Cambridge Institute of Criminology Podcast

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Peter Neyroud served as a police officer in Hampshire, West Mercia, Thames Valley (as Chief Constable) and the National Policing Improvement Agency (as CEO). He has been a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Council, Parole Board, National Policing Board and National Criminal Justice Board. Before retiring from the police in 2010, he completed a “fundamental review of Police Leadership and Training” for the Home Secretary, which was published in April 2011 and proposed radical change to the training and development of police officers and the establishment of a new professional body for policing. As a PhD student, he has been managing a major research programme at Cambridge University into Crime Harm and a randomised control trial in Birmingham. He is also a widely published author of books, articles and papers on policing, Editor of the Oxford Journal of Policing and Associate Editor of the Springer Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He is a Visiting Professor at Chester University. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2004 and a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2011.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Lawrence W. Sherman was elected Wolfson Professor of Criminology of the University of Cambridge in 2006. As Greenfield Professor of Human Relations at the University of Pennsylvania from 1999-2007, he was appointed the first Director of Cambridge University’s Jerry Lee Center of Criminology and first Chair of its Department of Criminology. Prior to that, he was Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland and an associate professor in the University at Albany’s School of Criminal Justice.

His research interests are in the fields of crime prevention, evidence-based policy, restorative justice, police practices and experimental criminology. He has conducted field experiments, for example, on finding more effective ways to reduce homicide, gun violence, domestic violence, robbery, burglary, and other crime problems, in collaboration with such agencies as the Metropolitan, Northumbria and Thames Valley Police, London’s Crown Courts, HM Prisons, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales, and the National Probation Service. Since 1995, he has been co-directing a program of prospective longitudinal experiments in restorative justice involving some 2500 offenders and 2000 crime victims. Since 2005, he has been developing new tools for predicting murder among offenders on probation and parole in Philadelphia, as well as randomized trials of intensive services among highest-risk offenders.

He has served in many professional offices. He has been president of the American Society of Criminology, the International Society of Criminology, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He has worked on several projects of the (US) National Academy of Sciences, and as a consultant to the FBI, the (UK) Home Office and Youth Justice Board, the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the (US) National Institute of Justice, the New York City Police Department, the National Police Agency of Japan, the Korean Institute of Criminology, the Justice Ministry of Lower Saxony, and many other agencies. He is a member of the steering committee of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, and a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

In recognition of his work, he has received the American Society of Criminology's Sutherland Award, the Academy of Experimental Criminology’s McCord Award, the American Sociological Association’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Crime, Law and Deviance, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ Bruce Smith Jr. Award. He has also been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. In 2011 he was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce .

Professor Sherman is also the founding co-chair of the International Jury for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology.

Peter Neyroud served as a police officer in Hampshire, West Mercia, Thames Valley (as Chief Constable) and the National Policing Improvement Agency (as CEO). He has been a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Council, Parole Board, National Policing Board and National Criminal Justice Board. Before retiring from the police in 2010, he completed a “fundamental review of Police Leadership and Training” for the Home Secretary, which was published in April 2011 and proposed radical change to the training and development of police officers and the establishment of a new professional body for policing. As a PhD student, he has been managing a major research programme at Cambridge University into Crime Harm and a randomised control trial in Birmingham. He is also a widely published author of books, articles and papers on policing, Editor of the Oxford Journal of Policing and Associate Editor of the Springer Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He is a Visiting Professor at Chester University. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2004 and a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2011.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Daniel E. Ortega is Senior Research Economist at CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and associate professor at IESA Business School in Caracas. His research has broadly been in the area of microeconomics of development, with a recent focus on social experimentation and impact evaluation of literacy, education and anti-crime interventions. He is coordinator of CAF’s research program on citizen security. His research has been published in peer reviewed scholarly journals and he has been part of the team producing CAF’s annual flagship report since 2006. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Barak Ariel teaches on the Police Executive Programme at Cambridge University. Barak is also the Jerry Lee Fellow in Experimental Criminology, and is involved in several field experiments on police tactics in partnership with forces in the UK and abroad, including hotspot policing, restorative justice, use of cameras in police operations, informal crime control, and tax compliance.

Mark Newton is a senior Police officer serving with the British Transport Police. His current role is that of Area Commander, delivering a policing service to the London Underground. Under his leadership, crime on the London Underground has reduced to its lowest ever recorded level. An experienced policing leader with over 30 years experience in Hertfordshire Constabulary and the British Transport Police. Mark has leadership experience in major crime, covert policing, critical incident management and stakeholder relationship.

Mark was one of the British Transport Police silver commanders during the 7/7 bombings. Mark currently leads a pan London partnership between the BTP, the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London aiming at reducing theft of passenger property by 10%. Current reductions are 14%.

Mark is well known at director level within most of the south east train operating company boards as well as executive level within Transport for London. Mark is currently close to completing his MBA with the University of Bedfordshire. Mark is the media lead for the British Transport Police for the 2012 London Olympics.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

David Weisburd is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and Director of its Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy. Professor Weisburd is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He is a member of a number of prestigious international committees including the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Office of Justice Programs, the Campbell Crime and Justice Group (as Chair); and the Committee on Crime, Law and Justice of the National Research Council (NAS). He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Police Foundation in Washington DC, and chairs its Research Advisory Committee. Professor Weisburd is the recipient of the Joan McCord Award from the Academy of Experimental Criminology, and the Klachky Family Award for the Advancement of the Frontiers of Science from the Hebrew University. He received the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his research on policing and crime “hot spots.” He is author or editor of 20 books and more than 100 scientific articles. He is founding editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Bernard Hogan-Howe was born in Sheffield. He has an MA in Law from Oxford University, a diploma in Applied Criminology and was awarded an MBA in Business Administration from Sheffield University. He has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal.

