Craig Bennell
Professor
- Ph.D.
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Biography
Craig Bennell is the Director of the Police Research Lab. Craig received his B.Sc. in Psychology from the (Canada) and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Psychology from the (UK), where he studied under the supervision of . Craig is currently a Professor in the at with a cross-appointment to the School of Linguistics and Language Studies. In addition, he is a member of the . He is a previous President of the and a previous Editor of the . He is also a founding member of the based out of Birmingham, UK, and a partner in the .
Research Interests
Together with a great group of graduate and honours students, Craig studies three primary issues: (1) police use of force, (2) the reliability, validity, and usefulness of psychologically-based investigative techniques, and (3) evidence-based policing. The construction of the PRL was made possible through funds from the , the , and . Craig’s research has been funded by the , the Canadian Police Research Centre, , and .
Selected Publications
Huey, L., Blaskovits, B., Bennell, C., Kalyal, H., & Walker, T. (in press). When it comes to implementing new policing strategies and programs, are police agencies ‘targeting, testing and tracking’? Police Practice and Research: An International Journal.
Baldwin, S., Hall, C., Bennell, C., Blaskovits, B., & Lawrence, C. (2016). Distinguishing features of excited delirium syndrome in non-fatal use of force encounters. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 41, 21-27.
Bennell, C., Mugford, R., Ellingwood, H., & Woodhams, J. (2014). Linking crimes using behavioural clues: Current levels of linking accuracy and strategies for moving forward. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 11, 29-56.
Mugford, R., Corey, S., & Bennell, C. (2013). Improving police training from a cognitive load perspective. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 36, 312-337.
Bennell, C., Jones, N.J., & Taylor, A. (2011). Determining the authenticity of suicide notes: Can training improve human judgment? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38, 669-689.
Bennell, C., Emeno, K., Snook, B., Taylor, P.J., & Goodwill, A.M. (2010). The precision, accuracy, and efficiency of geographic profiling predictions: A simple heuristic versus mathematical algorithms. Crime Mapping: A Journal of Research and Practice, 1, 65-84.
Bennell, C., Jones, N.J., & Corey, S. (2007). Does use-of-force simulation training in Canadian police agencies incorporate principles of effective training? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 13, 35-58.