Tiggey May — Birkbeck, University of London

Overview

Biography

Tiggey May is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, Birkbeck, School of Law, University of London.

Tiggey has a BA in Sociology and Social Anthropology and a Masters in Criminal Justice Policy and is currently registered for a PhD at Canterbury Christchurch University.

Tiggey is a qualitative criminologist whose research focuses on policing. Tiggey has conducted research and published widely on the use of evidence within policing; the police educational qualifications framework; the policing of organised fraud; policing drug markets; the relationship between sex and drug markets; pimps; the police complaints system; misconduct by senior police officers; neighbourhood policing across Europe; police informants; and the differential treatment of young people in the criminal justice system.

Tiggey is currently researching ‘Digital Forensics and Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities for Law Enforcement’

Web profiles

ICPR profile

Research

Research interests

Policing, including: Police Complaints System, Serious Misconduct by Senior Officers, Police Educational Framework, Evidence based Policing, Policing Homicide, Digital Investigations

Research Centres and Institutes

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR)

Supervision and teaching

Teaching

I currently convene the Policing and Society Module for Level 5 and 6 students and run the seminars for the Level 5 Critical Skills and Research Methods module.

Teaching modules

Research Methods in Criminology (LALA173S7)

Publications

Article

Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey (2020) Views from the frontline: graduate police recruits on the status of evidence-based practice. Policing 14 (1), pp. 91-103. ISSN 1752-4512.
Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2018) Are the police embracing evidence-informed practice? A view from England and Wales. Policing and Society 29 (3), pp. 251-265. ISSN 1043-9463.
Brown, J. and Belur, J. and Tompson, L. and McDowall, Almuth and Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey (2018) Extending the remit of evidence-based policing. International Journal of Police Science and Management 20 (1), pp. 38-51. ISSN 1461-3557.
Hough, Mike and May, Tiggey and Hales, G. and Belur, J. (2016) Misconduct by police leaders in England and Wales: an exploratory study. Policing and Society 28 (5), pp. 541-552. ISSN 1043-9463.

Book Section

May, Tiggey and Hunter, Gillian and Hough, Mike (2017) The long and winding road: embedding evidence informed policing. In: Knutsson, J. and Thompson, L. (eds.) Advances in Evidence Based Policing. Crime Science Series. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781138698734.
May, Tiggey and Bhardwa, Bina (2015) Markets and distribution systems: the birth, growth and transformation of UK drug markets. In: Brownstein, H.H. (ed.) The Handbook of Drugs and Society. Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley Blackwell. pp. 416-442. ISBN 9781118726792.

Monograph

May, Tiggey and Bhardwa, Bina (2019) The facilitation of organised fraud by professional enablers and money launderers. London, UK.
Hough, Mike and Stanko, B. and Agnew-Pauley, W. and Belur, J. and Brown, J. and Gamblin, David M. and Hunter, Gillian and McDowall, Almuth and McGinley, B. and May, Tiggey and Tompson, L. (2018) Developing an evidence based police degree-holder entry programme. Mayor of London Office for Policing and Crime.
May, Tiggey and Hunter, Gillian (2018) View from the shop floor: Informing the Police Educational Qualification Framework: graduate perspectives of the Police Now Leadership Development Programme. London, UK: Home Office.
Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2017) An evaluation of the What Works Centre for Crime Reduction: final report. London, UK: College of Policing.
Hunter, Gillian and Wigzell, Alexandra and Bhardwa, Bina and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2016) An evaluation of the ‘What Works Centre for Crime Reduction’ Year 2: Progress. London: Institute for Criminal Policy Research.
Bath, C. and Bhardwa, Bina and Jacobson, Jessica and May, Tiggey and Webster, R. (2015) There to help: ensuring provision of appropriate adults for mentally vulnerable adults detained or interviewed by police. London, UK: National Appropriate Adult Network.
Hales, Gavin and May, Tiggey and Belur, J. and Hough, Mike (2015) Chief officer misconduct in policing: an exploratory study. London, UK: College of Policing.
Hunter, Gillian and Wigzell, Alexandra and May, Tiggey and Mcsweeney, Tim (2015) An evaluation of the 'What Works Centre for Crime Reduction': Year 1 Baseline. London, UK: College of Policing.
May, Tiggey and Skrine, Oonagh and Moretti, Alessandro and Webster, R. (2014) Out of my comfort zone: an evaluation of the Family Man Programme. London, UK: ICPR.
Gyateng, Tracey and Moretti, Alessandro and May, Tiggey and Turnbull, Paul J. (2014) Young people and the secure estate: needs and interventions. London, UK: Youth Justice Board.
Trautmann, F. and Kilmer, B. and Turnbull, Paul J. and May, Tiggey and Mcsweeney, Tim and Skrine, Oonagh (2013) Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market: summaries and key findings. Luxembourg: European Commission.