Iain Stainton

Iain Stainton is senior lecturer in security, intelligence and investigative practice at the University of Cumbria. He has over 30 years' practical policing experience in a variety of overt and covert investigative roles, which prepared him to deliver a range of investigative training within a law enforcement environment. The transition to academia allowed him to make links between theory, research and professional practice. He has experienced a wide variety of training in both policing and higher education, and values the practitioner-led approach to learning.