Security Expert arrives at ICJS
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by admin in Criminology
Dr Alison Wakefield, a Cambridge PHD graduate, arrives from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia with an impressive CV which includes lecturing stints at the University of Leicester and City University London as well as a position as management consultant at renowned audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
She is a member of the Academic Board and the Membership Team of the Security Institute and is also a published author with works including ‘The Sage dictionary of Policing’ (2009) and ‘Selling security’ (2003) which was shortlisted for the British Society of Criminology Book Prize.
In a recent interview with online magazine ‘Professional Security’ Alison spoke with enthusiasm about the Security industry:
“It’s amazing how the industry has evolved…I’m very excited about the possibilities for research looking at the strategic areas of the sector, each type of corporation has different security needs and buys different commercial security services. Those services evolve with the changing business environment and more global working: and security plays a big part in business’ strategic development, such as movement into overseas markets”.
The article also mentions how Alison hopes to encourage more people to enter the industry as graduates, rather than via the army or Police and also to improve the quality of careers information, internships, people in the industry helping starters and mentoring. She has started interviewing heads of corporate security and directors of commercial security companies to try and capture, first hand, how the industry is developing and also aims to highlight the scale of the industry’s contribution to crime control globally.
Alison’s tasks will involve teaching and assessment (both via distance learning and on campus), course management and research and external/practitioner links to raise the profile of the university.
article by Stuart DavisQuick Links:
For a review of Alison’s publications:selected publications
