, is part of CEFAS’s Emergency response team giving advice to government departments on the fate and impact of oil and chemical spills around the UK. He has further developed the tools to predict the fate of missing persons in the marine environment and conversely, the potential entry point into the sea of missing persons found along the coastline. These predictions enable the police to use their resources in an effective and efficient manner to recover/identify the Missing Persons.

Registration form for the webinar on 27 October 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:30 CET

Presenter: Mikael Emsing, Umea University, Sweden

Mikael Emsing, PhD in Medical Sciences with an orientation towards public health and epidemiology, MSc. in pedagogy, and also trained at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden where he studied Afro/jazz music. He is currently working as a teacher at the Unit for Police Education where he teaches at the basic police training programme, and at the bachelor's and master's programmes. He is also active as a musician, albeit not professionally, but in his own trio New Orbits. His current research projects relate to the propensity to report intimate partner violence, and the stress and mental health among Colombian police recruits.

Registration form for the webinar on 17 November 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenter: Ciara Aucoin Delloue

Ciara Aucoin Delloue was a PhD researcher in the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University from 2019–2023 as a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow. Her research was on the public order policing practices of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). She completed her PhD viva (external examiner Prof. Tim Newburn) in June 2023 and is currently working on papers for publication. She currently works as a consultant on an international research project funded by the EU and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

Registration form for the webinar on 1 December 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab

12:00–13:15 CET

Presenters: Ian D. Marder, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology and Deputy Director of the Maynooth Centre for Criminology Research & Yvonne Daly, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland

Ian Marder is Assistant Professor in Criminology at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology and Deputy Director of the Maynooth Centre for Criminology Research. His work focuses on criminal justice reform, and includes policymaking and practice development, in addition to research. His work in restorative justice and restorative practices involves engaging with all stages of the criminal justice process. In the policing context, he has conducted research on the police’s facilitation of restorative justice processes, the use of restorative practices to build police-community relations, and public attitudes towards restorative policing.

Yvonne Daly is Professor of Criminal Law and Evidence in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. She is an expert on criminal evidence and procedure, with a specific research focus on effective criminal defence and the legal regulation of criminal investigations. She is committed to research with real-world impact and her work on access to legal assistance in police custody, on the right to silence, and on the consequences of improperly obtained evidence has been foundational in the creation of training for police station lawyers. She has published widely on criminal evidence and procedure, and in 2023 she published Criminal Defence Representation at Garda Stations (Bloomsbury Professional), a first-of-its-kind study which she undertook with her late colleague Dr Vicky Conway.

Registration form for the webinar on 15 December 2023Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab