Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 Police Research in the Republic of Bulgaria: Condition, Scientific Character, and Application

DateTimeLocation
Tuesday, March 29, 201612:00PM - 2:00PMSeminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place
M5S 3K7

Description

This talk will cover the appropriate research methods for building an effective police system for the protection of public order and combating crime. It will address: the status, structure, and organization of the police investigations; equipment, technology, and principles of police research; scope, objectives, and structure of the labor research program, and the implementation of results in criminology, forensic sciences, and other areas of study.

Prof. Bozhidar Angelov Gekov, PhD, has more than 34 years experience as a police officer. He is the head of the Department of Police Management and Deputy Dean at the Police Academy of Bulgaria, the head and founder of the Centre for Police Research and the Centre for Crisis Studies. Prof. Gekov is professor of management in the security sector (police management) and holds a PhD in law and a master’s in economics and has authored more than 45 publications. He is a member of the Bulgarian Association of Criminology and editor of the journal National Security.


Speakers

Bozhidar Gekov
Department of Police Management and Deputy Dean at the Police Academy of Bulgaria


Co-Sponsors

Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

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