Dr Sarah Charman is Professor of Criminology in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice and Senior Associate Fellow at the Police Foundation. Sarah has researched and published widely on the sociology of policing and the policing organisation, most notably on policing cultures, police leadership, police recruits and pandemic policing. Her current research focuses on the areas of police wellbeing and police retention.

In this episode, we discuss her research on recruits, women in policing, and police leavers. We also talk about policing the COVID-19 pandemic, defunding the police, and advice for aspiring researchers and the police.