Academia Meets the Badge: Australian and British Research-Driven Strategies for Restoring and Maintaining Public Trust in Policing

Monday, October 20, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Location: 401/402, Colorado Convention Center

Despite ongoing progress in policing practices worldwide, the contemporary policing landscape has been deeply shaken by a series of high-profile incidents that have undermined public confidence and exposed potential systemic flaws within the profession itself. In response, two highly innovative, research-driven partnerships between police and academia—originating in Australia and England—have emerged. These initiatives, which are readily transferable to other regions, are designed to restore and sustain public trust in policing. The first addresses cases involving serving officers implicated in serious sexual offenses and abuses of power. The second focuses on safeguarding privacy and individual agency as essential components of building public trust in the use of data.

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Andrew Carpenter

Senior Lecturer, International Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

Speaker(s)

Peter Ayling

Deputy Chief Constable
Kent Police
Tara Dickens, PhD

Director of Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
JH

James Hinchcliffe

Director - Research and Analytics
Queensland Police Service
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nick Moss

Manager, Data Services
Queensland Police Service
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Katarina Ozcakir Mozova, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom