David Brian
School of Forensic and Applied Sciences
University of Central Lancashire
United Kingdom
Biography
Dave studied Law at the University of Lancaster, the University of Leicester and UCLan. He has 30 years policing experience reaching the Rank of Detective Superintendent specialising in Fraud, covert policing, organised crime and drugs. He has operational experience in a wide range of issues including strategic and tactical incident management, risk management, public order & firearms. He is a previous Chair of Lancashire’s Drugs Intervention Programme and Board member of the Lancashire Drug and Alcohol Action Team.
Research Interest
Policing and Criminal Investigation.
Publications
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Boulton, L, McManus, MA, Metcalfe, L, Brian, DJ and Dawson, I (2016) Calls for Police Service: Understanding the demand profile and the UK police response. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. ISSN 0032-258X…
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Brian, D.J., and Cruickshank, A. (2016) Police officers giving evidence: Discussing gaps, contradictions and next steps. The Police Journal Theory, Practice and Principles. ISSN 0032-258X
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Almond, L., McManus, M., Brian, D. and Merrington, D.P. (2017) ‘Exploration of the risk factors contained within the UK’s existing domestic abuse risk assessment tool (DASH): Do these risk factors have individual predictive validity regarding recidivism?’, Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 9(1), pp. 58–68. doi: 10.1108/jacpr-01-2016-021.
