Research output per year
Research output per year
I am an Assistant Professor in Criminology and teach Undergraduate students on Criminology and Policing degrees, as well as student officers on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP). I joined Northumbria University as a Research Fellow on an ESRC-funded Visible Policing project in 2019. I previously worked in Justice Analytical Services (JAS) at The Scottish Government (2017-2018). Here, I undertook a project titled ‘Public in the police and satisfaction during encounters’ and created a Public Confidence steering group in Scotland. My doctoral thesis examined the dynamics of police legitimacy and social media in Scotland (2015-2020).
I have researched and published solo and co-authored articles on police legitimacy, technology and social media in policing, democratic policing, visible policing, policing sports, and homicide investigations. Recently, I published an Introduction to Policing textbook (4th Edition) with colleagues Professor Mike Rowe and Dr Ali Malik.
Main research interests: policing, police legitimacy, public confidence, technology, and social media
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Criminology, PhD, The dynamics of police legitimacy and social media in Scotland, Edinburgh Napier University
Oct 2015 → Jul 2020
Award Date: 1 Jul 2020
Criminology, MRes, University of Glasgow
1 Sept 2014 → 1 Sept 2015
Award Date: 1 Sept 2015
Criminology, BA (Hons), Edinburgh Napier University
1 Sept 2010 → 1 Apr 2014
Award Date: 1 Apr 2014
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Wienroth, M. (Participant), McCartney, C. (Participant), Ralph, L. (Participant), Defossez, D. (Participant) & Paul, A. (Participant)
Activity: Other
Wienroth, M. (Participant), McCartney, C. (Participant), Ralph, L. (Participant), Defossez, D. (Participant), Paul, A. (Participant) & Oswald, M. (Participant)
Activity: Other
Ralph, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction