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The Aims of this Network are to promote research in police organisational development; to support Police Scotland with research in organisational development towards increased professionalism and capability; and to address issues of professional education and CPD.
The Organisational Development Network focuses on the internal dynamics of the police organisation including:
• issues of management, policy, leadership and organisational structure and culture;
• police education at a local, national and international level to support Police Scotland with research in education and learning and enhance capability in this area;
• Enhance the links between evidence-based policing, education and leadership;
• Identifying and establishing what good leadership development in policing for the future look like;
• Examine and consider innovations from other organisations and how they can support or increase organisational and workforce capability; and
• Consider what are the most significant differences that we need to attend to – both differences in individual learning needs, and differences in diverse contexts of policing.
Questions which guide the network activities include:
• How can we incorporate evidence-based policing into all police education?
• What are the most significant differences that we need to attend to – both differences in individual learning needs, and differences in diverse contexts of policing?
• How can we assess learning most effectively at different career stages?
• What would rigorous leadership development in policing for the future look like? • What is police leadership
• What makes police leadership special in the European context
• What can we learn from innovations for professional education in other public service professions – e.g. medicine, social work, nursing, emergency services?
• How can we facilitate co-production of knowledge and evidence related to policing and police organising?
Significant features of the network include:
• The development of Knowledge Transfer activities;
• The promotion of Practitioner Research.
Dr Andrew Wooff,
Head of Social Sciences,
Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr Andrew Tatnell,
Teaching Fellow,
Edinburgh Napier University.
Professor Kirsteen Grant,
Associate Director – Development,
SIPR.
Dr Katie Davidson,
Teaching Fellow,
University of Strathclyde.
Professor Claire Hannibal,
Associate Dean for Research,
Robert Gordon University.
Dr Brad Cotton,
Teaching Fellow in Business Education,
University of Edinburgh.
Neil Leslie,
Lecturer in Criminology,
Abertay University.
Dr Annette Robertson,
Head of Social Sciences,
Glasgow Caledonian University.
Gerry McGhee,
Lecturer in Law,
Robert Gordon University.
Dr Rob Smith
Yvonne Hail,
Business Intelligence Coordinator,
Police Scotland.
Andrew Broadbent,
Leadership & Talent Manager,
Police Scotland.
Inspector Norman Towler,
Lead for Volunteering,
Police Scotland.
Inspector Geoffrey Smith,
Lead for Recruitment,
Police Scotland.
Chief Superintendent Alan Gibson
Head of Training Operations,
Police Scotland.
Darren Paterson,
Head of Workforce Governance,
Scottish Police Authority.
Jackie Kydd,
Workforce Governance Lead,
Scottish Police Authority.
Joanne Tierney,
Head of Change and Development,
Scottish Police Authority – Forensic Services.
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