Alan Martin

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Career pathway: Recognising and accrediting cyber digital skills boosts retention

10th March 2020

DI Alan Martin, Senior Project Advisor, Cyber Digital Career Pathways Team

Analysis: Until recently, cyber digital skills vital for police investigations were not formally recognised. The Institute of Cyber Digital Investigation Professionals (ICDIP) aims to change that. Senior Project Advisor Detective Inspector Alan Martin and Cyber Digital Career Pathways Project Team Leader Fiona Paterson explain the importance of the ICDIP in recognising the specialist knowledge, skills and professional status of those involved in cyber and digital investigations.

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Alan Martin
Senior Project Advisor

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Alan has recently joined the Cyber Digital Career Pathways team, having been seconded from Merseyside Police Alan has over 20 years’ experience in policing, most of that having been spent within the Criminal Investigations Department. He has worked in areas such as Murder investigations, Reactive CID, Covert Target Operations, Acquisitive Crime, Domestic Violence, Child Protection, Professional Standards and most recently the Anti – Corruption Unit. Alan has also worked on a number of large scale national and cross border investigations involving drugs and firearms. He has received a number of awards and commendations for his work. Alan is also a National Drugs Expert Witness and is a member of the Drugs Expert Witness Valuers Association, having provided both written evidence and court testimony in a vast amount of Crown court trials.