About this episode

Matt Bland discusses his background in police analysis and the current state of evidence-based policing.

Matt Bland is the Chief Operating Officer of the Society of Evidence-Based Policing, and an associate professor with the Police Executive Programme at the University of Cambridge. Prior to that, Dr. Bland spent a decade and a half with Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, in a range of intelligence and crime analyst roles. We talk about his background as police analyst, the state of EBP, and how many divorces are required to be a serious organized crime detective.

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Ratcliffe

Guest: Matt Bland

Topics covered

• evidence-based policing
• crime analysis
• police education
• organized crime
• law enforcement

Keywords

• Matt Bland
• evidence-based policing
• crime analysis
• police education
• organized crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Evidence-Based Policing, University of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies

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