Meet the Team

Guy Collyer OBE FSyI - Head of Police Crime Prevention Academy

Guy Collyer has worked at Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (PCPI) since January 2017. Within this non profit organisation, Guy leads the Police Crime Prevention Academy, responsible for delivering qualifications for police, security and other key roles focused on reducing crime in the UK.

Prior to this, Guy spent 30 years in the UK Police Service and 3 years at INTERPOL with a focus on Counter Terrorism issues. As National Coordinator for Biological Security, Guy was the author of a number of publications including ‘Personnel Security Standards for Laboratories’. The aim of this guidance was to combat the insider threat and protect high risk biological materials. Guy went on to work on projects aimed at protecting the critical national infrastructure within the UK.

Amanda Mulholland - Learning & Development Manager

Amanda Mulholland is the Learning and Development Manager for the Police Crime Prevention Academy.  Her practitioner experience is rooted in community safety and partnership working within local councils in England and Northern Ireland over 25 years. 

Her occupational competence in training development and delivery includes five years as a course director at the Home Office Crime Prevention Centre, developing and delivering new community safety qualifications in Northern Ireland and on-going CPD up to her employment in February 2018 by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives.

Mark Stokes - Learning & Development Coordinator

Mark served for 33 years as a police officer with West Midlands Police. He entered the discipline of crime prevention in 1992, as Force Architectural Liaison Sergeant. Thereafter Mark was appointed Force Architectural Liaison Officer, Industrial Security Officer, Counter-Terrorism Crime Prevention Officer, was seconded in a DOCO role to the Regional Development Agency and then became Force Crime Reduction Manager.  

Following retirement from West Midlands Police in 2011, Mark has been a Consultant with Secured by Design, Visiting Lecturer in Partnership Working at Wolverhampton University, War Crimes Investigator and both a DOCO and supervisor with British Transport Police. Since 2019 he has worked for the Police Crime Prevention Academy as a Learning and Development Co-ordinator.

Mark has a BSc (Honours) degree in Social Sciences from the Open University and an MA in Public Order from the University of Leicester. He is currently in the final stages of completing a PhD research project at Huddersfield University, investigating the sustainability of SBD and CPTED measures over the very long term (25 years) at seven inner city residential tower blocks.

June Armstrong - Associate Tutor/Assessor

June is an Associate Tutor with the Police Crime Prevention Academy and has over 25 years'​ experience in crime prevention, community safety, counter terrorism, management, staff development and risk management with the police, the Home Office and the private sector. She is a qualified trainer and assessor and has developed and delivered crime prevention and community safety training at local, national and international levels. June has extensive experience of working with SMEs and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, institute of Risk Managers and the Institute of Conflict Management.

Mark O’Callaghan - Associate Tutor/Assessor

After retiring from the Metropolitan Police after 30 years of service, Mark joined the Police Crime Prevention Academy in June 2018 as an associate trainer.

Formerly an experienced crime prevention and designing out crime practitioner, Mark re-trained whilst on retirement and now holds qualifications in teaching, training and assessment, as well as being qualified to assess competence in the workplace environment.

Dave Fernley - Associate Assessor

David has extensive experience of crime prevention education. As a training officer at the Home Office Crime Prevention College, David trained hundreds of students from the police and local authorities. David is also the author of the distance learning packages, Home Security and Passport to Evaluation. From 2001 to 2005, David was the training team leader at the College.

Pete Connolly - Associate Tutor

Pete Connolly served as a Constable in the RUC and PSNI between 1985 and 2015. After undertaking training at the Home Office Crime Reduction College in 1999 (Crime Prevention Officer course) and 2001 (Architectural Liaison Officer course), Pete worked as a CPO and then DOCO in the West Belfast Policing District for over 15 years.

Karen White - Associate Assessor

Karen is a serving police officer with 29 years service.  She is currently employed as a qualified Metropolitan Police Designing Out Crime Officer and was the first person to be awarded the L5 Diploma in Crime Prevention-Designing Out Crime.  Karen holds a Certificate in Education and has been a qualified NVQ assessor for over 19 years.

During this time she has undertaken a range of teaching and assessing roles within the police service, regionally and nationally. Karen has also undertaken training and assessment activities in a private capacity for commercial businesses and other Public Sector organisations.

What our trainees are saying

Metropolitan Police Service
“This course will provide our staff with the theory and practical experience to enable them to make a positive impact and reduce violent crime across London”
Northern Ireland Policing Board Partnership
“We are delighted that a number of Policing and Community Safety Partnership managers have undertaken this qualification which will be of benefit to their work.”
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Policing and Community Safety Partnership
“It is important that we invest in our staff to enable them to continue to provide an excellent service to our communities.”
Dyfed-Powys Police
“As a Force we are delighted to have only the second accredited cohort of officers nationally. Dyfed-Powys Police recognise the importance and benefit of crime prevention being pivotal to problem solving”
Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership
“We are delighted that three PCSP Officers have received this training enabling them to provide specialist support throughout the district.”
Peter McCall, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria
“This training not only benefits the PCSOs but will benefit the wider community and help victims feel safer in their own homes”
An Garda Síochána
“For our Crime Prevention Officers, the internationally accredited, Level 4 Certificate in Crime Prevention provided by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives Crime Prevention Academy, has instilled in them a greater confidence in carrying out their role.”
Hertfordshire Constabulary
“Providing front line staff with an enhanced level of crime prevention training and awareness allows our officers to engage with the public in terms of crime prevention, crime reduction and community safety.”
Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership
“Our two Lead Community Safety Wardens who completed the course were delighted with the standard of training they received.”
Metropolitan Police Service
“Using proven crime prevention methodologies, this course builds on their policing experience, enabling the officers to dispense expert advice to reduce crime. The accreditation is key to raising the profile, recognition and credibility of our DOCOs.”
PSNI
“This is first time that officers and staff from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and staff from the Policing and Community Safety Partnerships have taken part in the Level 4 Certificate in Crime Prevention course and they have all found it to be extremely helpful for their roles.”
PSNI
“We have just recently appointed a number of new crime prevention officers across our organisation and this training forms part of their continued development programme to become a fully accredited Crime Prevention Design Adviser.”
PSNI
“We look forward to working with PCPI in the delivery of further prevention training as part of the longer term Crime Prevention Strategy.”
Sheffield safer Neighbourhood Services
“What is exceptional about this qualification, in addition to the fantastic skills it provides for the participants and Sheffield District, is that it’s truly a partnership initiative. This course is the first of its kind, with officers from the Police, Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue taking part”
Dyfed-Powys Police
“We recognise Crime Prevention is pivotal to demand reduction and we intend to maximise this through the effective use of our specialist staff”
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