Rate My Professor Dan Silverstone

Professor Dan Silverstone serves as Director of the School of Law and Justice Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. He also directs the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies, a key research hub focused on contemporary policing challenges including investigation, intelligence, serious organised crime, and police education. Previously, he headed the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Security at London Metropolitan University, where he was a principal lecturer in Criminology and Policing. Holding a Doctor of Philosophy, Silverstone's academic career emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to criminology, criminal justice, and policing studies. His leadership roles extend to LJMU's Academic Board and University Professor and Reader conferment panels, contributing to institutional governance and academic promotions within the Faculty of Arts, Professional and Social Studies.

Silverstone's research specializations center on policing organised crime, gun crime, and social problems in the UK. Notable publications include the book 'Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction' (2014), which contextualizes social issues within sociology, social policy, criminology, and applied social science. He co-authored 'Gun Crime: The Market in and Use of Illegal Firearms' (2006), exploring illegal firearms markets; 'That's life innit: A British perspective on guns, crime and social order' (2009); 'Policing of Vietnamese Organized Crime within the UK' (2011, Policing journal); and 'It's Chinatown: The policing of Chinese organised crime in the UK' (2016, Police Journal). Additional works address young men convicted of firearms offences (2008) and Police and Crime Commissioners (2015). Under his direction, the School of Law and Justice Studies delivers professional training programmes, including apprenticeships for over 2,000 probation officers and policing professionals, mooting competitions, and international collaborations such as summer schools. His contributions support evidence-based policing, professionalisation of the criminal justice workforce, and addressing skills gaps in policing and probation.