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Personal profile
Biography
Liam Ralph is a Criminology lecturer and teaches on Criminology and Policing degrees, as well as The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP). Liam joined Northumbria University as a Research Fellow on an ESRC-funded Visible Policing project in 2019. Liam was awarded his PhD in 2020 on police use of social media in Scotland. He also has experience of working in the Scottish Government with Justice Analytical Services (JAS). Whilst working here, Liam contriuted to the Public Confidence Steering Group drawing on his analysis of Scottish Justice Crime Survey data linked to improving public confidence in the police and satisfaction during encounters.
Main research interests: policing, police legitimacy, public confidence, technology, and social media
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Education/Academic qualification
Criminology, PhD, Edinburgh Napier University
Oct 2015 → Jul 2020
Award Date: 1 Jul 2020
Criminology, MRes, University of Glasgow
1 Sep 2014 → 1 Sep 2015
Award Date: 1 Sep 2015
Criminology, BA (Hons), Edinburgh Napier University
1 Sep 2010 → 1 Apr 2014
Award Date: 1 Apr 2014
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Police use of Twitter during a sporting mega-event
Aitken, A., Ralph, L. & Robinson, P., 2023, In: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The dynamic nature of police legitimacy on social media
Ralph, L., 9 Aug 2022, In: Policing and Society. 32, 7, p. 817-831 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maintaining police-citizen relations on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ralph, L., Jones, M., Rowe, M. & Milllie, A., 3 Jul 2022, Policing and Society, 32, 6, p. 764-777 14 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Visible Policing: Uniforms and the (Re)Construction of Police Occupational Identity
Rowe, M., Jones, M., Millie, A. & Ralph, L., 7 Feb 2023, In: Policing and Society. 33, 2, p. 222-237 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Abstract Police and Occupational Culture
Rowe, M., Ralph, L., Millie, A. & Jones, M., 1 Feb 2022, The Abstract Police: Critical Reflections on Contemporary Change in Police Organisations. Terpstra, J., Salet, R. & Fyfe, N. R. (eds.). The Hague: Eleven International Publishing, p. 15-34 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Prizes
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International Graduate Summer School for Policing Scholarship
Ralph, Liam (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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Written expert statement on new technologies and the application of law to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.
Matthias Wienroth (Participant), Carole McCartney (Participant), Liam Ralph (Participant), Delphine Defossez (Participant) & Angela Paul (Participant)
5 Sep 2021Activity: Other
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Written expert statement on possible issues arising from emerging technological developments in policing to the Independent Advisory Group on Emerging Technologies in Policing to Scottish Government
Matthias Wienroth (Participant), Carole McCartney (Participant), Liam Ralph (Participant), Delphine Defossez (Participant), Angela Paul (Participant) & Marion Oswald (Participant)
19 Aug 2021Activity: Other