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Research Profile

Prof Martin Innes 


Image of Professor Martin Innes, Cardiff School of Social Sciences
Position:Director - Universities Police Science Institute, Deputy Director for Research - SOCSI
School:Social Sciences

Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 75307
Extension:75307
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Address:1.16 Glamorgan Building

Research Interests

Martin Innes is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Director of the Universities’ Police Science Institute at Cardiff University. He is recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on policing and social control, and is an expert on:

  • Community policing;
  • Police murder investigations;
  • The police role in counter-terrorism.

Professor Innes is particularly famous for the research studies he has conducted in the following areas:

  • Designing the key processes and systems associated with Reassurance and Neighbourhood Policing;
  • The Signal Crimes Perspective;
  • ‘Prevent’ policing;
  • Homicide investigations.

He has been commissioned by and acted as an advisor to a large number of national and international policing organisations. Recently this has included:

  • Leading the research for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s national inspection of the policing of anti-social behaviour.
  • Advising the Dutch government about ASB strategies;
  • In the past year - 11 significant invited presentations / keynote lectures / briefings to: The UK Cabinet Office; Australian National University; Stockholm Criminology Symposium; Welsh Assembly Government; Scottish Institute of Policing Research.

Additional Information

The Universities’ Police Science Institute (UPSI) website