Dr Garry Thomas, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Managing Director
Professional Development
BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry (1981)
MSc in The Study of Security Management (1996)
PhD in A Critical Analysis of the Use of Community Intelligence in Local Neighbourhood Policing (2015)
Home Office Crime Prevention Course (1993)
Professional Experience
- Managing Director, The Salus Fellowship
August 2012 to Present
- Independent Consultant & Research Assistant to Professor Colin Rogers, University of South Wales
January 2020 to Present
- Member of the Centre for Policing Research Cognate Group, University of South Wales
April 2016 to Present
- Regional Field Officer (Chief Inspector), National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA)
December 2008 to August 2010
- General Secretary, All Wales Neighbourhood Policing Development Group
October 2005 to December 2008
- Police Officer, South Wales Police
July 1982 to July 2012
Professional Membership
- Member of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing (2016)
- Member of the British Society of Criminology (BSC) Policing Network (2016)
- Member of the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing (2016)
- Member of the Society of Evidence Based Policing (2016)
- Member of the University of South Wales Centre for Policing Research Cognate Group (2016)
Areas of Expertise
- Community Engagement
- Community Intelligence
- Community Policing
- Cohesive Service Provision
- Crime Prevention
- Security Management
Professional Publications