Designing Ethical Research in Policing

Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events

14th October 13.00-17.00

Course: Designing Ethical Research in Policing

Join us for this free, half-day in-person course designed to equip police practitioners and academics with the skills to drive evidence-informed practice.

Designing Ethical Research in Policing provides a comprehensive, practical approach to identifying ethical issues in policing research, and to putting in place appropriate safeguards. The course is designed for police practitioners (officers and staff) who are embarking on research projects who want guidance and practical advice. The course is also open to Early Career Researchers in academia.

Please note, a separate course ‘Doing Research in Policing’ [here ] follows the morning after (15th October). For participants doing both courses and staying over the night of the 14th October, members of the PACE team will be delighted to join you for a drink after this course. For advice on accommodation please contact [email protected].

Aims

· To identify common ethical issues that arise when conducting research in policing

· To outline methodologies that meet ethical standards in policing research

· To illustrate emerging technological challenges in conducting research

· To outline ethical standards in policing research

· To demonstrate how to successfully secure ethical approval

· To explore case studies of research and the ethical issues that arise from them

This course is brought to you by the University of Portsmouth’s Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (UoP P-ACE). UoP P-ACE provides a central gateway between policing and academia to co-produce the knowledge which shapes policing practice. In keeping with the University’s long history of working with policing, the Centre has a clear focus on building the necessary future skills for both police practitioners and researchers.

Programme

Time

Title

Speaker

1230

Arrival Lunch

1300

Welcome Introduction

Professor Mark Button

1315

Principles of Ethical Research

Dr David Shepherd

1345

Research with Human Participants & Vulnerable Persons

Dr Jacki Tapley

1415

Online Research & Confidential Organisational Data

Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos

1445

Coffee

1515

Emerging AI Ethical Issues

Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos

1545

Securing Ethical Approval

Dr David Shepherd

1600

Case Studies and Groupwork

All

1700

Close

Drinks at venue TBC

Speakers

Professor Mark Button

Mark Button is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth. He was founder and Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth between 2010-2022. Mark has written extensively on counter fraud, cybercrime, cyber-fraud and private policing issues, publishing many articles, chapters and completing eleven books, including Economic Crime: From Conception to Response; Private Policing and Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims. Some of the most significant research projects include a Home Office funded study on victims of computer misuse, leading the research on behalf of the National Fraud Authority and ACPO on fraud victims; the Department for International Development on fraud measurement, and an ESRC funded project on ageing and fraud in the UK and South Korea. Mark also worked for four years on the Government’s Annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey. Mark is also a Co-Founder and President of the International Society of Economic Criminology. Mark completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Exeter, his Masters at the University of Warwick and his Doctorate at the London School of Economics.

Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos

Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos is an Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the co-director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research focuses on political cybercrime and regulation, cybersecurity education, online fraud and the role of AI in cybercrime and cybersecurity threats. In addition to the above roles, he is the theme lead for cybercrime, online harms and AI for the University of Portsmouth Policing Academic Centre of Excellence, the Director of the award-winning Cybercrime Awareness Clinic and also co-chairs the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee.

Dr David Shepherd

David researches and teaches economic crime – fraud, bribery, intellectual property crime, money laundering, industrial espionage, antitrust, and cyber-enabled variants. He has worked with public sector (FSA, Home Office, IPO, NPSA, MOJ, UN etc.) and private sector organisations to conduct research and publish widely on these topics. He is Chair of the SCCJ Research Ethics Committee.

Dr Jacki Tapley

Dr Jacki Tapley is a Principal Lecturer in Victimology and Criminology and has researched and published widely on victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system, the development and implementation of victim-centred reforms and legislation, and the impact on professional culture and practices. Jacki works closely with the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and specialist support services, and has been commissioned to undertake research for the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, the Victims’ Commissioner, specialist support services and Police and Crime Commissioners. Jacki is the Independent Facilitator for the CPS Wessex VAWG Scrutiny Panel and a member of the Hampshire Constabulary Victims and Witnesses Working Group. Jacki has also been a member of the Victim Commissioner’s Advisory Panel and the Non-Executive Director for HMCPSI.