Research Leader in the Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice, University of Northampton.

Joined December 2013
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Understanding the Motivations, Morale, and Retention of Special Constables: Findings from a National Survey lesscrime.info/cp/9em @IPSCJ @iain_britton @Knight_LJ @LukeHubbard32

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RT @iain_britton: Great to visit @YorkRegPD Auxiliary and volunteer programmes yesterday. A lot of commitment to developing what volunteers…
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RT @iain_britton: A real pleasure to be in Tallinn for two days visiting again the wonderful Estonian volunteer assistant police, Abipolits…
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5 Jun 2024
In National Volunteering Week, I am pleased to share a video from the Edinburgh International Symposium on Volunteering in Policing. @iain_britton @MattCallender1 @PhaikKin @UniNhantsNews @ascopolice @PoliceScotland @VLEOAlliance youtu.be/1kUROQzlAX0
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Exciting news that our #SouthDevon Superintendent Ashley Frayling has been elected the new #National Chair for @ascopolice . Well done ma’am! 👏
Exciting news. Yesterday at our AGM Dr Ashley Frayling, Superintendent in the Special Constabulary in Devon and Cornwall, was elected as our new national Chair. Pictured at the Women in Special Constabulary conference, that she has led, with outgoing Chair David Pedrick-Friend.
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RT @iain_britton: Brilliant to share evidence and best practice across 10 countries on volunteers in policing at our International Symposiu…
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I’ll be joining @IPSCJ on a 6 month 2 day per week secondment to support their work on public health approaches to public safety, crime, and justice. Reach out if you have initiatives that require evaluation or the need for research to figure out what the next steps should be.
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Enjoyed presenting at the Volunteer Law Enforcement Officers Alliance conference - global opportunities to develop data & evidence, and learn from one another. To thrive programs need purpose, to adapt be inclusive & broaden, build on 1st choice reasons, proactively manage cohort
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26 Sep 2023
Delighted to have kicked off our series of events for #Insights23 yesterday with our session on new research into ex-service personnel in the CJS funded by @FiMTrust & delivered with @IPSCJ @InstituteSII Looking forward to more events @HmppsInsights
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Well done @MattCallender1 and team! "Mental health outcomes for those who have offended and have been given a Mental Health Treatment Requirement as part of a Community Order in England and Wales Matthew Callender, Greta Arancia Sanna, Kathryn Cahalin onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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A great day yesterday, @MattCallender1 and I hosting Kimihiro Hino of Tokyo University at @UniNorthants @IPSCJ. Kimihiro is in the UK until September. Lots of plans for sharing learning between Japan and UK #volunteering, #engagement of young people, #policing & community safety.
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Quick plug for a colleagues advert for a funded PhD studentship: jobs.ac.uk/job/CZO933/phd-st…

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Today I met up with partners @ Liverpool Crown Court to hear about the great work being done with the court’s Mental Health Treatment Orders. 👏 1/2 @nwprobation @NHSEngland @meaglemp @MattCallender1 @Mersey_Care
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I am really proud of the International Roundtable Conference on Volunteering in Policing. @IPSCJ @iain_britton @VLEOAlliance @ascopolice @PhaikKin @UniNorthants To read about the event: pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/po…

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Proud to have hosted a fantastic @IPSCJ guest lecture this evening @UniNorthants focused on international perspectives on volunteering in policing with Professor Ross Wolf @UCF, Dr Adam Dobrin @FloridaAtlantic, Dr Phaik Kin Cheah @UTARnet and @iain_britton @ascopolice.
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Great to join you, what an uplifting event with inspiring guests🏆. Thanks @iain_britton @IPSCJ for kind invite (& chance to talk about VPC!). Great view of London here with Chief Rudy & Dr Melissa.
Thank you to all the amazing attendees at our international roundtable on police volunteering - 8 countries represented… and definitely the first step to creating an international academic & practice network for volunteer police. #VLEOA @ascopolice Thanks to CGI for hosting!
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Really excited and proud to present @IPSCJ research on Police Support Volunteers today at #CiPCon22 with @iain_britton
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Read up on perinatal women's experiences of accessing medical expertise & services in prison in the latest @PSJ_UK @MattCallender1 Valentina Lugli Kathryn Cahalin Claire Watson In the latest issue on sex & gender in prison and criminal justice system: tinyurl.com/sksndvcp
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