David Thomason created and leads the day to day operation of the Harm Reduction Unit at Cheshire Constabulary; a collaborative and integrated risk management service between police, the NHS and the Probation Service. The Harm Reduction Unit builds on the success of its predecessor, the Integrated Anti-Stalking Unit which David created and developed having spent over 18 years working at local, national and international levels to tackle stalking. David is a former trustee of the charity Protection Against Stalking which led the successful campaign for stalking law reform in England and Wales in 2012. David has trained thousands of professionals around the world in the policing of stalking and was previously a Staff Officer to the national police stalking lead. David has worked operationally as a detective in public protection for the majority of his service. In 2019, David was awarded the inaugural national College of Policing Award for Partnerships and is also the recipient of an Association of Chief Police Officers Presidential Commendation for his work on tackling stalking. David has played a pivotal role in the development of a revised national Stalking Screening Tool which has recently been evaluated on behalf of the College of Policing.David has made several media appearances:Granada Reports: Launch of Integrated Anti-Stalking Unit (ITV)'Murdered by my Stalker: Alice Ruggles' (Channel 5)'Green Eyed Killers' (Crime and Investigation)'Stacey Dooley: Stalkers' (BBC)'Stalked' (BBC Radio 4)'Tonight: The Truth About Stalking' (ITV)'My Lover My Killer': s2e1 (Netflix)'Laura Whitmore Investigates - Cyberstalking': s1e3 (ITV)'BBC Breakfast: Stalking Advocates' (BBC)David is fluent in German and holds a post-graduate research qualification in evidence-informed practice with Liverpool John Moores University, looking into the implementation and effectiveness of Stalking Protection Orders."...not a normal copper."