Projects (5)

Embedding Public Health Approaches to the policing of alcohol in Kenya Aug 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2025
Heavy handed law enforcement approaches that have historically been deployed by the Kenyan government to regulate alcohol consumption seem to have failed. It is estimated that 12.5% of Kenyans aged 15-65, especially young men, currently use alcohol,... Read More about Embedding Public Health Approaches to the policing of alcohol in Kenya.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial. Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
This study (award: £2,497,467.37) is funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment, and is being delivered in partnership with The Salvation Army, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, the University... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial..

SIPR Associate Director Jan 8, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
This is a project for my role as Associate Director (Development) with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

Mapping Capacities for a Community Policing of Cybercrime and Digital Harm Sep 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
Research exploring cybercrime policing has tended to focus on specialist policing units on the one hand (Harkin, Whelan and Change, 2018), and on the inherent limits of public policing organisations on the other; multi jurisdictional, insufficient tr... Read More about Mapping Capacities for a Community Policing of Cybercrime and Digital Harm.

A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing. Oct 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2024
In providing an understanding of the experiences of Scottish Pakistanis, findings will be of significant benefit to policy makers and practitioners, and will assist policing organisations in Scotland to improve their engagement with minorities. This... Read More about A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing..