Lecturer in Professional Policing

Having recently completed 30 years police service with Bedfordshire Police, performing a wide range of roles, from uniform, detective, crime training, secondment to the National Crime Agency, and most recently as a Detective Sergeant working within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit as the Family Liaison Coordinator managing a large number of officers who deploy to those families who have lost loved ones following murder/manslaughter investigations.

I have been interested in teaching within the Police Environment and have been a crime trainer from 2007 -2010. I have continued teaching family liaison officers over the last 5 years and in 2016-17 I completed a degree in Applied Investigations, which supports investigative roles within policing. I have developed a keen interest in Family Liaison and the deployments of officers to complex investigations.

I have recently taken up my position as Lecturer in Policing in 2022 and enjoy adopting a creative and innovative approach to teaching

Other References

• linkedin.com/in/keren-coton
• twitter.com @kezzaklc

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) - University of Sunderland
• Level 3 City and Guilds Preparing to Teach in Lifelong Sector
• Level 4 City and Guilds in Police First Line Management
• Family Liaison Coordinators Course
• PIP 2 Investigator

Teaching Expertise

• Tutor Detective Constable
• Design and Implementation of Crime Training within Bedfordshire Police
• Design and deliver Family Liaison Courses within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire

Research Interests

• Family Liaison
• Suicides and Mental Health within Policing

Contact Details

E: keren.coton@beds.ac.uk