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    Welcome to Police Science Dr

    Where police access research 

    findings relevant to what they do

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    Each training session was transcribed and can be found with all references and resource links in this eBook!

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    Each 10-minute training session was transcribed and can be found with all references and resource links in this eBook!

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    What is Police Science?


    Police Science is research  done in the field of policing and related areas.


    These could include forensics (e. g. DNA, fingerprints), forensic psychology (e. g. assessing and treating offenders), investigative psychology (e. g. using offenders' behaviour to help identify them), criminology (e. g. the study of crime and how to deal with it), criminal justice (what to do with offenders once they have been convicted), etc.


    Usually, research is done and then published by academics in the form of academic articles, published in academic journals. The problem with that is that most police practitioners cannot access those articles. Police Science Dr turns some of that knowledge into media every practitioner can get- videos (Watch) , podcast episodes (Listen), transcripts (Read).



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    How to use the Police Science Dr site


    The main content of the Police Science Dr site is research that has been translated into videos you can consume in a variety of ways.

    Here are some of the topics you will find on here:


    What is investigative psychology?

    What is offender profiling?

    What is geographic profiling?

    What is investigative interviewing?

    What is evidence-based policing?

    How to read academic research

    How reliable is witness testimony?

    How to interview children in a forensic context


    You can listen to the podcast version of each video on-the-go, you can watch the videos themselves, or you can download their transcripts, with references, key learning points and time stamps. To get access to the transcripts, you need to join the Police Science Dr mailing list, which lets you know of relevant updates and announcements. You can do that by entering your details in the form at the bottom of the page.


    There is an interactive video on the Watch page (and below) that helps you decide which videos are the most relevant to you, based on your interests. You can select videos categorised as Evidence-Based Policing, Police Research, Investigations and Reactive Policing.



    So, go and watch some videos on research that is relevant to you and your job! 

    Welcome, and happy learning! 😁


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    View courses

    Organised Crime courses available on the Academy


    Dr Chris Allen taught the following sessions to a group of police analysts and you can get these now for £49 each:

    Cybercrime

    Mondey Laundering

    Firearms Trafficking


    


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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 177


    This week:


    Drawing For Memory

    Community Gardens & Drugs

    Homicide and Mental Disorders


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    23/04/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 176


    This week:


    Substance Use & Violence

    Victim Age & Risk Perception

    Borderline & Anti-Social Personality Disorder


    16/04/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 175


    This week:


    Preventive Patrol

    Punitive Probation Views

    Cold-Case Investigations


    09/04/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 174


    This week:


    Head Injury & Delinquency

    Alternative To MACE Panels

    Race & Death By Firearm


    02/04/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 173


    This week:


    Post-Prison Collaboration

    Gunshot Detection Technology

    Transparency In Terrorism Communication


    25/03/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 172


    This week:


    Police Feedback

    Body-Worn Video & Prison

    Socio-Economic Factors & Violence


    19/03/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 171


    This week:


    Uni Admissions & Criminal Record

    Youth In Shopping Malls

    Economic Abuse


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    12/03/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 170


    This week:


    Relapse On Probation

    Geographic Profiling In Policing

    Humane Interrogation


    05/03/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 169


    This week:


    Greenspace In Prison

    Violence & Transgender Individuals

    Physical Space & Crime


    27/02/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 168


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    Virtual Therapy

    Victim Credibility

    Views of EBP


    20/02/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 167


    This week:


    Officer Doubt

    Drop-Out Rates

    Mafia Money Laundering


    13/02/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 166


    This week:


    Rape Victim Interviews

    Post-Release Home Location

    Adolescent Aggression


    06/02/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 165


    This week:


    Impact Of Hate Crime

    Incels As Terrorists

    Secondary Stress In Police


    30/01/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 164


    This week:


    Cyber Sexual Violence

    Police-Community Relations

    Solo- vs. Co-Offending


    23/01/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 163


    This week:


    Indoor Situational Crime Prevention

    3-Verdict System

    Rape-Myth-Acceptance


    16/01/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 162


    This week:


    Violent Discipline

    Data-Sharing Amongst Agencies

    Trauma In Firearms Officers


    09/01/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 161


    This week:


    False Denials By Children

    Train Stations & Crime

    Media & Support for Regulation


    02/01/24



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    Police Science Snippet Nr. 160


