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Despite the passing of nearly 35 years an event I experienced in my early years as a police officer has remained with me.  In the late 1980’s I was supporting the policing of a rugby international at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh.  My job that day was to manage one of the busiest traffic crossroads on … Continue reading What happens next?

In 1961 Stanley Milgram conducted a number of experiments which looked at the power of authority to force people to commit acts of violence.  Whilst these experiments had focus on obedience, it raised the question that violence has to start somewhere.  In the case of the Milgram experiments the ‘descent to evil’ started at 15 … Continue reading It starts with 15 amps

Good morning my name is Graham Goulden.  Can I first of all thank the organisers for the invitation both to speak at this event and now as I've just found out to open it as well. I’m here today representing LEAP Scotland.  This relatively new branch of the ‘Law Enforcement Action Partnership’ is a group … Continue reading Reflections from the front line…….

Have you ever sat in on a conversation and been captivated not just by the speakers but by the involvement of the audience? Last week I was part of a fantastic conversation on a subject that has in many ways shocked Scotland into action.  As part of the ACE Aware conversation series an event was … Continue reading Drugs – Time to be thinking differently

Over the years I’ve met many people who have lost loved ones due to the violent actions of another human being.  Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and friends, All sharing loss as a common experience.  For the majority of my policing career, I never really thought about the build-up to a murder.  I just sought to … Continue reading Where on the continuum do you intervene?