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Articles by: Simon Holdaway

Examining the evidence: Thinking about Evidence-Based Policing (EBP)

1st December 2016

Simon Holdaway - Professor of Criminology, Nottingham Trent University

OPINION: Evidence-based policing (EBP) is an idea that has been received with enthusiasm among both academics and police officers. But too narrow a definition of EBP could mean missing a huge range of important research. Prof. Simon Holdaway of Nottingham Trent University makes the case for a wider and deeper look at the evidence.

Policing 2016: Needing to learn some lessons from the past

4th January 2016

Simon Holdaway - Professor of Criminology, Nottingham Trent University

ANALYSIS: Simon Holdaway, Professor of Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, argues that chief officers of today are overlooking well-researched lessons from previous years

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Simon Holdaway, Professor of Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Sociology at the University of Sheffield and part-time Professor of Criminology, NTU, School of Social Sciences left school aged 16 with minimal qualifications. He joined the Metropolitan Police Cadet Force and served subsequently as a constable and, then, sergeant, for eleven years. Simon’s doctorate was the first ever covert, empirical study of policing in the UK. He documented uniquely a concept fundamental to academic research about the police. Apart from his research about police culture he has also written books and many academic papers about aspects of race relations within constabularies. His work has informed national policies; public inquiries into policing; key industrial tribunal cases involving minority ethnic officers; the work of Black Police Associations across the UK; and police forces in Europe and North American.