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A public lecture by Liz Aston, Professor of Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University and Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research.
Come and hear Liz share key findings from research on local policing, including stop and search and public perspectives on the use of technology in policing. Liz will reflect on the role of police-academic partnerships and how research and knowledge exchange can shape improvements to policing. Her professorial lecture will highlight the importance of engagement, harm reduction, and accountability to public confidence in policing.
The lecture will begin at 5.30pm at Craiglockhart Campus, hosted by the Dean of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, Professor Gary Hutchison and followed by a drinks reception at 6.30pm.
Professor Liz Aston
Keynote Speaker
Liz Aston is a Professor of Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University and has been the Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) since 2018. Her expertise centres on local policing and her current research focuses on technology in policing, and the intersect between policing and drugs. Liz is the Principal Investigator for the INTERACT project, she chaired the Independent Advisory Group on Emerging Technologies in Policing and is the co-editor of Palgrave’s Critical Policing Studies series.
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