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Craig Bennell is the Director of the Police Research Lab. Craig received his B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Alberta<\/a> (Canada) and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Liverpool<\/a> (UK), where he studied under the supervision of Professor David Canter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology<\/a> at Carleton University<\/a> with a cross-appointment to the School of Linguistics and Language Studies<\/a>. In addition, he is a member of the Forensic Psychology Research Centre<\/a> at Carleton University. He is a previous President of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology<\/a>, a previous Editor of the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology<\/a><\/em>, and sits on the editorial boards of numerous journals in the fields of police and forensic psychology. He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee and Use of Force Committee for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police<\/a>, a member of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Police College<\/a>, and co-chair of the Program Advisory Committee for the Police and Public Safety Institute<\/a> at Algonquin College<\/a>. He was also a previous member of The Working Group on Mental Health and Policing<\/a> for the Royal Society of Canada and he was a founding member of the Crime Linkage International Network<\/a> based out of Birmingham, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with a great group of graduate and honours students, Craig studies four primary issues<\/a>: (1) evidence-based policing, (2) police de-escalation and use of force, (3) police responses to people in crisis, particularly mental health crises, and (4) the reliability, validity, and usefulness of psychologically-based investigative techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction of the PRL was made possible through funds from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation<\/a>, the Ontario Research Fund<\/a>, and Carleton University<\/a>. Craig\u2019s research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada<\/a>, Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services<\/a>, the Canadian Police Research Centre, Correctional Service Canada<\/a>, the Canadian Police Association<\/a>, the National Police Federation<\/a>, the Ottawa Police Service<\/a>, and Carleton University<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please browse the PRL website to find more information about Craig’s research interests<\/a>, publications<\/a>, and presentations<\/a>. You can find a copy of Craig’s CV here<\/a>. If you are interested in potential collaborations or supervision, please contact Craig<\/a> directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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