Staff profile
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Job title: Senior Lecturer
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Dept: Law and Criminal Justice Studies
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Tel: 01227 782171
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Campus: Canterbury
QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD, 'An Investigation into the Culture of the London Metropolitan Police between the 1930s and the 1960s', Brunel University (2001)
MSc (Econ), Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cardiff (1995)
BSc (Hons), Behavioural Sciences, University of Huddersfield (1993)
PGCLT (HE) Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education), Canterbury Christ Church University (2007)
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
At Master's Level: Dimensions of Crime; Understanding Criminology; Research Design, Procedure and Analysis; Criminal Justice: Themes and Issues; Policing and Community Safety; and Dissertation. At Undergraduate Level: Individual Study; Youth, Crime and Justice (Level 3, Applied Criminology),
DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Programme Director, MA Criminology and Criminal Justice, Member of the Faculty Board, Departmental Representative for the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee, Departmental Representative for the Faculty Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee, Departmental Representative for the Faculty Ethics Committee, Departmental Research Co-ordinator, Member of the Departmental Research Group
RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
My research projects have included;
Doctoral research which used oral history techniques to explore the culture(s) of the Metropolitan Police between the 1930s and the 1960s (see Publications).
Working as part of a research team, commissioned by the Home Office, to evaluate the impact of the visual recording of police interviews with suspects (see Research Reports).
Working as part of a research team evaluating the introduction of a performance measurement regime in an English police force (see Research Reports).
Working as part of a research team, commissioned by the Home Office, to evaluate the Approved Premises Pathfinder (see Research Reports).
Working as principal researcher on a piece of research, commissioned by Thanet District Council, to evaluate the use of Dispersal Areas in Thanet (see Research Reports).
My consultancies have included;
Advising the UK Government's Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) on the issue of risk aversion and police culture.
Providing methodological guidance to the Open Society Justice Initiative for their 'Ethnic profiling by law enforcement in Europe' project.
Assessing the quality of bids submitted for National Lottery funding that fall within the criminal justice remit.
Other professional activity has included;
Co-editor of Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2009 onwards
Reviews Editor Criminal Justice : The International Journal of Policy and Practice (latterly, Criminology and Criminal Justice) (2004-2006)
Publications;
Cockcroft, T. (2009), 'Late Modernity, risk and the construction of fear of crime' in Mesko, Cockcroft, Crawford & Lemaitre (eds.) Crime, Media and Fear of Crime. Ljubljana: Tipografiia.
Mesko, G, Cockcroft, T, Crawford, A. & Lemaitre, A, (eds.) (2009), Crime, Media and Fear of Crime, Ljubljana: Tipografiia.
Meško, G. and Cockcroft, T. (eds.) (2009), Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2009/2.
Beattie, I. and Cockcroft, T. (2009), 'Shifting Cultures: Managerialism and the rise of 'performance' ', Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management (32) 3.
Cockcroft, T. (forthcoming 2009), 'Vers une reconnaissance de la valeur de l'histoire orale de la police en criminologie ' (French Language, English translation: 'Towards a criminological appreciation of police oral histories'), dans J. Berlière & R. Lévy (rédacteurs)', L'historien, le sociologue et le témoin. Archives orales et récits de vie : usages et problèmes, Paris, France: Nouveau Monde Éditions
Lobnikar, B., Pagon, M, Cockcroft, T. & Klemenčič, G (forthcoming) Osnove policijske dejavnosti v sodobni družbi (Slovenian Language Textbook, English translation: 'Policing in Contemporary Society'), Ljubljana Slovenia: University of Maribor.
Cockcroft, T. (2007) 'Police Culture(s): Some Definitional, Contextual and Analytical Considerations' in M. O'Neill, M. Marks and A. Singh (eds) Police Occupational Culture: New Debates and Directions USA: Elsevier.
Cockcroft, T. (2007) 'Socio-Environmental Influences on the Police Culture of the London Metropolitan Police between the 1930s and the 1960s', Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2007/1-2.
