SEBP 2021: Domestic Abuse - How to protect better, Will Hodgkinson

Det. Supt Will Hodgkinson
Bedfordshire Police

​Domestic abuse: how to protect effectively

Will worked in neighbourhoods, emergency response, CID, public protection and Intelligence within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) before transferring to Bedfordshire as a Detective Superintendent heading up the Crime and Domestic Abuse areas of business. In the MPS, Will was the Lead Responsible Officer for Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment.

In 2008, Will graduated from the University of Essex with a degree in Criminology and Sociology with a thesis mapping out crime and anti-social behaviour demand and a review of hot spots. In 2018, Will graduated from the University of Warwick with a Master’s degree and a thesis evaluating the application of ‘Lean thinking’ to the MPS approach to dealing with death investigations. In 2018, Will commenced his second Master's degree at the University of Cambridge and conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing audible alarm technology in high risk domestic abuse addresses across London.

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