Dr Brendan Brookshaw

• PhD at Plymouth University’s School of Criminology, Law and Governance. The PhD is an ethnographic examination of police attitudes towards corrupt or improper practice by police officers.
• Currently Lecturer in Professional Policing and Criminology at the University of Plymouth.
• Former Associate lecturer in Public Service Management degree at City College Plymouth, Module lead for “Ethical Decision Making” and “Conflict and Cohesion”.
• Formerly with ASAS Business Solutions delivering leadership and governance training and coaching to Public third and private sector organisations.
• Former Police Complaints Review Officer for the Devon and Cornwall Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
• 30 year police career (see below)

Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management since 1997

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy  

School Governor 2000 - 2013 providing strategic direction as Vice Chair of Governors at Widey Court School Plymouth. 4 years, link Governor to the LEA and chair of the curriculum and personnel committees. 2007 chair of the Standards Committee at Notre Dame Roman Catholic School and led the selection processes for Head Teachers at both schools. Became member of the Executive Committee of the Plymouth Association of Governors in 2009 and served on the Local Authority Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education and School Admissions Committee. Attended several Governors Training Courses and National Governors Association Conferences.

Fully trained and experienced coach, project manager and facilitator of Action Learning Sets and attended the Tavistock Institute Leicester conference in 2007, where I developed skills in understanding the authority, roles and functions associated with group dynamics.

I am a voluntary mentor for the University Mentoring Scheme 

I have been lecturing in higher education institutions since 2017, most recently taking up a full time role as a a lecturer in professional policing and criminology at the University of Plymouth where I designed the Professional Policing Degree programme which is accredited by the College of Policing. Course: BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (7191) (plymouth.ac.uk)

Throughout my working life I have felt a great sense of public duty and social purpose, putting others first, and am keen to employ my skills and experience in an environment like Plymouth University which provides such a fundamentally important resource in the City of my birth.

I researched my PhD on internal attitudes to police corruption and therefore enjoy teaching ethics, Leadership and the skills involved in quick time critical incident management as well as the more 

I am a voluntary mentor for the University Mentoring Scheme

I have delivered leadership and governance training and coaching to Public, third and private sector organisations through ASAS Business Solutions.