Ben Linton Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

I founded and built a small web development agency, focussed on delivering cost effective, bespoke web applications to support a variety of businesses. This required in depth understanding of the individual business needs and processes, the translation of these into a technical product, training, implementation and ongoing support. As a pro bono project, I designed, built and continue to provide an online tool to facilitate running Randomised Control Trials in policing, publishing the detail… Show more I founded and built a small web development agency, focussed on delivering cost effective, bespoke web applications to support a variety of businesses. This required in depth understanding of the individual business needs and processes, the translation of these into a technical product, training, implementation and ongoing support. As a pro bono project, I designed, built and continue to provide an online tool to facilitate running Randomised Control Trials in policing, publishing the detail of the tool in a journal article. Show less

Currently completing a part time PhD in Criminology at the University of Cambridge focusing on the impact of supervisor review of body worn video footage on the behaviours of frontline police officers. To understand this I delivered a large scale Randomised Control Trial across the Metropolitan Police Service requiring pan-organisation leadership, delegation, monitoring and delivery. My work will inform how to change individual behaviours and culture through supervision and direct management… Show more Currently completing a part time PhD in Criminology at the University of Cambridge focusing on the impact of supervisor review of body worn video footage on the behaviours of frontline police officers. To understand this I delivered a large scale Randomised Control Trial across the Metropolitan Police Service requiring pan-organisation leadership, delegation, monitoring and delivery. My work will inform how to change individual behaviours and culture through supervision and direct management, to help understand how leadership can improve service delivery to the public. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

I held a wide variety of leadership, operational and strategic roles over nearly 17 years in the Metropolitan Police Service.As part of the Metropolitan Police Service's Strategic Insight Unit I undertook and oversaw complex data analysis and research projects to strategically understand the impact of policing tactics, identify areas for improvement, research police decision making and deliver testable and rigorous improvement. I briefed our findings to Senior Leaders and lead the… Show more I held a wide variety of leadership, operational and strategic roles over nearly 17 years in the Metropolitan Police Service.As part of the Metropolitan Police Service's Strategic Insight Unit I undertook and oversaw complex data analysis and research projects to strategically understand the impact of policing tactics, identify areas for improvement, research police decision making and deliver testable and rigorous improvement. I briefed our findings to Senior Leaders and lead the delivery of resultant change projects.Projects include large scale programme to predict and prevent crime, assess and reduce racial disparity (eg in strip search, use of force), evaluate forensic spray impact on burglary, reduce violence, predict and prevent reoffending among young people, reduce assaults on officers, assess decline in trust and confidence, among others.To ensure the ethical undertaking of research in the MPS I also formed MetREC, the Met Research Ethics Committee to ensure all research undertaken by the MPS meets high ethical standards.Prior to that, I lead the Specialist Firearms Command's teams of Tactical Firearms Commanders, using empirical methods to improve decision making and leading the teams in an exceptionally busy operational period. My credibility as a leader was reinforced by my own experiences as a Specialist Tactical Firearms Commander, delivering the resourcing, planning, threat and risk assessment and implementation of high risk armed policing operations. I worked under intense pressure and with collapsing time frames to mitigate the threat posed by the unlawful use of firearms and other life threatening weapons.As a Hostage and Crisis Negotiator I deployed more than 60 times to people in crisis. Listening, persuading and ultimately resolving the crisis without loss of life required a complex set of skills, self knowledge and teamwork with incident commanders and other negotiators. Show less

Tenor Lay Clerk

Mst, Criminology

Master Of Arts - Ma, Geography

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