Amanda is the Academy’s Learning and Development Manager with line management responsibility for the Academy team. She’s the initial point of contact for individuals and organisations making enquiries about training, and she also works closely with the Academy’s Lead IQAV to ensure the highest quality learner journey from end to end. Read more...
Karen retired from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the end of 2020, having served as a police officer for over 30 years. During her service, she worked in a number of specialised roles, the last of which was as a Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO) in North East London.
In 2019 Karen became the first DOCO to achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Crime Prevention - Designing Out Crime qualification. Read more...
Mark joined the Academy in June 2018 after serving for over 30 years in the Metropolitan Police service, primarily as a specialist crime prevention and designing out crime practitioner.
He holds an honours degree in Law from Liverpool University alongside qualifications in both training, workplace assessment and internal quality assurance. Read more...
Pete Connolly MBE retired from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, in 2015. He spent the latter half of his thirty-year career in community policing, working as a specialist Crime Prevention Design Advisor. Pete enjoyed significant successes in ‘Community Policing’ and ‘Problem Solving Policing’ by championing Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Read more...
Rob joined the Academy team in July 2021, having been a highly-respected Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO) with Dyfed- Powys for 18 years. As a DOCO, he was heavily involved in the All Wales Designing Out Crime Group being the secretary until his retirement, and he won the SBD best small development in 2018. Read more...