
Designing Ethical Research in Policing
Wed 14 Oct · 13:00
University of Portsmouth, Park Building Room 1.09
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This event, titled "Designing Ethical Research in Policing," will take place on 14th October from 13:00 to 17:00 at the University of Portsmouth's Park Building Room 1.09. The workshop is part of a series of Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events and offers free participation, featuring various presenters discussing ethical considerations in police research.
Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events
14th October 13.00-17.00
Course: Designing Ethical Research in Policing (4 hours)
Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events
14th October 13.00-17.00
Course: Designing Ethical Research in Policing
Join us for this free, half-day in-person course designed to equip police practitioners and academics with the skills to drive evidence-informed practice.
Designing Ethical Research in Policing provides a comprehensive, practical approach to identifying ethical issues in policing research, and to putting in place appropriate safeguards. The course is designed for police practitioners (officers and staff) who are embarking on research projects who want guidance and practical advice. The course is also open to Early Career Researchers in academia.
Please note, a separate course ‘Doing Research in Policing’ [here ] follows the morning after (15th October). For participants doing both courses and staying over the night of the 14th October, members of the PACE team will be delighted to join you for a drink after this course. For advice on accommodation please contact geoff.newiss@port.ac.uk.
Aims
· To identify common ethical issues that arise when conducting research in policing
· To outline methodologies that meet ethical standards in policing research
· To illustrate emerging technological challenges in conducting research
· To outline ethical standards in policing research
· To demonstrate how to successfully secure ethical approval
· To explore case studies of research and the ethical issues that arise from them
This course is brought to you by the University of Portsmouth’s Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (UoP P-ACE). UoP P-ACE provides a central gateway between policing and academia to co-produce the knowledge which shapes policing practice. In keeping with the University’s long history of working with policing, the Centre has a clear focus on building the necessary future skills for both police practitioners and researchers.
Programme
Time
Title
Speaker
1230
Arrival Lunch
1300
Welcome Introduction
Professor Mark Button
1315
Principles of Ethical Research
Dr David Shepherd
1345
Research with Human Participants & Vulnerable Persons
Dr Jacki Tapley
1415
Online Research & Confidential Organisational Data
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
1445
Coffee
1515
Emerging AI Ethical Issues
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
1545
Securing Ethical Approval
Dr David Shepherd
1600
Case Studies and Groupwork
All
1700
Close
Drinks at venue TBC
Speakers
Professor Mark Button
Mark Button is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth. He was founder and Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth between 2010-2022. Mark has written extensively on counter fraud, cybercrime, cyber-fraud and private policing issues, publishing many articles, chapters and completing eleven books, including Economic Crime: From Conception to Response; Private Policing and Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims. Some of the most significant research projects include a Home Office funded study on victims of computer misuse, leading the research on behalf of the National Fraud Authority and ACPO on fraud victims; the Department for International Development on fraud measurement, and an ESRC funded project on ageing and fraud in the UK and South Korea. Mark also worked for four years on the Government’s Annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey. Mark is also a Co-Founder and President of the International Society of Economic Criminology. Mark completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Exeter, his Masters at the University of Warwick and his Doctorate at the London School of Economics.
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos is an Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the co-director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research focuses on political cybercrime and regulation, cybersecurity education, online fraud and the role of AI in cybercrime and cybersecurity threats. In addition to the above roles, he is the theme lead for cybercrime, online harms and AI for the University of Portsmouth Policing Academic Centre of Excellence, the Director of the award-winning Cybercrime Awareness Clinic and also co-chairs the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee.
Dr David Shepherd
David researches and teaches economic crime – fraud, bribery, intellectual property crime, money laundering, industrial espionage, antitrust, and cyber-enabled variants. He has worked with public sector (FSA, Home Office, IPO, NPSA, MOJ, UN etc.) and private sector organisations to conduct research and publish widely on these topics. He is Chair of the SCCJ Research Ethics Committee.
