Professor Sarah Charman
Biography
Dr Sarah Charman is Professor of Criminology in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the 91¸£ÀûÍø. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the .
She has a first degree in Sociology, a Masters in Social Research with Criminology and a PhD which focussed on the formation and development of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). She has researched and published widely in the last 25 years on the sociology of policing and the policing organisation, most notably on policing cultures, police leadership, police recruits and pandemic policing. Her current research focuses on the areas of police wellbeing and police leavers. Sarah is part of the BBC Expert Women programme.
Sarah teaches across a range of campus based and distance learning undergraduate and postgraduate policing modules. She is currently supervising a number of doctoral students on topics including policing cultures and police leavers and welcomes expressions of interest for doctorate study.
Research outputs
2025
Tyson, J., Charman, S.
19 May 2025, In: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
Research output: Article
2024
Charman, S.
26 Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Police Science & Management
Research output: Article
Corkhill (pseudonym), P., Charman, S.
15 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Research output: Article
Charman, S.
1 Jul 2024, In: Political Quarterly
Research output: Article
Mills, P., Simkin, C. E., Charman, S.
10 Apr 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Charman, S., Tyson, J.
21 Feb 2024, In: Policing (Oxford)
Research output: Article
2023
Charman, S.
4 Dec 2023,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Tyson, J., Charman, S.
7 Aug 2023, In: Criminology & Criminal Justice, 17p.
Research output: Article
Alexander, J. A., Charman, S.
4 Jul 2023, In: Police Practice and Research
Research output: Article
Charman, S., Tyson, J.
8 May 2023, In: Policing and Society
Research output: Article