    This week:


    Citations vs. Arrest

    White Jurors & Victim Ethnicity

    Accountability & Prison Misconduct


    26/12/23



    Listen to episode

    Susanne Knabe-Nicol appears on the CopDoc podcast


    Dr Stephen Morreale of the CopDoc podcast interviews Dr Susanne Knabe-Nicol on his show


    28/03/2022


    Listen to episode

    Chris Allen and Susanne Knabe-Nicol on the ACIA podcast


    The Association of Crime & Intelligence Analyst podcast interviewed Chris Allen, course creator on the Police Science Dr Academy and Susanne


    14/04/2022


    Go to Policing.TV

    New video on Policing TV!


    The 2nd Police Science Dr video is now out on Policing.TV, the video-based sister-site of Policing Insight.


    Susanne provides summaries of the 2020 Society of Evidence Based Policing conference. Register for a free account on Policing.TV to watch this 2nd video, with many more to come


    19/04/2022


    Go to Policing.TV

    Launch of Police Science Dr channel on Policing.TV


    Police Science Dr launches its own channel on Policing.TV, the video-based sister-site of Policing Insight.


    The first video series will be Susanne's summaries of the 2020 Society of Evidence Based Policing conference. Register for a free account on Policing.TV to watch the first video, with many more to come


    05/04/2022


    Policing Insight

    Cybercrime, Firearms Trafficking and Money Laundering courses launch on the Police Science Dr Academy - featured in Policing Insight


    The Police Science Dr Academy, Dr Chris Allen and Policing Insight present the first series of a number of short courses delivered live on organised crime


    22/03/2022


    Go to podcast episode

    Dr Susanne Knabe-Nicol on the ACIA podcast


    Susanne was interviewed for the podcast of the Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts


    03/03/2022


    Visit the Police Science Dr Academy

    New course on the Police Science Dr Academy


    Policing Organised Crime for Analysts & Investigators


    Study your own way:

    2 full modules / 1 of the modules /  Individual sessions




    Laurence Alison interview

    Interview with Prof Laurence Alison MBE


    We discuss:

    Rapport and investigative interviews

    How NOT to deal with suspects

    How best to train police, based on research


    21/10/2021



    How Best To Interview Suspects

    Prof Ray Bull recorded a short course on suspect interviewing exclusively for the Police Science Dr Academy!


    Learn evidence-based interviewing techniques when dealing with supsects


    20/07/2021


    Investigative Interviewing Conference

    The replay is up!


    If you missed the conference, you can watch it here


    20/07/2021


    Police Science Snippet Nr. 28

    Whole Stress & Resilience Workshop Series now on Replay


    All 3 live workshops were recorded and are now available for you to watch



    17/06/2021


    Dr Marla Friedman interview

    NEW VIDEO: Police Mental Health, interview with Dr Marla Friedman


    New video with Dr Marla Friedman, police psychologist in Illinois, USA


    Badge of Life, nationan non-profit organisation for police mental health

    05/06/2021


    Free Stress & Resilience in Policing Workshops

    Free Police Stress & Resilience Workshop Series


    The police stress coach Ginny McKenna and Police Science Dr are running a free series of workshops in which you'll learn essential tools to handle what the job throws at you

    28/05/2021


    Susanne Knabe-Nicol wrote an article about the Mental Health in Policing webinar, read them here (the Police Oracle one is acessible without a subscription to the publication):

    17/05/2021

    Susanne's article in Police Professional
    Susanne'a article on Police Oracle

    I'm on the amazing Community Safety podcast, interviewed by Jim Nixon!


    Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/efb08981


    14/05/2021


    Susanne Knabe-Nicol in Police Professional

    Susanne Knabe-Nicol's articles in police publications


    After a seemingly harmless share of a job advert on my LinkedIn profile, which was calling for anyone suitable to apply to become a direct-entry detective, a heated debate ensued in the comments section of that article. It turns out some people are really offended by the fact that anyone is allowed to apply to become a detective.

    I then wrote two articles on this debate with my views on it, this one was for Police Professional

    Susanne Knabe-Nicol in Police Oracle

    The article in Police Oracle (accessible via subscribtion but can be read on BlueLine jobs).


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