Introduction
Andy Newton is an Associate Professor in Policing and Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, NTU (UK). His research interests focus on the intersection of crime, people and space. More specifically he is interested in crime and policing as it relates to: transport, technology, intelligent mobility and crime; acquisitive crime; policy analysis and evaluation, problem solving and evidence based policing, data science, crime analysis and GIS; situational crime prevention; offender mobility, and mixed methods research. He is a member of the Strategic Board of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's Violence Reduction Unit (NNVRU) and the Executive Group of the Nottinghamshire Crime and Drugs Partnership (CDP).
Expert
I have over 15 years experience in community safety and crime prevention and am widely published in the field.
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My research has been commissioned by a range of organisations including the Home Office to examine the impact of the 2003 Licensing Act on crime and the Night Time Economy, and by the EU commission’s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DGMOVE) and the Department for Transport (DfT) to examine crime, terrorism and security on public transport. I have received further funding as PI and CI from the EU Commission, the ESRC and EPSRC, the College of Policing, a number of Citysafe/Community Safety Partnerships and Police forces, the Alcohol Research Council, and the Alberta Gaming and Liquour Commission.
I have presented oral evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee (Enquiry into Security on the Railway) and the Mayors Office for London (Crime on Public Transport).
Fields of expertise: Social policy