Dr Katja Hallenberg

I'm originally from Finland but have lived in the UK for two decades now, studying and working at different universities. I completed my joint honours BSc in Psychology and Criminology at the University of Teesside and a MSc in Investigative Psychology at University of Liverpool.

Between 2005 and 2012 I studied and worked at the University of Manchester, completing a PhD in 'Police Professionalisation via Academic Education' whilst teaching on a variety of criminology and multi-disciplinary modules.

I joined Canterbury Christ Church University’s Policing Team in September 2012 and have since been teaching and researching in a variety of topics from policing, criminology, criminal psychology and sustainability. As a Deputy Director of Policing, I have operational responsibility for our undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses.

I am actively involved in developing interdisciplinary research culture and advancing work on equity and diversity across the university.

My teaching and research spans policing, criminal psychology, critical criminology and sustainability.

I teach both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I’m the current module leader for 'Psychology of Serious and Prolific Offending' (L6) and 'Reflective Practice & Transformational Change' (L5).

In addition, I contribute to teaching on modules such as 'Psychology and the Criminal Justice System', 'Decision-Making Theory and Practice in Policing', 'Beyond Policing: Issues in International Justice', 'Contemporary Issues in Criminology, Crime and Social Harm', and 'Criminal Justice and the Investigative Process'.

I also supervise postgraduate research students and mentor colleagues on the university's HEA Fellowship Accreditation scheme.

Subject expertise:

• Criminal and forensic psychology
• Police and policing, particularly police training and education, police professionalisation, and organisational culture
• Diversity issues within criminal justice context, particularly hate crime, vulnerable people, gender and sexuality
• Critical criminology e.g. elite/corporate crime, queer criminology Climate change & crime/harm nexus, climate change & policing
• Sustainability and justice (social, environmental, cultural and economic), including education for sustainable futures
• Qualitative research methods, particularly interviewing and use of narrative techniques of data collection and analysis

 

 

I’ve always been interested in too many things to settle for just one area of research and am passionate about facilitating inter/transdisciplinary research via the Interdisciplinary Research Network at CCCU. My current research projects include police and partner preparedness for climate emergency, far-right tattoos, and role of staff network in supporting LGBTQIA+ community. Police professionalisation, education and organisational culture are also a permanent interest of mine.

 

Research Degree Supervision: I am available to supervise research degrees (Masters by Research or PhD). Please see 'subject expertise' under Teaching tab for areas of interest/expertise. Prospective students are welcome to email me directly for an initial conversation.

Key external-facing roles and achievements

• Member, Kent Hate Crime Forum, 2023-current
• Keynote Speaker, 2021, Nordic Police Research Conference
• Lead, Erasmus agreement with Finnish Police University College, 2019
• Lead organiser, Hate Crime Roundtable, collaborative even hosted by Canterbury Centre for Policing Research, Staff Networks, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, 2017
• External Examiner, Sep 2017 - 2021, BA Criminology (Policing) and BA Criminology (Criminal Justice), Middlesex University
• Invited Panel Member at Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice Anniversary Event, University of Manchester, 2016

 

Conference papers and posters

• Hallenberg, K.M. (2021) Inivited key note: Authority, Legitimacy and Limits – Who Shapes Police Education? Reflections from England. In: Nordic Police Research Conference, Virtual, 14 June 2021. Available online ttps://cccu.yuja.com/V/Video?v=80578&node=333381&a=1464095188&autoplay=1
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Cockcroft, T. (2019) Police Professionalisation: Some Structural, Cultural and Pedagogic Issues. In: Canterbury Centre for Policing Research Annual Conference (Austerity and Ethics: A Paradox for Professionalism), Canterbury, UK, 19 June 2019
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Cockcroft, T. (2017) “That‘s that effing degree!“ – Organisational Responses to Officers Engaging in Higher Education. In: College of Policing Research Showcase, Rydon, UK, 17 May 2017
• Cockcroft, T. & Hallenberg, K.M. (2016) Police Officer Experiences of Higher Education: Barriers/Drivers and Organisational Response. In: American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, 16-19 November 2016.
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2016) Leading Sustainability in Higher Education. In: Symposium on Sustainable Development Research at Universities in the United Kingdom, Manchester, UK, 5-6 April 2016.
• Haddow, C. & Hallenberg, K.M. (2016) An exploration of the impact of embedding ESD in the criminological curriculum. In: Edinburgh Napier University’s Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 7 January 2016.
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Tennant, M. (2015) Criminology Picks Up the Gauntlet: Responses to the Whole Earth? Exhibition. In: Inspire: HEA Annual Social Sciences Conference, Manchester, UK, 3-4 December 2015.
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Haddow, C. (2015) Beyond Crime: Justice and Sustainability in the Classroom and Community. In: Learning from the sharp end – implications for sustainability in Higher Education. International Symposium, Bristol, UK, 6-9 September 2015.
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2013). Theorising police professionalisation and academic education. In: The Fourth Annual Conference of the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing (POLCON 4), Canterbury, UK, 3-4 September 2013
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2011). From Experience to Expertise: Professionalising the Police via Academisation. In: Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 13-15 June 2011.

 

Other

• Member of the Home Office Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, 2017 onwards
• Invited Panel Member atCentre for Criminology and Criminal Justice Anniversary Event, University of Manchester, 2016
• Publications and research outputs
• Hallenberg, K.M. (under review) ‘Sustainability Leadership in HE’. Submitted to International Journal of Leadership in Education.
• Tong, S. and Hallenberg, K.M. (2017) ‘Education and the police professionalisation agenda: a perspective from England and Wales.’ In: Rogers, C. and Frevel, B., eds. Higher Police Education: An International View. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 17-34
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Cockcroft, T. (2017) ‘From Indifference to Hostility: Police Officers, Organisational Responses and the Symbolic Value of ‘In-Service’ Higher Education in Policing’, Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice, 11(3): 273-288.
• Hallenberg, K.M. & Haddow, C. (2016) ‘Beyond Criminal Justice: Connecting Justice and Sustainability’, The Law Teacher, 50(3), pp. 352-370.
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2016) 'Benefits and challenges of academic police education'. In Phillips, S.W. & Das, D.K. (eds) Change and Reform in Law Enforcement: Old and New Efforts from Across the Globe. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3-26.
• Hallenberg, K. & Tennant, M. (2016) 'Criminology Picks Up the Gauntlet: Responses to the Whole Earth Exhibition'. In Woodfield, K. (ed) Inspire – teaching and learning in the Social Sciences. HEA. Available online at: http://inspiringsocsci.pressbooks.com/chapter/criminology-picks-up-the-gauntlet-responses-to-the-whole-earth-exhibition/
• Hallenberg, K.M., O’Neill, M., & Tong, S. (2015) ‘Watching the Detectives: Researching investigative practice’. In Brunger, M., Tong, S., Martin, D. (Eds). Introduction to Policing Research: Taking Lessons from Practice. London: Routledge.
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2015) ‘Opinion Piece: On Sustainability' In Lea, J. (ed) Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: engaging with the dimensions of practice. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill Education.
• Cockcroft, T. & Hallenberg, K.M. (2014) Police and Higher Education. Research report. Canterbury Christ Church University.
• Hallenberg, K.M. (2012). Scholarly Detectives: Police Professionalisation via Academic Education. PhD thesis, University of Manchester.