Dr Wendy Laverick

Having previously studied and taught at the University of Hull, I returned as a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing in October 2019. I developed and successfully validated the BSc Degree in Professional Policing and am currently a Programme Director for the MA Criminal Justice and Crime Control.

Specialising in equality and diversity within policing, hate crime and transnational crime, I am the author of Global Justice and Crime Control (Routledge, 2016) and co-author (with Liz Cain) of The Gender Agenda in an Age of Austerity (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 2015), The Menopause and the Older Police Workforce (British Journal of Community Justice, 2019) and (with Peter Joyce), Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach, (Safer Communities, 2018), Racial and Religious Hate Crime in Britain (Palgrave, 2019), Criminology: A Complete Introduction (Hodder & Stroughton, 2020), Policing: Development & Contemporary Practice (Sage, 2021), Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2022), History of Policing, Crime, Disorder, Punishment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), The Governance of Policing in England and Wales, Volumes I (Springer, 2026), The Governance of Policing in England and Wales, Volumes II (Springer, 2026), and with Emma Cunningham ‘Advances in Gender Equality in British Policing’ in Prenzler, T (Ed) Gender Inclusive Policing (Routledge, 2023).

I contribute regularly as an author to Policing Insight and have an established history of research and publication-led teaching covering hate crime, gender and policing / CJS, counter-terrorism, wildlife trafficking, modern day slavery and the policing of vulnerability.