Island's Chief Constable awarded Honorary Fellowship

The Island's Chief Constable Russ has been awarded Honorary Fellowships at Leeds Trinity University.

He received the award in recognition of his work as former Deputy Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and the 'pivotal role he played in developing different educational routes into policing with the University.'
 
Chief Constable Foster said: “Whilst now appointed as the Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary, this Honorary Fellowship is in recognition of the relationship the University shares with West Yorkshire Police, where I was the former Deputy Chief Constable and worked with the
University to develop the degree entry programmes for policing. The policing landscape has changed significantly since I began my career 30 years ago. Our officers are required to traverse between dealing with crimes such as burglary which require traditional methods of investigation to new and emerging criminality such as cybercrime which require more sophisticated investigative techniques.
 
Repositioning ourselves to do the old and the new simultaneously is requiring us to completely rethink the skillsets our officers need to develop. That’s why I’m so grateful to the partnership that West Yorkshire Police has forged together with Leeds Trinity University to give our officers the best
start to their careers by educating, nurturing and developing their knowledge of criminology, advanced investigative skills, victim and vulnerable person theory, and also how to engage with all parts of our communities in a contemporary and bespoke way.”