Andrew Stafford

Andrew Stafford serves as a Lecturer in Criminology with extensive research and teaching expertise focused on community safety and policing practices. His work bridges academic research with practical crime prevention strategies through collaborations with police and community organizations in Gloucestershire.

His primary research areas include:

• Community Safety in Night Time Economy
• Urban Crime Prevention Strategies
• Police Call-Handling Procedures
• Evidence-Based Policing Models
• Procedural Justice in Law Enforcement

Stafford's teaching portfolio encompasses both undergraduate and postgraduate instruction, with leadership of the 'Policing in the Community' module. His instructional focus spans police powers, stop and search procedures, police use of force, victim treatment, and the impact of technological changes on modern policing.

Professional engagements include service as the Economic and Social Research Council representative on the What Works Centre for Crime Reduction Management Board (2015-2016), demonstrating his influence in evidence-based crime policy development.

Key research collaborations include:

• Gloucester City Safe crime reduction partnership
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire
• Avon and Somerset Constabulary