Skills and Experience

Media Advisor, Consultant on Police Procedure

Jane is a former Detective Sergeant and Intelligence Specialist, with over 20 years of experience in policing, investigation, and intelligence. Her international policing experience spans five different law enforcement agencies, both city and rural-based.

Jane is an experienced police advisor to crime fiction writers, scriptwriters for film and television, and those needing expert advice on film, media, television, or written projects. She has vast experience across a wide range of policing disciplines. Her advice also includes culture and realistic characterisation.

Jane's unique insight and knowledge of policing, crime, and intelligence make her an invaluable asset to those in the entertainment industry who seek authenticity and accuracy in their portrayals of law enforcement.

Career History

Jane's extensive career history across multiple national and international police forces and international agencies gives her a unique ability to provide bespoke advice to your specific needs.

She has worked in numerous specialist roles, including uniformed neighbourhood and response policing, and detective and intelligence investigations at national security levels.

Metropolitan Police

British Transport Police

Department of Corrections NZ

New Zealand Police

Durham Constabulary

Serious and Organised Crime | Digital and Crime Scene Forensics | Covert Online and Undercover Operations

Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration | Financial Intelligence Investigations

Specialist Knowledge

Uniform policing - big city and small town
CID investigations
Crime scene and digital forensics
Financial crime and terror financing
Top secret intelligence handling
Terrorism investigation - left & right
Serious child abuse and child death
Offender rehabilitation and prison environment
Organised and tribal crime gangs
Internal police culture, navigating legacy issues as a female in policing
Covert online and undercover policing
Criminal damage, arson, and graffiti gangs
Train derailment and evacuation
Suicide and mental health
Addiction and crime
Body recovery and disaster victim identification
Promotion and leadership
Police training and departments
Perceptions of police culture vs. the reality (nepotism, sexism, gender imbalance)

Media and Writers Police Procedural Advisor Consultant

Clients

Netflix.

Marcella

Advised on character realisation and police culture in relation to supporting character DC Alex Dier, as played by Charlie Covell.

Clerkenwell Films.

The End of the F***ing World

Advised on police procedure and culture during the writing stage.