Dr Simon Cooper

Biography

Dr Simon Cooper is the Director of Criminal Law at The University of Essex. Dr Cooper’s research focuses on Police and Crime Commissioners. Recommendations from his recent research have been noted by Parliament, Government, The Home Affairs Committee, Policing Leaders, The House of Commons, The House of Lords and The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. For example, please see: 1. The House of Commons - Police and Crime Commissioners, Number 6104 (2021). 2. The House of Lords - Police and Crime Commissioners: Powers and functions (2022). 3. The Home Affairs Select Committee - Policing Priorities Inquiry, December (2022). 4. The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales - The Final Report of The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales (2022). 5. UK Parliament Post - Trust in the police, Number 693 (2023). His research has been covered by The Times and The Guardian. Dr Cooper is currently consulting on a project with the Police, HM Prison Service and The Probation Service. Dr Cooper would welcome postgraduate research supervision in the area of police accountability, in particular Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).

Qualifications

• PhD University of Essex,

• LLM University of Essex,

• BVC City University London,

• LLB University of East Anglia,

• Fellow Higher Education Academy,

• Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy