Prof. Jason Roach1
1University Of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England
In this brief presentation I suggest ten areas where, in my opinion, psychological research and theory, either has or could assist those in policing most. Hopefully, some will be obvious, some less so, and others might represent an ‘old wine in new bottles’ scenario, in making a case that older psychological thinking and research should not always become redundant, as much important research, theories, and ideas, remain untapped by policing. The presentation will end with suggestions for where and how further areas and contexts in policing could prove useful in advancing EBP research and application.
Biography:
Jason Roach is Professor of Psychology and Policing and Director of the Secure Societies Research Institute at the University of Huddersfield. He is also Editor-in-Chief for the Police Journal. Jason has co-written four books, including ‘Self-Selection Policing’, with Professor Ken Pease OBE and published over forty research papers and edited book chapters on a range of different crime and policing related topics including; child homicide, criminal investigation, using the nudge approach to reducing crime, police and criminal decision making, and cold case investigation. His latest book ‘Practical Psychology for Policing’ is due to be published in January2023.