Dr Rick Muir is Director of the Police Foundation, the UK’s independent policing think tank. He has led the Foundation since 2015 and oversaw its work on the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. He was previously Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading the Institute’s research on public services, including policing and criminal justice. He has a D Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He was previously a local councillor in both Oxford and Hackney.

Felicity is a researcher at the Police Foundation and is currently working on an online fraud research project. Prior to joining the Police Foundation Felicity worked as a research and evaluation officer for the Centre of Early Child Development (NSPCC) leading on trauma-informed care projects.

Felicity has a PhD in Psychology from Lancaster University, an MSc in Child Forensic Psychology from the University of Portsmouth, and a BSc in Psychology from the Open University. Felicity’s academic research focuses on verbal lie detection, in particular lying about intentions.