Scott is a senior lecturer and researcher in policing. He is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Criminal Intelligence and Data Analysis. He is a former Criminal Intelligence Analyst and worked for Lancashire Constabulary for 20 years. During this time, he diversified across various analytical positions including Senior Community Safety and Partnership Intelligence Analyst, and Data Analysis and Insight Manager.

He completed his PhD researching how the police define, identify and respond to vulnerability at the University of Central Lancashire. He holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Intelligence Analysis and BA (Hons) in Criminology.

He is a judge on the sifting panel for the National Police Chiefs’ Council Problem Solving and Crime Prevention Programme’s national Tilley Awards, which celebrates problem-oriented projects that have successfully resolved problems experienced by communities. He is also involved in evidence-based policing and knowledge exchange projects with police forces aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of policing and supporting new initiatives that improve community safety.

His efforts in developing crime analysis standards led to being the recipient of the 2018 IALEIA (International Association of Law Enforcement Analysts) Service Award for “outstanding contribution as a supervisor to the achievement of law enforcement objectives”.

His research continues to support crime and intelligence analysis, and policing vulnerability.

His research interests include developing the application of crime analysis, intelligence-led policing, evidence-based policing (EBP) and problem-solving, roads policing, and policing vulnerability.

PLN1005 Evidence-Based Policing

PLN2003 Policing Communities

PLN3004 Information and Intelligence

PLN4001 Evidence-Based Practices

PLN4004 Use of Intelligence in Reactive and Proactive Investigations

PLN4008 Intelligence Analysis