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Mr. Ian Grant serves as Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Professional Practice) at Brunel University London within the Department of Social and Political Sciences, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. Appointed in January 2022, he leads the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) program, leveraging 33 years of operational policing experience including nine years in the Royal Military Police and 24 years with Northamptonshire Constabulary where he served as core policing trainer.
His academic credentials include:
- BSc (Hons) Policing from Canterbury Christ Church University
- PGCert in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Research centers on Interpreter Mediated Police Interviews (IMPI) and language dynamics in legal settings, with active membership in the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG). He has presented findings to the Association of Police and Court Interpreters (APCI), RMIT University translation students, and delivered two lectures at the Embassy of Japan in London regarding England and Wales' criminal justice system. Additional interests encompass police education methodologies, liberal democratic policing frameworks, and learning technology applications for enhanced 'learner experience'.
Professional recognition:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
At Brunel, Dr. Grant supervises Master's dissertation students and serves as Fellowship Mentor, building on prior dissertation supervision at UWE Bristol. He significantly contributed to Northamptonshire Police and Northampton University's Degree Holder Entry Programme (Uniform) design in 2020, demonstrating expertise in police education reform. His teaching portfolio spans evidence-based policing, problem-oriented policing, community policing, and response policing methodologies.
He leads Brunel's Research Reading Group (Policing) and maintains active collaboration through the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on investigative interviewing practices.
