Robin Bryant

I joined CCCU in 1995 and am now a Professor in Criminal Justice and Policing. I undertake research in a number of areas of crime and policing.

My original background was in mathematics and computing, and after a PhD in mathematics, I researched the field of algebraic topology. I then began to teach mathematics, statistics and computing and through this became involved in post-compulsory education and training.

I joined CCCU in 1995, initially as a Principal Lecturer in post-compulsory Education. I became interested in, and involved with police education and training soon after. In 2008 I helped set up a new Department of Law & Criminal Justice Studies at CCCU which grew into the current School of Law, Policing and Social Studies.

My current work is almost all research into crime and policing, supervision of MSc or Police students and some consultancy work. This involves the publication of professional reports, academic papers and textbooks.

The Department carries out various funded research activities within the criminal justice sector. My own research interests include the investigative decision making employed by detectives.

Supervisory interests

investigative reasoning and decision-making
Digital crime
Crime and intelligence analysis.

In the past I have taught many policing, criminology and forensic investigation modules. For example, in terms of the latter I set up the module in 'crime scene reconstruction', based in part in my experience of the mathematical modelling of fatal falls from height.

I have also contributed teaching to the Police Academy of the Netherlands and the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.

My current teaching centres around quantitative methods used in policing research.

Module Director

Computer Forensic Investigation 1 (BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing)
Investigative Science and Criminality Strategies (MSc Policing, with the Police Academy of the Netherlands
Forensic Informatics (BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation).

Contributor

Digital Crime (BA (Hons) Applied Criminology).
A Strategic Approach to Interagency Policing (MSc Policing, with the Police Academy of the Netherlands
Criminal Investigations (BSc (Hons) Policing).
Miscarriages of Justice (BSc (Hons) Policing).
Applications of Criminology (BA (Hons) Applied Criminology).
ICT and Forensic Investigation (BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation).
Investigating Volume and Series Crime (BSc (Hons) Policing).
Specialist Roles in FI (BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation).
Science of Crime Investigation (BSc (Hons) Police Studies).
Skills for Forensic Investigation (BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation).
Computer Forensic Investigation 2 (BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing).
Criminal Analysis (as part of the MSc Security and Counter-Terrorism, with the Estonian Academy of Security Services.

I have varied research interests including digital crime, heritage crime, neighbourhood policing, gun control and armed policing.

Bryant, R. (2007) Leonardo da Vinci (EC) funding, for curriculum advice for a ‘European Diploma in Policing’ (£8,000),
Bryant, R. (2008) Analysis of geodemographic student progression data for DfES/DI, (£18,990
Bryant, R. & Cockcroft, T. (2009) Evaluation of Dispersal Area for Thanet District Council, (£7,000)
Bryant, R., Tong, S. & Wood, D. (2009) Production of ‘Wiki’ articles for National Policing Improvement Agency, (£9,000)
Bryant, R. & Tong, S. (2009-2012) Evaluation of Restorative Justice in Sheppey Prisons for the Nuffield Foundation, (£8,000)
Bryant, R. (2009-2010) Criminal Justice Practice HEIF 4 funding Canterbury Christ Church University (£20,000)
Bryant, R. & Cockcroft, T. (2010) Training design for Europol, (£50,000)
Bryant, R. & Cockcroft, T. (2010) Evaluation of alcohol and crime resource DVD for Shepway District Council, (£12,000)
Bryant, R. (2012) European homicide research, RDEF, Canterbury Christ Church University (£1780)
Bryant, R. & Cockcroft, T. (2012) Analysis of electrical fire data, Kent Fire and Emergency Service/Canterbury Christ Church University (HEIF), (£4000)

