Ian Hassle

Lecturer at Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies

Trainer

Ian served with Merseyside Police for 30 years and gained a broad range of experience in operational and investigative roles, including as Senior Investigating Officer leading investigations into offences involving Hate Crime, Domestic Abuse, Volume Crime and Homicide. He retired from the police service in 2021 as a Detective Superintendent in the Merseyside Police Professional Standards Department, where he dealt with police misconduct, death and serious injury involving police contact, complaints against police and internal corruption.

In 2006, Ian completed the national Hostage and Crisis Negotiator (HCN) course and subsequently trained and operated as a HCN coordinator and Counter Terrorism HCN coordinator. He led the Merseyside Police Cadre as their Force HCN Coordinator.

In addition, Ian trained as a Senior Investigating Officer and was a member of the Force Cadre responding to incidents involving Homicide, Unexplained Death and Crime in Action.

In 2012, Ian was awarded his Master’s degree in Critical and Major Incident Psychology from University of Liverpool. He subsequently became the Head of Special Branch, where he was the Authorising Officer (RIPA 2000) and had responsibility to mitigate the threat from terrorism and domestic extremism within Merseyside, while working as part of the wider Counter Terrorism network.

Ian was the Police Commander for Wirral for 3 years, where he was a key stakeholder in the local safeguarding boards and he worked collaboratively with senior leaders within the Local Authority and Public Health, to develop and enhance the safeguarding arrangements for children, young people and vulnerable people within the Borough.

Ian joined the Centre for Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University in 2021, where he aims to share his knowledge and experience, to develop the next generation and help them achieve their goals. He currently presents modules in Vulnerability and Risk, Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence and Professional Standards and Governance.