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Laura Boulton

Lecturer in Policing

School of Forensic & Investigative Sciences

Policing, Decision Making, Firearms, Police Use of Force, Expertise

Laura is a Lecturer in Policing at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). She has both quantitative and qualitative research experience. Laura completed her PhD in 2014 exploring how expertise, cognitive executive functioning, neuropsychology and human factors influence the decision making of Authorised Firearms Officers. Providing an evidence base that can be practically utilised by Police practitioners to impact change in practice was the underlying motivation for this research. Throughout her PhD she worked in collaboration with Merseyside Police, North West Ambulance Service and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. She is now part of the UCLan Policing research team, is active in supervising MSc students and conducting research on behalf of local police forces. Laura also lectures onmore...

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  1. Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884 and Cole, J (2016) Adaptive Flexibility: Examining the Role of Expertise in the Decision Making of Authorised Firearms Officers during Armed Confrontation. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 10 (3). pp. 291-308. ISSN 1555-3434
  2. Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884, McManus, Michelle Ann orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-0095-1071, Metcalfe, L., Brian, David John orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-7518-7848 and Dawson, I (2016) Calls for Police Service: Understanding the demand profile and the UK police response. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles . ISSN 0032-258X
  3. Mcmanus, Michelle Ann orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-0095-1071, Almond, Louise, Cubbon, Ben, Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884 and Mears, Ian (2016) Exploring the Online Communicative Themes of Child Sex Offenders. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 13 (2). pp. 166-179. ISSN 1544-4759
  4. Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884 (2017) Exploring the Decision Making of Police Officers Investigating Cases of Child Abuse within the Family. In: 13th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, 20-23rd June, 2017, Bath.
  5. Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884, Phythian, Rebecca orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-6423-2116 and Kirby, Stuart orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-3049-1248 (2019) Diverting young men from gangs: a qualitative evaluation. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 42 (5). pp. 887-900. ISSN 1363-951X
  6. Sidebottom, Aiden, Boulton, Laura orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5623-8884, Cockbain, Ella, Halford, Eric and Phoenix, Jessica (2019) Missing children: risks, repeats and responses. Policing and Society . ISSN 1043-9463
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