Meet the team
Our team members across the department and centre, covering professional services to academic staff.
Leadership Team
Dr Nick Caveney, Chair
Chief Superintendent at Hertfordshire Constabulary. Chairs the Centre partnership, including the Steering Group and the Membership Group of the 18 police agency partners.
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Dr Jennifer Norman, Head of Department for Policing
Jennifer Norman is the Head of Department for Policing in the Faculty of Business & Law (FBL). She started this role in April 2022 and leads a team of interdisciplinary academics in the development of the policing programmes at the Open University that are delivered as part of the Police Education Qualification Framework.
Professor Clifford Stott, Academic Director
As the Centre’s lead, a significant part of Cliff's role is working with academics across and beyond the Faculty, as well as CPRL’s police force partners, to generate research and learning relevant to theory, policy and practice.
Support Team
Anita Aldridge, Project Manager
Project Manager. Manages Centre projects and oversees the research project portfolio.
Sarah Armstrong-Hallam, Senior Manager, Operations
Senior Manager, Operations
Adele Peters, Personal Assistant
PA to the Head of the Department for Policing.
Natalie Rankin, Team Secretary
Team Secretary. Involved in running the Centre office, has a particular focus on the Membership Group, the Centre’s research projects and conference activity
Academic Staff
Kendal Wright, Lecturer in Policing Organisation and Practice
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News
Blog post - Evolving the CPRL Collaboratives: Connecting research, practice and national priorities
From October 2026, our Collaborative Research Seminar series will enter a new phase as part of the ongoing development of the Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL). These Collaboratives will evolve over the summer alongside a refreshed governance structure, positioning them at the heart of how the Centre connects research, practice, and national policing priorities.
Upcoming Events
Policing and E-Mobility: Responding to Criminal & Anti-Social Use through Evidence, Practice and Partnership
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 09:30 to 16:00
Online seminar: Findings from two Small Grant research projects
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 13:00 to 14:30
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