Dr David Bradley is a Victoria Police Research Fellow, Office of Chief Commissioner (2005 to present). He was also the Founding member, Centre for Police Studies, University of Strathclyde, 1982 - 1986; Foundation Dean of Studies, NSW Police Academy, 1987-1995; Director, Programs and Staff Development, NSW Police Academy 1996-1997; Director, Curriculum, Research and Continuing Education, NSW Police Academy, 1997-2000; Director, Planning and Research, NSW Police College, 2000-2002: Victoria Police Fellow in Criminal Justice, RMIT University, June 2002.

His work in New South Wales involved aiding in the academic development of the police college enabling it to develop strong partnerships with universities in the delivery of police education and training, including relocation of foundational training to a university setting. In Victoria he has facilitated the development of a large applied policing research program involving collaborative relationships with some seventeen university research teams. Subjects include: counter-terrorism and policing multi-faith communities; investigative interviewing; police organizational behaviour; part-time quality work in policing; recruiting and retaining members of culturally diverse members of groups into policing; police response to major collisions; police response to adult sexual assault; networked policing; governance of inter-agency response to family violence; forensic evidence impact upon criminal investigation; police governance; managing serious crime investigations; policing and the mentally ill; police services for victims and witnesses.