Dr Olivia Sinclair LL.B (Hons), MA, Ph.D., FHEA
Lecturer in Policing
Summary
I joined the policing team at Sheffield Hallam University in 2020. I am the deputy course leader on the Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice, and I teach across several modules on the course.
About
Academic Qualifications:
• Law LL.B, The University of Sheffield, awarded 2014
• MA in International Criminology, The University of Sheffield, awarded 2015
• Ph.D. in Criminology, The University of Sheffield, awarded 2020
Professional Background
I worked in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire from 2018-2020. My role included data analysis, research projects, supporting partnership working arrangements and assessing the performance of commissioned services.
Awards
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Teaching
Department Of Law and Criminology
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Courses taught:
Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice
Modules taught:
- Contemporary Policing and Criminal Justice
- Policing in the Modern Age
Publications
Key Publications
Sinclair, O. (2022). The attrition problem: the role of police officer's decision making in rape cases. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling. http://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1601
Sinclair, O. (2022). The attrition problem: the role of police officer's decision making in rape cases. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling. http://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1601
Other activities
Since 2015 I have been a Trustee for the charity Sheffield Women’s Counselling and Therapy Services.