Dr John Topping
Lecturer
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (SSESW)
Dr John Topping is criminologist and an internationally recognised expert in policing, including police reform and accountability, along with stop and search powers.
Dr Topping is a criminologist at the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, and also a fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, specialising in the area of policing.
Dr Topping has worked on a variety of research, consultancy and advisory roles with all the statutory policing institutions in Northern Ireland. In addition, he has also acted as an Independent member of the Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership.
Dr Topping has published widely and contributed to international conferences in the area of policing, with particular focus on police stop and search powers, community policing, police reform, public order policing and paramilitarism.
Fields
Criminology PolicingAreas of Expertise
Policing, police reform, stop and search, post-conflict policing
Media Experience
Extensive experience of media engagement with broadcast media, as well as print media contributions and opinion pieces.
Notable coverage
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PSNI Urged to Review Stop and Search Powers, Belfast Telegraph 24/05/2018
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Catholic Youths Less Likely to Believe PSNI are Fair According to Survey, Newsletter, 24/05/2018
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PSNI Stop and Search Causing Major Issues among Young People, Belfast Live, 24/05/2018
Associated Research Centres / Projects
Contact Information
For more information or to book an interview, email comms.office@qub.ac.uk
Academic Profile