All Outputs (14)

Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice (2023)
Report
Senker, S., Eason, A., pawson, C., & McCartan, K. (2023). Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice. HMI Probation

This report was kindly produced by Dr Sarah Senker, Dr Anne Eason, Dr Chris Pawson and Professor Kieran McCartan, building upon previous Academic Insights papers and highlighting some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informe... Read More about Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice.

The rise and fall of emotional intelligence in police risk assessments of domestic abuse (2023)
Journal Article
Eason, A. (2023). The rise and fall of emotional intelligence in police risk assessments of domestic abuse. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 25, 305–317. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-023-00178-0

The policing of domestic abuse is a significant and problematic element of the frontline officer’s everyday business. Finding ways through which we can improve officers’ interactions with female victims has been none more pressing than in the post co... Read More about The rise and fall of emotional intelligence in police risk assessments of domestic abuse.

A Police Officer’s Guide to Academic Research (2023)
Book
Eason, A. (Ed.). (2023). A Police Officer’s Guide to Academic Research. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19286-9

This book highlights how the practical skills of the police officer can be transferred into the realm of academic research and support them in becoming part of the evidence-based policing movement. It starts by exploring the professionalisation of th... Read More about A Police Officer’s Guide to Academic Research.

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Eason, A., & McCartan, K. (2023). Introduction. In A. Eason (Ed.), The Police Officers Guide to Academic Research (1-10). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19286-9_1

In this introduction to the book, some context to the authors is provided, their experience and positioning within the framework of policing, the College of Policing PEQF and its growing relationship with higher education and the academic arena. Each... Read More about Introduction.

Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization (2023)
Book Chapter
McCartan, K. (2023). Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization. In A. Eason (Ed.), The Police Officers Guide to Academic Research (73-89). United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19286-9_5

Ethical practice is nothing new for those who work in the criminal justice sector and policing has its own Code of Ethics within which police practice is framed. The ethical practices required by social researchers are of similar ilk, ensuring the re... Read More about Ethics and considering the risks of de-sensitization.

Operationalising theory; the role of the pracademic in the pedagogy of student police officers (2022)
Book Chapter
Eason, A. (in press). Operationalising theory; the role of the pracademic in the pedagogy of student police officers. In Pracademics in Criminal Justice. Routledge

As the growth of degree apprenticeships becomes an ever-increasing provision of universities across England and Wales so the need to extend the experiential knowledge in academic teaching grows. It could be argued that none is more high-profile than... Read More about Operationalising theory; the role of the pracademic in the pedagogy of student police officers.

A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap (2021)
Journal Article
Eason, A., & Blandford, S. (2021). A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap. Salus Journal, 9(2), 2-15

The professionalisation of the police in Canada, and England and Wales has highlighted a gap in the education levels of new recruits and current serving police officers, motivating many of these officers to complete a university degree. The prior ex... Read More about A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap.

"He said sorry" - Well that changes everything. (2021)
Journal Article
Eason, A. (2021). "He said sorry" - Well that changes everything. Academia Letters, Article 1095. https://doi.org/10.20935/al1095

Emotional intelligence for policing domestic violence (2020)
Other
Eason, A. (2020). Emotional intelligence for policing domestic violence. USA

The idea of emotional intelligence as a skill in policing has had little attention either operationally or in research. Nevertheless, in a recent study in England and Wales that explored the use of emotional intelligence (EI) in decision-making at d... Read More about Emotional intelligence for policing domestic violence.

Criminology placements: Work-based learning and organisational “buy in” (2020)
Journal Article
Bramford, K., & Eason, A. L. (in press). Criminology placements: Work-based learning and organisational “buy in”. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 11(2), 317-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-10-2019-0133

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This study aims to explore the views of criminal justice and allied sector organisations and agencies, of why they provide placements for the Applied Criminology programme at the University of Worcester, U... Read More about Criminology placements: Work-based learning and organisational “buy in”.

The pedagogy of placements in criminology teaching: An interactive parallel model of criminological learning (2018)
Journal Article
Eason, A. L., & Bramford, K. (2018). The pedagogy of placements in criminology teaching: An interactive parallel model of criminological learning. Białostockie Studia Prawnicze, 23(3), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2018.23.03.07

Are you listening? Can you hear my voice? Exploring the application of ABE Guidance with CSE victims (2018)
Report
Somerville, K., & Eason, A. (2018). Are you listening? Can you hear my voice? Exploring the application of ABE Guidance with CSE victims. National Police Library Online: College of Policing

This research project was one of a number of Police led research projects carried out in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire International Centre CSE Policing and Knowledge hub and funded by the College of Policing. As part of this projec... Read More about Are you listening? Can you hear my voice? Exploring the application of ABE Guidance with CSE victims.

Violence against women and girls in public spaces: Research report for North Somerset and Somerset Councils
Report
McCartan, K., Meyrick, J., Curtis, B., Eason, A., & ., S. (2022). Violence against women and girls in public spaces: Research report for North Somerset and Somerset Councils. North Somerset & Somerset Councils

Evaluation of trauma informed training commissioned by Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit and its Trauma informed Approaches steering group
Report
McCartan, K., Pawson, C., Eason, A., & Curtis, B. Evaluation of trauma informed training commissioned by Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit and its Trauma informed Approaches steering group. Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit

Avon and Somerset OPCC & Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Hub commissioned this evaluation research to understand the training delivered through 2022. Rockpool was commissioned to produce 4 training courses (Working with Trauma; Creating a Trauma Inform... Read More about Evaluation of trauma informed training commissioned by Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit and its Trauma informed Approaches steering group.