Jon has 25 years’ experience working in the public sector and academia, and has been conducting research focused on the Health and Justice sector workforce since 2009. Jon’s recent research has centred on emergency services collaboration, evidence-based policing, workforce planning and mental health. His peer-reviewed paper entitled ‘Patients or Prisoners: Implications of Overlooking Mental Health Needs of Female Offenders’, was published in February 2019, in the British Journal of Community Justice. He also wrote the UK Public Sector Skills Assessment and Financial Services Sector Skills Assessment in 2012. His research was cited in the consultation for the 2017 Policing and Crime Act, with several of his recommendations making it into the final legislation.
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