Policing and Law Enforcement

We focus on the challenges facing law-enforcement agencies in the 21st century and the opportunities that exist to overcome them.




Alongside analysis of shifts in the criminal landscape, RUSI’s research explores the challenges facing law-enforcement agencies in their efforts to effectively and relentlessly disrupt the operations of criminal actors. We produce evidence-based research to advise law-enforcement agencies in the UK and overseas on how best to take advantage of the opportunities presented by emerging technologies, while also undertaking tailored capacity-building of new tools to counter specific threats. We work to facilitate cross-sectoral dialogue between practitioners, policymakers and academics on key aspects of the threat and the current law-enforcement response.

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Our experts


Cathy Haenlein

Director, Organised Crime and Policing

Organised Crime and Policing

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Dr Liam O’Shea

Senior Research Fellow

Organised Crime and Policing

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Dr Keith Ditcham

External Author | Former RUSI Senior Research Fellow

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Elijah Glantz

Research Analyst and Project Officer

Organised Crime and Policing

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Fellows


Karen Baxter

Senior Associate Fellow; Director, Financial Conduct Authority

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Julien Bastrup-Birk

Associate Fellow - Expertise in transnational threats, organised crime, illicit finance, and hybrid warfare

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Dr Katie Benson

Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

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Dr Anna Bradshaw

Associate Fellow; Partner, Business Crime Department, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

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Rohan Burdett

Associate Fellow

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Dr Alexander Chance

Associate Fellow - specialising in transnational organised crime and corruption

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Samuel Coates

Senior Associate Fellow

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Ian Dyson QPM

Distinguished Fellow; Former Commissioner, City of London Police

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Michael Fuller QPM BA MBA LLM Hon LLD

Distinguished Fellow

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Giles Herdale

Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Practitioner

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The Lord Hogan-Howe QPM

Distinguished Fellow

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Dr Marion Oswald MBE

Associate Fellow

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Dr Marc Parker

Associate Fellow; Counter-terrorist financing expert

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Sir Mark Rowley

Distinguished Fellow

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Dr Georgina Sinclair

Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

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Dr Alex Sutherland

Associate Fellow

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Sir Rob Wainwright KCMG

Distinguished Fellow

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