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Biography
- Professor of Psychology and Policing
- Director for the Secure Socities Institute
- Editor of The Police Journal https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal/police-journal
- Reader in Crime and Policing, Division of Criminology, Politics and Sociology, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, August 2012 - present.
- Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Division of Criminology, Politics and Sociology, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, August 2005 - July 2012.
- Police Lecturer/Trainer, Home Office Crime Reduction College, Easingwold, North Yorkshire April 2003- August 2005.
- Crime Analyst, Home Office Crime Reduction Team, Government Office North-West, Manchester, December 2001- April 2003.
- Associate Lecturer (Psychology), Open University, September 2002- July 2005 (part-time).
- Research Assistant (and Lecturer in Psychology) in Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester. October 2000-December 2001.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Criminal Investigative Practice (Homicide)
- Violent Crime
- Violent Offenders
- Self-Selection Policing
- Evolution and Crime
- Terrorism
- Nudging crime
- Emotional and cognitive effect on SIO’s
- Evidence-Based Policing
- Using ‘nudge’ psychology to reduce crime
- Evolutionary psychology
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Projects
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Centre for Biominetic Societal Futures
Towns-Andrews, L. (PI), Kusev, P. (CoI), Kara, A. (CoI), Herath, D. (CoI), Validi, S. (CoI), Jabbar, A. (CoI), Nikitas, A. (CoI), Roper, S. (CoI), Ginger, M. (CoI), Phillips, R. (CoI), Du, C. (CoI), Amaratunga, D. (CoI), Haigh, R. (CoI), Murphy, A. (CoI), Hill, R. (CoI), Parkinson, S. (CoI), Johnson, A. (CoI), Bryan, H. (CoI), Thomas, P. (CoI), McIntyre, D. (CoI), Jeffries, L. (CoI), Bailey, R. (CoI), Townsley, J. (CoI), Unver, E. (CoI), Goswami, P. (CoI), Roach, J. (CoI), Grimm, V. (CoI), Worley, C. (CoI), Siebers, P.-O. (CoI), Bardone, E. (CoI), Madsen, J. K. (CoI), Neumann, M. (CoI), Seri, R. (CoI), Durrant, R. (CoI), Wortley, R. (CoI), Sidebottom, A. (CoI), Ekblom, P. (CoI), Pease, K. (CoI), Taylor, M. (CoI), Silke, A. (CoI), Dewandre, N. (CoI) & Hemachandra, K. (CoI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Gauging public perceptions of discourteous, anti-social and dangerous drivers and driving in Bradford.
Roach, J. (PI)
31/03/18 → 29/09/18
Project: Research
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Increasing the reporting of paramilitary beatings to police
Roach, J. (PI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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Nudging police cell detainees towards Liaison and Diversion services
Roach, J. (PI)
1/09/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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A study of police personnel wellbeing in England and Wales whilst working during the Covid-19 pandemic
Roach, J., Curran, L., Cartwright, A. & McCarthy, R., 1 Jun 2025, In: Policing and Society. 35, 6, p. 773-794 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Directions for future research on police stress: the role of hyper-vigilance and emotion regulation in understanding and preventing detrimental outcomes for mental health
Sharratt, K. & Roach, J., 17 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Criminal Psychology. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unchartered Territory: Understanding Public Compliance During the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Effectiveness of UK Government Communications
Cartwright, A., Roach, J. & Curran, L., 29 Aug 2025, In: Europe's Journal of Psychology. 21, 3, p. 160-178 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Writing to death row inmates: pen-pals share their experience
Latteri, S., Tzani, C., Roach, J., Ioannou, M. & Williams, T. J. V., 20 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology, Crime and Law. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leadership: the psychology of influence and persuasion
Roach, J. & Pease, K., 10 Apr 2024, Leadership Behaviours for Effective Policing: The Service Speaks. Kilgallon, M. & Wright, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Critical Publishing, p. 234-260 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Looking after our greatest asset: Enhancing wellbeing in policing
Curran, L. (Participant), Roach, J. (Organiser), Cartwright, A. (Participant), Sharratt, K. (Participant), Kinnear, R. (Participant), Gorton, N.-L. (Participant) & Hulse, L. (Participant)
22 Jan 2025 → 23 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Environmental Criminology at the Police Station
Curran, L. (Speaker) & Roach, J. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Study of the Well-Being and Resilience of UK Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Volunteers
Gorton, N.-L. (Speaker) & Roach, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
18 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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United Kingdom Alliance for Disaster Research Annual Conference 2023
Roach, J. (Member of programme committee)
18 Dec 2023 → 19 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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The future of Problem Solving and Evidence Based Policing, and why the biggest threat is police
Roach, J. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Research says that policing is a stressful job. So what? Confessions of a reformed researcher
18/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Old tricks for new dogs. What price local knowledge?
Roach, J. & Pease, K.
16/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Red light area ‘should stay as there is no better option’
10/07/20 → 30/07/20
8 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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It’s an ill Wind: Self Selection Policing Opportunities in the Pandemic
Roach, J. & Pease, K.
25/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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