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Caroline Davey serves as Professor at the University of Salford's School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies, where she leads research through the Design Against Crime Solution Research Centre. Her work uniquely bridges design innovation with practical security applications, focusing on human-centred approaches to crime prevention across diverse contexts including urban environments, fashion industry, and university campuses.
Her educational foundation in Organisational Psychology informs her interdisciplinary methodology. Davey's research demonstrates consistent evolution from foundational work on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) to contemporary explorations of virtualisation in fashion and digital security solutions. The ProtectED framework development represents a significant contribution to university student safety standards.
Recent publications reveal strengthening emphasis on technological integration within security design, particularly examining big data analytics in law enforcement and virtual environments in product development. Her work consistently prioritises stakeholder engagement and practical implementation over theoretical abstraction, with clear trajectories toward socially responsible design applications.
Davey actively supervises PhD candidates and directs major research initiatives including the current Engage2innovate project (2023-2027) focused on security solution design through social innovation. Her project portfolio spans European collaborations like Planning urban Security (PluS) and CCI: Cutting Crime Impact, demonstrating sustained grant acquisition capability.
As core faculty within the Design Against Crime Solution Research Centre, she fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration between designers, criminologists, and practitioners. Her research groups specialise in translating theoretical design principles into actionable security protocols, particularly through the ProtectED framework which addresses student safety across multiple dimensions including mental health, harassment prevention, and international student support.
