EMPAC’s strategic leads are Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, and Chief Constable Rachel Swann, on behalf of the East Midlands region.
Hardyal Dhindsa is a psychology graduate, who qualified as a Social Worker from the London School of Economics and went on to 30 years’ experience as a senior Probation Manager in Nottinghamshire, prior to being elected as Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
A Loughborough graduate, Rachel Swann began her policing career in 1994 with Leicestershire Police. A former Assistant Chief Constable at Northamptonshre, Rachel is now the Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary.
EMPAC’s Research Partnerships Manager, who reports to the strategic leads, is Dr John Coxhead. John is a former police officer of 30 years, now employed as specialist police staff. As a ‘pracademic’ he completed his doctorate back in 2006 and has current professorships at Keele and Loughborough Universities, as well as being external examiner for policing degrees at Sheffield Hallam University. He is a resident journalistic columnist with Police Professional (the UK’s biggest selling policing publication) and his most recent book – Research for Police Professionals – is co-authored with Professor Ken Pease (University College, London).
Telephone 07470 181050
EMPAC Office Administration:-
susan.atkins@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
Telephone 0116 2222222, extension 2066
The Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs) for each member organisation are:
Derbyshire – C/Inspector Wendy Smedley
Leicestershire – Graham Pickering
Linconshire – Kelly Rodgers
Northamptonshire – Sarah Calvert / Nicole Plummer
Nottinghamshire – C/Inspector Simon Allardice
EMSOU – Harry Dick & Alex Paradise
De Montfort University – Professor Rob Canton
University of Derby – Professor Phil Hodgson
University of Leicester – Associate Professor Matt Hopkins / Dr Claire Davis
University of Lincoln – Professor Matthew Hall
Loughborough University – Professor Michael J de C Henshaw / Professor Darren Smith
University of Northampton – Dr Danny Ash
Nottingham Trent University – Professor Cillian Ryan / Dr Rowena Hill / Associate Professor Andy Newton
University of Nottingham – Professor Todd Landman / Associate Professor Kerry Clamp