Meško, G., Cockcroft, T. and Fields, C. (eds.) (2007) , Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2007/1-2.
Beattie, I and Cockcroft, T. (2006) 'Square Pegs and Round Holes: Performance Measurement in the Police and Prison Services', Prison Service Journal, 168, 39-44.
Cockcroft, T. (2005)'Using Oral History Techniques to Investigate Police Culture', Qualitative Research, Volume 5, 3, 365-384.
Cockcroft, T. (2005) Review of Wakefield, A. (2003) 'Selling Security: The Private Policing of Public Space', Policing and Society, 15, 2
Cockcroft, T. (1999) 'Oral History and the Cultures of the Police' in Brookman, F., Noaks, L., & Wincup, E. Qualitative Research in Criminology Aldershot: Ashgate.
Research Reports;
Cockcroft, T. & Bryant, R. (2009) An Evaluation of the Broadstairs Dispersal Area (Final Report for External Body – Thanet District Council). Submitted April 2009.
Wincup, E., Netten, A., Oldfield, M., Buckland, G., Saunders, R., Cockcroft, T. & Fenyo, A. 'Evaluation of the Approved Residence Pathfinder' (Final Report for External Body – Home Office) Submitted 2006
Beattie, I., Cockcroft, T., Hale, C., & Uglow, S. 'Project Enhance: An Evaluation' (Final Report for External Body - Home Office Police Standards Unit) Submitted March 2005
Cockcroft, T. 'Project Enhance – Interim Evaluation Report' (Interim Report for External Body - Home Office Police Standards Unit) Submitted June 2004
Newburn, T., Barnard, L., Cockcroft, T., Earle, R., Gilling, L., Hayman, S., Netten, A., Shiner, M. & Uglow, S. 'An Evaluation of the Introduction of Visual Recording of Police Interviews with Suspects' Home Office Research Series (Final Report for External Body – Home Office) Submitted December 2003
Newburn, T., Barnard, L., Cockcroft, T., Earle, R., Gilling, L., Hayman, S., Netten, A., & Uglow, S. 'The Introduction of Visual Recording of Police Interviews with Suspects – First Interim Report' (Interim Report for External Body – Home Office) Submitted November 2002
Conference Presentations;
Cockcroft, T. (2009) British Criminology Conference July 2008 'An Evaluation of the Broadstairs Dispersal Area'
Cockcroft, T. (2008) Plenary presentation at the 7th Biennial International Criminal Justice Conference Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2008 'Shifting Cultures: Managerialism and the Rise of Performance'
Cockcroft, T. (2008) British Criminology Conference July 2008 'Thin blue lies? Making sense of police narratives'.
Beattie, I and Cockcroft, T. (2006) British Criminology Conference July 2006 'Police Performance and Police Cultures'.
Cockcroft, T & Earle, R. British Criminology Conference July 2005 'Justice-led technology or technology-led justice? Future prospects for visual recording of police interviews with suspects'.
Beattie, I and Cockcroft, (2005), T British Criminology Conference July 2005 'Square Pegs and Round Holes: Using Quantitative Indicators in Police Performance'.
Cockcroft, T & Earle, R. (2004) British Criminology Conference July 2004 'Lights! Camera! Inaction! The Introduction of Visual Recording in Police Interviews'.
Cockcroft, T. (2002) British Criminology Conference July 2002 'Pre-1970s Metropolitan Police Culture and the Motivation to use Un-authorised Force'.
Cockcroft, T. (1999) British Criminology Conference July 1999 'Cop Culture Re-Assessed'.
Cockcroft, T. (1997) British Criminology Conference July 1997 'Police Occupational Culture Between the 1930s and the 1960s'.
OTHER INTERESTS:
Member of the British Society of Criminology
Member of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Address: Room Pcg01, Dept. of Law and Criminal Justice Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, CT1 1QU.
Telephone: 01227 782171
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