Dr Stuart Kirby

Research Interests

I joined the University after completing 30 years service with the Lancashire Constabulary. During that time I worked in a number of general and specialist posts, latterly as a Divisional Commander at Lancaster as well as Detective Chief Superintendent, based at Police HQ. This final post gave me responsibility for resources that dealt with specialist crime(homicide, counter-terrorism, forensic, intelligence, serious & organised crime). During my Police career I have had experience of commanding and being a part of many critical incidents and major investigations, and was also trained as a 'Hostage Negotiator'

Following my Ph.D. on the subject of child-molesters I became a Chartered Psychologist, and nationally accredited 'offender profiler'(now known as 'Behavioural Investigative Advisor'). I have assisted Police Forces in this capacity since 1994. Since joining the University I have kept contact with the Police and have engaged in projects with the Lancashire, Merseyside, Norfolk, Durham, and Metropolitan Police Forces. I am also engaged with national projects with policing agencies in the USA,Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi.

As such my research interests are in the area of Policing; Organised crime; Crime reduction and investigation; Community Safety; and Offender behaviour especially in relation to violent and sexual crime.

Current Teaching

ASSC102 Crime and Social Life

ASSC 235 Criminal Investigation

ASSC 205 Criminological Thought

ASSC 380 Research based dissertation

ASSC 339 The police and policing

• Criminal careers within organised crime

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