Research Projects

“Embeddedness within Police Recruitment: How social networks and relationships influence the hiring of new police recruits”. Researcher(s): Dr Gareth Stubbs. Supervisor(s): Professor Steve Tong, Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Katja Hallenberg. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Development of a multipurpose competency device that links police practice to police training. Researcher(s): Mr Harry Peeters. Supervisor(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Martin O'Neill. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Do not require it, but strongly suggest it - see notes in attachment. Researcher(s): Miss Susanna Mitchell. Supervisor(s): Dr Martin O'Neill, Professor Robin Bryant. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Jason Prins. Supervisor(s): Dr Emma Williams, Professor Robin Bryant, Professor Dominic Wood. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Joseph Simon. Supervisor(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Professor Steve Tong. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
Evaluation of the MPS Predictive Policing Trial (redacted). Researcher(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Hannan Azhar, M. Falade. [Project report]
Historic England Metal Theft. Researcher(s): Dr Barry Blackburn, Professor Robin Bryant, Ms Hannah Lewis, Mr Kevin Lawton-Barrett. [Project]
Neighbourhood policing in the Metropolitan Police Service – 8 April 2022. Researcher(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Barry Blackburn, Dr Roger Arditti, Ms Hannah Lewis. [Project report]
Preventing and countering CSE in SE Kent school-based peer mentorship schemes. Researcher(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Sarah Christie, Mr Rob Heaton, Dr Katarina Ozcakir Mozova, Ms Becky Thomson. [Project report]
Private versus public Interests in International Investment Law: A need for reform through a human rights perspective.. Researcher(s): Miss Petrena Notice. Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Lieberman, Professor Robin Bryant. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Project 7708 understanding heritage crime in Kent and Medway – a data analytical approach. Researcher(s): Professor Robin Bryant, Dr Alex Kent, Mr John Hills. [Project report]

I am an External Examiner for a number of universities - currently the University of Liverpool. In the past I have chaired the evaluation panels assessing police, military, prison and border guard training in Estonia and Latvia.

I am occasional a consultant for police forces when investigating unexplained fatal falls from height. I am also currently Chair of the Kent Police External Ethics Board.

I am an Expert Advisor to the Board of the European Cybercrime Training and Education Group and Contributor to Cepol Cybercrime Training Module design.

Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2023 Graca, S., Bryant, R., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, N., Blackburn, B., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J., (04 Oct 2022). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2021 Graca, S., Bryant, R., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, N., Blackburn, B., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Assessing the threat posed by registered firearms dealers in the UK Bryant, R., Arditti, R., Gustafson, K., (23 May 2019, 21 May 2021): Oxford University Press. [Journal article]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2020 Graca, S., Bryant, R., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, N., Blackburn, B., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Commentary - guns and psychiatry: what psychiatrists need to know Bryant, R.: Cambridge University Press. [Journal article]
Just a nudge Bryant, R., Heaton, R., (10 Dec 2019): Police Professional. [Journal article]
‘A wicked problem’? risk assessment and decision-making when licensing possession and use of firearms in Greater London Bryant, R., Arditti, R., (12 Sep 2018). [Journal article]
Operational risk, omissions and liability in policing Heaton, R., Bryant, R., Tong, S., (06 Jun 2018): SAGE. [Journal article]
The matrix reloaded? why we should improve the MPS ‘gang violence matrix’, not dismantle it Bryant, R., (21 Jun 2018). [Journal article]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2018 Graca, S., Bryant, R., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, N., Blackburn, B., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J., (31 Aug 2017). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Mediating serious crime: an analysis of victim and prisoner mediation Tong, S., Waters, B., Bryant, R., Williams, E., Norman, J.. [Journal article]
The importance of context and cognitive agency in developing police knowledge: going beyond the police science discourse Wood, D., Cockcroft, T., Tong, S., Bryant, R., (01 Jan 2017): SAGE. [Journal article]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2017 Graca, S., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, N., Lerpiniere, P., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J., (08 Sep 2016): Open University Press. [Book]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2017 Blackburn, B., Graca, S., Lawton-Barrett, K., Gilbert, P., Hooper, G., Jones, G., Lerpiniere, P., McCormack, T., Mitchell, S., Nunn, J., O'Neill, M., Owens, J., Straine-Francis, V., Underwood, R., Wood, D., (08 Sep 2016). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Preventing digital crime Bennett, D., Stephens, P., (11 Nov 2016), Policing Digital Crime. New York: Routledge. [Book chapter]
Protecting the protectors Bryant, R., Leonard, V., (20 Sep 2016): Verdant Media. [Journal article]
Risk management in relation to firearms licensing Bryant, R., Blackburn, B., Hewitt, M., Falade, M.. [Report]
The impact of dispersal powers on congregating youth Bryant, R., Cockcroft, T., Keval, H., (2016): Emerald. [Journal article]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2016 Graca, S., Lawton-Barrett, K., O'Neill, M., Tong, S., Underwood, R., Wood, D., (10 Sep 2015). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Child homicide: generating victim and suspect risk profiles Roach, J., Bryant, R., (2015): Emerald. [Journal article]
Researching professional development Wood, D., Bryant, R., (30 Nov 2015), Introduction to policing research. Taking lessons from practice.. London: Routledge. [Book chapter]
Blackstone’s Handbook for Policing Students 2015, (16 Sep 2014). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Mediating serious crime: an analysis of adult prison restorative justice mediation Bryant, R., Tong, S., Waters, B., Williams, E., Norman, J., (2014). London: Nuffield Foundation. [Report]
Policing digital crime Bryant, R., Bryant, R., Bennett, D., Day, E., Kennedy, I., Stephens, P., (28 Jan 2014). Farnham: Ashgate. [Book]
Blackstone’s handbook for policing students 2014, (Mar 2013). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Police training and education: past, present and future Bryant, R., Cockcroft, T., Tong, S., Wood, D., (Oct 2013), The Future of Policing. London: Routledge. [Book chapter]
ASC 547 higher education and policing. Report submitted to the Higher Education Academy Social Sciences Cluster Bryant, R., Bryant, S., Tong, S., Wood, D.: Higher Education Academy. [Report]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2013, (06 Sep 2012). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Submission to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry into leadership and standards in the police. (Written evidence.) Bryant, R., Tong, S., Wood, D., (11 Oct 2012). London: Home Office. [Report]
Blackstone's handbook for policing students 2012, (15 Sep 2011). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
An analysis of conversion to UCAS 'Accepted Applicant' status of AHKM partnership school students Apps, J., Bryant, R., Rogers, R., (Jul 2010): Aimhigher Kent and Medway. [Report]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook 2011, (Dec 2010). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook and workbook pack 2011, (Dec 2010). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Book]
The work of the European cybercrime training and education group Bryant, R., Society for Policing of Cyberspace International Conference 2010. [Conference paper]
An evaluation of the Broadstairs dispersal area Bryant, R., Cockcroft, T., (Apr 2009): Thanet District Council. [Report]
Assessing performance: quantity or quality? Tong, S., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook 2010, (17 Dec 2009). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Criminal investigation in context Tong, S., Bryant, R., Horvath, M., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Forms of reasoning and the analysis of intelligence Bryant, R., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Future challenges in criminal investigation Tong, S., Bryant, R., Horvath, M., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Interim report: An evaluation of adult prison RJ (Restorative Justice) mediation Bryant, R., O'Mahoney, J., Waters, B., Tong, S., (May 2009). Canterbury, Kent, UK: Canterbury Christ Church University. [Report]
Introduction: a brief history of criminal investigation Tong, S., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Professionalising investigation Tong, S., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Restorative justice in prisons Bryant, R., West Kent Mediation Service AGM. [Lecture]
Theories of criminal investigation Bryant, R., (16 Oct 2009), Understanding Criminal Investigation. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book chapter]
Understanding criminal investigation Tong, S., Bryant, R., Horvath, M., (16 Oct 2009). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Book]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook, (17 Jan 2008). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook 2009, (2008). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Countering cybercrime Edgar-Nevill, D., Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Digitalisation and crime Bryant, R., Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Encryption O'Reilly, D., Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Identity and identity theft Marshall, A., Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Internet grooming and paedophile crimes Edgar-Nevill, D., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Investigating digital crime, (2008). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. [Book]
IPR and technological protection measures Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Plastic card crime Bryant, R., Stephens, P., (2008), Investigating Digital Crime. Chichester: Wiley. [Book chapter]
Toward a theory of intelligence Bryant, R., 15th Annual International Police Executive Symposium. [Conference paper]
Blackstone's PCSO handbook, (2007). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Intelligence and its application to contemporary policing Phillips, D., Caless, B., Bryant, R., (Dec 2007). [Journal article]
Resources for teaching and learning Bryant, R., (2007), Teaching and Training in Post-Compulsory Education. Maidenhead: Open University Press. [Book chapter]
Blackstone's student police officer handbook, (2006). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Book]
Validation and quality assurance of foundation degrees - a case study of a foundation degree in policing Bryant, R., (2005): FDF. [Journal article]
Teaching and training in post-compulsory education Armitage, A., Bryant, R., Dunnill, R., Hammersley, A., Hayes, D., Hudson, A., Lawes, S.. Buckingham; Philadelphia: Open University Press. [Book]
Foundations of the theory of maps on surfaces with boundary Bryant, R., Singerman, D., (1985): Oxford University Press. [Journal article]

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