Craig Bennell
Director of the PRL
- Ph.D. (University of Liverpool)
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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 at 杏吧原创 University. He is a previous President of the , a previous Editor of the , and sits on the editorial boards of numerous journals in the fields of police and forensic psychology. He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee and Use of Force Committee for the , a member of the Advisory Board for the , and co-chair of the Program Advisory Committee for the at . He was also a previous member of for the Royal Society of Canada and he was a founding member of the based out of Birmingham, UK.
Together with a great group of graduate and honours students, Craig studies four primary issues: (1) evidence-based policing, (2) police de-escalation and use of force, (3) police responses to people in crisis, particularly mental health crises, and (4) the reliability, validity, and usefulness of psychologically-based investigative techniques.
The construction of the PRL was made possible through funds from the , the , and . Craig鈥檚 research has been funded by the , , the Canadian Police Research Centre, , the , the , the , and .
Please browse the PRL website to find more information about Craig’s , , and . You can find a copy of Craig’s CV here. If you are interested in potential collaborations or supervision, please directly.