January 8th 2025

January 21st 2025 Webinar – Case Control Study of Police Resignations in London, Ontario between 2007 – 2023 with Jessica Mullen and Sarah Harmer – 12pm EST

Jessica Mullen has been a member of the London Police Service for 12 years. She is currently a Sergeant in the Major Crime Section. Jessica spent three years as a member of the Evidence Based Policing Unit where she gained valuable experience in both theoretical and practical applications of EBP. In July 2024, Jessica graduated from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom with an MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management. Jessica has an Honors degree in Criminology from the University of Windsor. Her background in policing includes experience in front-line patrol, Internet Child Exploitation, and Sexual Assault and Child Abuse. Outside of her career, Jessica loves animals and exploring the world through travel.

Sarah Harmer has a M.A in forensic Psychology from Carleton University which she completed under the advisement of Dr. Craig Bennell in the Police Research Lab, and a B.A in psychology with a research specialization from Wilfrid Laurier University. Prior to joining the London Police Service (LPS) Sarah worked in the private sector as a research analyst and manager. Since joining LPS 5 years ago Sarah has continued to take courses through the IACA, Alpha Group, Cambridge University, and more. Sarah has presented at multiple conferences and forums sharing her knowledge of evidence-based policing (EBP). Sarah is the crime analyst jointly assigned to the Evidence Based Policing Unit and the Uniformed Division, she utilizes her academic background to support EBP projects and research while applying the concepts to front line (UD) crime analysis. Recently, Sarah was recognized by the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE) and won the Civilian Achievement Award in 2024.

January 29th 2025 Webinar – Staffing Levels and Response Times: Considering American-based Research When Canadian Police Service Boards/Commissions Are Assessing Police Service Budgets Proposals and Strategic Planning with Scott M. Mourtgos and Justin Nix – 1pm EST

Scott M. Mourtgos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. His applied research focuses on policing and criminal justice policy. In particular, he is interested in public perceptions of police use-of-force, crime deterrence policies, police personnel issues, and the application of Bayesian statistics in criminal justice research. He has over twenty peer-reviewed publications on these and related topics, and his work has been published in the top general interest journals of both criminal justice and public administration, including Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Public Administration Review. He is committed to integrating police practice with high-quality scientific evidence, an aim that is supported by his appointment as a 2020 NIJ LEADS Scholar. He also serves on the Research Advisory Board for the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), is an affiliate of the Police Staffing Observatory at Michigan State University, a member of the Police Accountability and Policy Evaluation Research (PAPER) lab at the University of South Carolina and University of Utah, and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Criminal Justice and Police Practice & Research: An International Journal. His public-facing communication has appeared in multiple written, radio, and podcast outlets. He is a past doctoral fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2022), and an FBI National Academy graduate (Session 280), having served in various capacities in policing for two decades, including as a police executive.

Justin Nix is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he teaches classes on policing and research methods, and coordinates the Master of Arts degree program. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2015. His research interests include police legitimacy and officer decision-making. To date, Justin has authored or co-authored more than fifty peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics, as well as several book chapters, research briefs, and op-eds. He has served as a consultant to the National Policing Institute, the COPS Office, and the Department of Homeland Security. In 2019, Justin was one of four early career researchers selected by the NIJ for its LEADS (Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science) Academics program. In 2020, he received the Early Career Award from the ASC Division of Policing, and in 2021, he received the same award from the ASC Division of Experimental Criminology. He is a member of the Crime and Justice Research Alliance’s expert panel, and frequently engages with local and national media on issues pertaining to policing and criminal justice.

He is currently working on an NIJ-funded project that involves evaluating a de-escalation training program for police officers in Virginia Beach.

SAVE THE DATE! The 36th Annual Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference

Save the Date!

The 36th Annual Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference:

August 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025 in Victoria, BC

Registration, Speakers and Workshop Information Coming Soon!

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