Dr. Anne Eason was previously a Senior Probation Officer, who has areas of operational

expertise are in multi-agency working, public protection and the assessment of risk and

dangerousness. She has managed sexual offenders, domestic violence perpetrators and

Lifers in the process of desistance and rehabilitation. She is currently the Associate Head

of Department for Policing, overseeing the University of the West of England provision

for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and Degree Holder programs. Her research

interests focus on police decision-making particularly around risk and domestic and/or

sexual violence and working with victims but also about the way in which work-based

learning contributes to students’ skills and knowledge development. She is also a Trustee

of AnamCara.