Director of Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Dr Tara Dickens is Associate Head of School and Director of Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University and former Senior Investigating Officer with Kent Police.
She has responsibility for all undergraduate and post graduate policing programmes and the delivery of degree entry training to four UK Police Forces containing a direct entry detective route. She is currently engaged in research on the detective degree holder entry programme, interviewing of difficult suspect, child death investigation and the experience of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Her other research interests include police culture, police interviewing and child exploitation. See linkedin.com/in/dr-tara-dickens-a8b68226 \ for details.
Monday, October 20, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT