School of Law and Policing
The School of Law and Policing is driven by the desire to build a better future for our community through our teaching, research, and public engagement.
Learn from high profile speakers from leading judges, senior police officers, crime scene investigators, archaeologists and forensic scientists to gain an in depth understanding of their professions.
Enhance your learning through our outstanding facilities. Access the Hydra Minerva immersive technology suite, crime scenes house, moot courtroom, advice and resolution centre, on-campus training excavation site and state-of-the-art 3D scanners.
We focus on giving our students real-world opportunities. We're constantly developing new teaching methods so that you'll be a professional graduate ready to start your career.
Access work placements and residential fieldwork opportunities to gain valuable work experience. You can also study abroad through our international network or our campus in Cyprus.
World-ready research
We have a growing and vibrant research community of innovative academics and postgraduate students. Discover our high quality international & world-leading research.
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We host a group of experts in Law, Criminology, Policing, Archaeology, Anthropology and Sociology. We explore the impact of law, criminal justice and archaeology in society, challenging injustice and promoting equality, inclusion and diversity.
We pursue inter-disciplinary research with practitioners, policymakers and communities to ensure maximum relevance and real-world impact. Our research is recognised nationally and internationally as making a distinctive contribution to knowledge and significantly influencing policy and practice. Our vibrant research community comprises a diverse group of academics, ex-practitioners, undergraduate and postgraduate students. We have methodological strengths in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The University of Central Lancashire is an inclusive environment, supporting established scholars as well as nurturing new generations of academic thinkers, including our students.
Our research forms part of the Citizen, Society and Justice research theme at the University. Many members of the School are members of research centres such as, the Centre for Criminal Justice Research and Partnerships, Connect Centre and our Cybercrime Research Unit.
Academic research in Archaeology and Anthropology is thriving. Over the last few years our small team has produced over 60 academic papers, 15 books and been awarded more than £650,000 in research grants to support our work.
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Abigail is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law & Social Science, where she specialises in the study of imprisonment and comparative penology. Abigail is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches across a range of subjects on our foundation, undergraduate and…
Allwell is conducting funded research on a number of projects including the rights of fishermen in Senegal, freedom of expression in Nigeria, and the lived experiences of Senegalese migrants in France. He is the author of a monograph entitled 'Human Rights under the African Chart…
Clive is the Principal Lecturer for the Policing Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) and Policing Business Lead within the Forensic and Applied Sciences School at the University. His teaching responsibilities span across the Policing discipline and he supervises both under…
Darran is a Lecturer in Law teaching on a range of core modules. He is a Year Tutor for first year LLB students and has in excess of twenty years teaching and management experience in higher education. He is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (Formerly Higher Education Academy) and ha…
Denise is Deputy Course Leader for Policing and Criminal Investigation BSc, and has experience in policing through her background with Lancashire Constabulary. As well as gaining extensive experience in the operational field, Denise worked on the early strategic alliance between …
Ian has previously completed 30 years of service in Policing and brings that experience to his leadership of the academic team who deliver a wide range of policing-related undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He teaches on counter-terrorism, critical incident decision makin…
John is UCLan’s Digital Safety Advocate, Director of UCLan’s Missing Person Investigation Unit and heads the Security and Forensic Research Group (SAFeR). He is a member of the Child Computer Interaction Group and the Criminal Justice Partnership. John has more than a decade of e…
Laura teaches across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and modules. She also supervises dissertations at all levels on a range of topics. She has a particular interest in Property Law and Immigration Law. She is a qualified solicitor and is a Senior Fellow of the …
Laura is the course leader for Criminology and Criminal Justice and Criminology and Sociology at BA level, and teaches across the undergraduate and postgraduate Criminology programmes. Laura is a leading UK scholar in the area of d/Deaf prisoners, receiving her PhD in 2017, befor…
Linda is a solicitor and worked for 20 years in practice as a defendant litigator in the North West before joining the University of Central Lancashire in 2017. She teaches across a range of modules on both undergraduate and postgraduate LLB Law, with particular expertise in Tort…
Lucy is a qualified solicitor and prior to joining UCLan, she was a practising solicitor specialising in all aspects of Commercial Property. Lucy teaches on both the undergraduate degree and the LLM in Legal Practice; her areas of expertise include all areas of Property and Land …
Mark teaches on modules as part of the BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation undergraduate degree. Mark served as a Police Officer for 26 years and has Counter Terrorism operational experience. Mark commenced teaching in September 2019.
I have been with the School of Law and Social Science for 24 years. I am responsible for international strategic development within the School. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with my law degree from University College London, London University; a research degree fr…
Martin is a qualified solicitor and is the School lead on our legal apprenticeships. Martin teaches across a range of law courses and specialises in teaching in the area of land law and property law. He has also taught sports law and worked on a number of sports projects in the …
Megan joined the University of Central Lancashire in January 2013 as a Lecturer in Social Science and was appointed Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Sociology in September 2014. She researches issues relating to the intersections of gender, sexuality and violence; research w…
Munira is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law and Social Science.
Nicola is a member of the Criminology Team within the School.
Vicky is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree at UCLan. She contributes to teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in the School of Forensic and Applied Sciences. Vicky has a background in youth justice, c…
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