EBP Leadership Insights Series

The Global Collaboration of Evidence Based Policing 2024 kicks off in Melbourne, with a two-day conference: 2nd-4th September: ‘What Works in Policing for Community Safety and Our People’ followed by symposiums focused on ‘Gender Diversity’ and ‘Youth Crime and Gangs’.

The Australasian event is followed by the UK Society of Evidence Based Policing annual conference: ‘What Works for the Frontline’ hosted at the University of Cambridge, 11th-12th September.

As part of the build-up to the two events, ANZSEBP Vice President R. Mark Evans OBE, interviewed influential EBP practitioner leaders from a number of countries.

The leadership line-up:

  • Alex Murray, T/Chief Constable, NPCC Lead for AI and Chair Society of Evidence-Based Policing (SEBP) – United Kingdom
  • Dave Cowan, Superintendent Victoria Police and President Australia New Zealand Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ANZSEBP) – Australia
  • Jason Potts, Public Safety Director/Chief for the City of Las Vegas – Department of Public Safety, National Policing Institute Executive Fellow and President American Society of Evidence-Based Policing  (ASEBP)- USA
  • Valérie Peeck, (Researcher and Advisor, Amsterdam Police )and Ruben Boomsma, (Lieutenant, Dutch Police) Joint Chairs SEBP-NL – Netherlands
  • Stan Maclellan, Chief Administrative Officer, Durham Regional Police Service, Interim Chair, Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing – Canada

EBP- Leadership Insights will be published as a series of short videos weekly, here, in the run-up to the ANZSEBP Melbourne conference.