After four years working in the health service, he joined South Yorkshire Police aged 22. He worked across the South Yorkshire area in uniform, CID, traffic and personnel. During this time he policed Doncaster’s mining community during the miners’ strikes.

In 1997, he joined Merseyside Police as ACC Community Affairs before taking responsibility for Area Operations in 1999. He was Gold Commander during the national Petrol Disputes of 2000/2001.

Mr Hogan-Howe joined the Metropolitan Police Service as Assistant Commissioner in July 2001, with responsibility for Human Resources. During this time he helped the Metropolitan Police to attain 20% growth, reaching 30,000 officers, the largest ever in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

He re-joined Merseyside Police in 2004 on appointment to Chief Constable, where he introduced the force Total Policing model focussing on crime, victims and professionalism. This approach led to crime reducing by a third, a 26% reduction in anti-social behaviour and the highest level of criminal asset recovery outside of London (more than £20 million over 3 years).

In October 2009 he was appointed Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary with responsibility for the London and National Office. This included inspections of the MPS, City, BTP, SOCA and PSNI. He was also lead HMI on thematic areas of policing such as the Olympics, counter terrorism and serious organised crime. Since January 2011 he has led the review of the national domestic extremism units.

He has vast experience in crime investigation and strategic leadership of major public events, public disorder and organised crime, particularly involving the use of firearms.

On 25th July 2011 Bernard became the Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.

He was announced as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service on 12th September 2011.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Sir Peter Fahy has been Chief Constable of Greater Manchester since September 2008. He previously served in four other forces and was Chief Constable of Cheshire for five years. He holds national responsibility within the Association of Chief Police Officers for workforce development and is Director of the Strategic Command Course at the National Police Leadership College Bramshill. He is a strong promoter of police and wider public sector reform and has been a school governor for 25 years. He grew up in the East End of London and holds a degree in French and Spanish from Hull University and a masters from the University of East Anglia. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2004 and received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2012. He is married with four children.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Nick Gargan joined the NPIA in January 2010, having previously served as Assistant Chief Constable in Thames Valley Police, responsible for crime and criminal justice and, before that, local policing.

At the NPIA he was initially Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive until stepping up to the role of Chief Executive in September 2010. As Chief Executive, Nick is a member of ACPO Cabinet and Council as well as the High Level Working Group on Police Value for Money. He is the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the Information Systems Improvement Strategy as well as for the IMPACT Programme – delivering the Police National Database to policing in response to Lord Bichard’s recommendation. He leads on supplier engagement for the police service, in partnership with the Home Office Commercial Directorate.

Nick’s police career began in Leicestershire Constabulary in 1988, fresh from a degree in French and Politics at the University of Leicester. He served in a variety of uniform and detective roles in and around Leicester before commencing a 3 year secondment to the National Criminal Intelligence Service in 1995. During his secondment he was based both in London and Paris. In Paris, he worked extensively in support of the investigation into the death of the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed – subsequently giving evidence at the inquest.

On his return to Leicestershire in 1998, Nick performed a variety of roles including Detective Superintendent, Head of Crime Squads and Basic Command Unit Commander for Leicestershire East area. He transferred to Thames Valley Police at the beginning of 2006. Nick is an enthusiastic and eternally optimistic follower of Leicester City Football Club. He is regularly to be seen waving a flag in his capacity as Referee’s Assistant during Leicestershire Youth League games involving his son and daughter. He also enjoys running, cycling and is nurturing the beginnings of a love of opera.

He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2012 New Year’s Honours list.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Anthony Bouza came to the United States with his family at age 9. After graduating from Manual High School in Brooklyn and serving in the U.S. Army, Bouza worked briefly in sales in the garment industry in Manhattan before joining the New York City police, eventually becoming commander of police in The Bronx. In 1976 became deputy chief of the New York City Transit Police. He was brought to Minneapolis by Mayor Donald Fraser, who when newly elected in 1980, wanted an outsider to head the department following a series of scandals under his predecessor. After stepping down as chief, Anthony Bouza served as Minnesota gaming commissioner from 1989 to 1991 and briefly as director of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in the nation's capital. Bouza holds a Bachelors degree in business administration (1965) and a Masters degree in public administration (1968) from Baruch University. Bouza is author of four books: The Police Mystique: An Insider's Look at Cops, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (Da Capo, 1990), A Carpet of Blue: An Ex-Cop Takes a Tough Look at America's Drug Problem (Fairview, 1991), Police Unbound: Corruption, Abuse, and Heroism by the Boys in Blue (Prometheus, 2001), and The Decline and Fall of the American Empire: Corruption, Decadence, and the American Dream (Da Capo Press, 2003). He also wrote two technical books: Police Intelligence: The Operations of an Investigative Unit (AMS Press, 1976) and Police Administration (Elsevier, 1978).

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.