Dr Jacki Tapley
Dr Jacki Tapley is a Principal Lecturer in V
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Designing Ethical Research in Policing
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This event, titled "Designing Ethical Research in Policing," will take place on 14th October from 13:00 to 17:00 at the University of Portsmouth's Park Building Room 1.09. The workshop is part of a series of Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events and offers free participation, featuring various presenters discussing ethical considerations in police research.
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Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events
14th October 13.00-17.00
Course: Designing Ethical Research in Policing (4 hours)
Autumn 2016 P-ACE Development Events
14th October 13.00-17.00
Course: Designing Ethical Research in Policing
Join us for this free, half-day in-person course designed to equip police practitioners and academics with the skills to drive evidence-informed practice.
Designing Ethical Research in Policing provides a comprehensive, practical approach to identifying ethical issues in policing research, and to putting in place appropriate safeguards. The course is designed for police practitioners (officers and staff) who are embarking on research projects who want guidance and practical advice. The course is also open to Early Career Researchers in academia.
Please note, a separate course ‘Doing Research in Policing’ [here ] follows the morning after (15th October). For participants doing both courses and staying over the night of the 14th October, members of the PACE team will be delighted to join you for a drink after this course. For advice on accommodation please contact geoff.newiss@port.ac.uk.
Aims
· To identify common ethical issues that arise when conducting research in policing
· To outline methodologies that meet ethical standards in policing research
· To illustrate emerging technological challenges in conducting research
· To outline ethical standards in policing research
· To demonstrate how to successfully secure ethical approval
· To explore case studies of research and the ethical issues that arise from them
This course is brought to you by the University of Portsmouth’s Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (UoP P-ACE). UoP P-ACE provides a central gateway between policing and academia to co-produce the knowledge which shapes policing practice. In keeping with the University’s long history of working with policing, the Centre has a clear focus on building the necessary future skills for both police practitioners and researchers.
Programme
Time
Title
Speaker
1230
Arrival Lunch
1300
Welcome Introduction
Professor Mark Button
1315
Principles of Ethical Research
Dr David Shepherd
1345
Research with Human Participants & Vulnerable Persons
Dr Jacki Tapley
1415
Online Research & Confidential Organisational Data
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
1445
Coffee
1515
Emerging AI Ethical Issues
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
1545
Securing Ethical Approval
Dr David Shepherd
1600
Case Studies and Groupwork
All
1700
Close
Drinks at venue TBC
Speakers
Professor Mark Button
Mark Button is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth. He was founder and Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth between 2010-2022. Mark has written extensively on counter fraud, cybercrime, cyber-fraud and private policing issues, publishing many articles, chapters and completing eleven books, including Economic Crime: From Conception to Response; Private Policing and Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims. Some of the most significant research projects include a Home Office funded study on victims of computer misuse, leading the research on behalf of the National Fraud Authority and ACPO on fraud victims; the Department for International Development on fraud measurement, and an ESRC funded project on ageing and fraud in the UK and South Korea. Mark also worked for four years on the Government’s Annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey. Mark is also a Co-Founder and President of the International Society of Economic Criminology. Mark completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Exeter, his Masters at the University of Warwick and his Doctorate at the London School of Economics.
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos
Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos is an Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the co-director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research focuses on political cybercrime and regulation, cybersecurity education, online fraud and the role of AI in cybercrime and cybersecurity threats. In addition to the above roles, he is the theme lead for cybercrime, online harms and AI for the University of Portsmouth Policing Academic Centre of Excellence, the Director of the award-winning Cybercrime Awareness Clinic and also co-chairs the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee.
Dr David Shepherd
David researches and teaches economic crime – fraud, bribery, intellectual property crime, money laundering, industrial espionage, antitrust, and cyber-enabled variants. He has worked with public sector (FSA, Home Office, IPO, NPSA, MOJ, UN etc.) and private sector organisations to conduct research and publish widely on these topics. He is Chair of the SCCJ Research Ethics Committee.
Dr Jacki Tapley
Dr Jacki Tapley is a Principal Lecturer in V
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Designing Ethical Research in Policing takes place on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 13:00.
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