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New appointment to University's Institute of Policing and Criminal Justice
Professor Allyson MacVean has been appointed to the University of Cumbria’s newly created Institute of Policing and 
Criminal Justice. Her role will be to work with colleagues in the Institute to create a centre of excellence both for Cumbria and nationally. The philosophy and vision of the Institute is to generate a community of ideas for creating innovative practice and solutions within the criminal justice sector.
Allyson’s previous roles have included working in the Serious and Organized Directorate at the Home Office and as Director and founder of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety. She has published widely on issues related to policing specializing in police intelligence and dangerous offenders. She has worked with law enforcement agencies both in the UK and internationally. Allyson is an advisor to the Home Office on crime related issues.
Professor Allyson MacVean
The University of Cumbria recently announced its intention to offer a range of undergraduate courses in Policing and Criminal Justice. The first to be launched later this year will be foundation degrees in Policing for those who wish to join the police force and existing police officers looking to broaden their skills.
Allyson explains:
“I’m very pleased to join the University of Cumbria as the new policing courses are launched. This is an exciting time for the University as they break new ground with policing and criminal justice education and I’m delighted to be able to contribute to the development right from the beginning.”
The partnership between the University of Cumbria and the criminal justice sector within Cumbria and beyond will be embedded within inter-generational dialogue and knowledge dissemination via a range of fora, including seminars, conferences, research, training and publications. The Institute will have a Board of Members, which will comprise of practitioners and academics to ensure its delivery is relevant, appropriate and has applicability to both policy and practice within Cumbria.