Programs

Seminar Series

The CEPS Seminar Series provides an opportunity for CEPS scholars to present their work and engage with research, industry and general audiences.  CEPS hosts numerous seminars each year, at all four of its nodes.  Seminars cover a diverse range of topics, including:

  • emerging trends and new developments in policing and security;
  • current and planned CEPS research projects;
  • new research findings and implications; and
  • research methods and analytical techniques.

Through our Visiting Scholar Program, we often host seminars presented by national and international scholars. 

The Seminar Series is coordinated by Associate Professor Mark Kebbell at at CEPS Central.  Upcoming seminars are publicised in our Events Calendar.

 

Visiting Scholar Program

CEPS operates an extensive Visiting Scholar Program (VSP).  The VSP provides a mechanism to bring national and international scholars with relevant expertise to CEPS to work with Chief Investigators and the project team on a component of the project.  Visiting scholars can visit one or more of the CEPS nodes and will undertake a variety of activities whilst in Australia, including:

  • presenting seminars;
  • conducting research or industry workshops;
  • providing methdological and analytical expertise;
  • analysing data; and
  • writing collaborative research papers.

Visiting scholars can stay for short or long periods, depending on the nature of the collaboration, and in many cases, CEPS will meet the travel and accommodation costs associated with the visit. 

The VSP is coordinated by Professor Peter Grabosky at the Australian National University node.

 

Practitioner-in-Residence Program

The Practitioner-in-Residence Program (PIRP) is an excellent conduit between CEPS and its Industry Partners.  The PIRP aims to:

  • enhance researcher understanding of the challenges facing the operational policing and security environments; and
  • enable the practitioner to learn about emerging trends in the field, and research design and analysis.

Practitioners can be based at one or more of the CEPS nodes and the duration of their appointment ranges from three to 12 months.

Senior Sergeant Mark Eustance from the Queensland Police Service is currently working with CEPS as a PIRP.  Mark has an education background and is leading the development of CEPS industry courses.

The PIRP is coordinated by Dr Rebecca Denning at CEPS Central.

 

CEPS Conferences

In 2009, CEPS will host an international conference to showcase its research and the research of other policing and security scholars.  More on this next year.