“Evidence into practice”
Pre-conference workshop and evening talk 10 May 2016
Hub Suites, The Open University Campus, Walton Hall
10 May 2016
2.30pm
Tea/Coffee on arrival
“Measuring All That Matters in Policing Using Mixed Methods” Workshop, Professor
Jack Greene, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
(This workshop is suitable for PhD students, research fellows and prospective Senior
Practitioner Fellows in particular but also anyone with an interest in undertaking
policing research. There is pre-reading for this workshop.)
5.00pm
Workshop end
5.30pm
Refreshments
6pm
Public Leadership Perspectives: First in a summer series linked to the Citizenship
and Governance Strategic Research Area of the OU:
Professor Rob Briner, University of Bath, Why does evidence-based policing need
evidence-based (police) management?
Discussants:
Professor Jack Greene, Northeastern University
Dr Carolyn Wilkins, Chief Executive, Oldham Council
8.00pm
Session end followed by buffet in the Mulberry Suite
“Evidence into practice”
11 May 2016
Hub Theatre, The Open University Campus, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA
11 May 2016
8.30-10.00am Registration with refreshments and an opportunity for participants to view
posters on the research and education activities of the Centre.
10.00am
Welcome by the Vice Chancellor of The Open University, Peter Horrocks and by Dr
Steven Chase, Chair of the Policing Consortium.
Chair: Professor Jean Hartley, Open University Business School
10.15am
Using our knowledge to create individual and organizational learning, Dr Steven
Chase, Thames Valley Police.
Chair: Charlotte Gaskell, National Crime Agency
10.45am
Social context and policing, Professor Jack Greene, Northeastern University, Boston,
USA.
Chair: Ben Hargreaves, Dorset Police
11.30am
Workshops, held in the Jennie Lee Building
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Dr Paul Walley - Operations Management
Dr Gill Clough, Hannah Gore, Ola Fadoju, Graham Healing and Dr Liz Hartnett
– Learning resources: from Open Educational Resources (OERs) to Postgraduate Certificates and policing research
Dr Manuel Oliveira, Dr Anne Adams and Dr Jennefer Hart - Game-based
Learning for Police Training in Child Interviewing
12.45pm
Lunch with networking and ‘Talking Wall’ to add comments and suggestions for the
future
1.45pm
Evidence based public service reform: rhetoric or reality? Dr Carolyn Wilkins, Chief
Executive, Oldham Council.
Chair: Dr Paul Walley, OU Business School
2.30pm
Lightning talks
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Professor Jean Hartley, The Open University, Leadership to create public
value
Dr Ian Hesketh, Lancashire Constabulary, Wellbeing
Dr Anne Adams, The Open University, Evidence based practice and practice
based evidence
Professor Graham Pike, The Open University, Signalling Detection
Chair: C/Supt Neil Evans, Greater Manchester Police
3.00pm
Theory, evidence and engineering for police practice, Professor Nick Tilley,
University College London.
Chair: Helen Tanzey, Merseyside Police
3.40pm
Policing in 2020 – An evidence-based profession, Francis Habgood, Chief Constable,
Thames Valley Police.
Chair: Professor Graham Pike, OU Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social
Sciences and Centre Associate Director for Research.
4.00pm
Close of conference. Tea and coffee on departure.
Get tweeting! #OUPOL16
*There will be filming of the speakers, lightning talks and around the public areas of this conference*
Posters available to view at the Conference
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Mentoring for…Evidence-based Champions, Dr Anne Adams, Institute of Educational
Technology, OU
Game-based Learning for Police Training in Child Interviewing, Dr Anne Adams, Institute of
Educational Technology, OU
Understanding effectiveness, efficiency and value in police forensic submissions in England
and Wales, Gary Bandy, Open University Business School
Proof of ID? Policing the night-time economy, Heather Barrett, PhD student Faculty of
Mathematics Computing and Technology and Centre and Consortium Manager, Open
University Business School
Evidence Cafés, Dr Gill Clough, Institute of Education Technology, OU
‘iFIND’ – an operational tool to assist Police Search Advisors locate missing persons, Naomi
Eales, Intelligence Officer, UK Missing Persons Bureau
Policing engagement via social media, Dr Miriam Fernandez, Knowledge Media Institute,
OU
Leadership to create public value in Policing. Professor Jean Hartley, Open University
Business School
Enquiry Visits. Professor Jean Hartley and Mike Lucas, Open University Business School
Using the mystery face to improve ID accuracy, Dr Catriona Havard, Faculty of Social
Sciences
Systems thinking and complexity science for policing, Professor Jeff Johnson, Faculty of
Mathematics Computing and Technology
Leadership development in peacebuilding programmes, Loua Khalil, PhD student, Open
University Business School
Police adoption and use of social media technology, Kieran Lewis, PhD Student
Post Graduate Certificate in Evidence based practice, Mike Lucas, Associate Director
(Learning), Centre for Policing Research and Learning
MOOC’s, BOC’s and OER’s, Mike Lucas, Associate Director (Learning), Open University
Business School
Criminal identification technologies: trajectories, uses and practices, Dr Diana Miranda,
Open University Business School
The Experience of Witnesses at Identification Procedures, Professor Graham Pike, Faculty
of Social Sciences, Associate Director (Research), Centre for Policing Research and Learning
Social Media and Police Investigations, Professor Graham Pike, Faculty of Social Sciences
Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation – MOOC – Professor Graham Pike, Faculty of
Social Sciences
Who engages with the police? Professor Graham Pike, Faculty of Social Sciences
Police leaders dealing with blame: some crisis leadership lessons, Dr Alessandro Sancino,
Open University Business School
Reporting and Handling Digital Evidence in Police Investigations, Dr Thein Than Tun, Faculty
of Maths, Computing and Technology
Open University Students Association