Richard Crowhurst
Derby,Derbyshire
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong background in the supervision of casework and quality assurance, ensuring consistency, standards, and performance across operations. Demonstrates expertise in case review, escalation, decision-making, and risk assessment while maintaining a focus on safeguarding and proportionality. Skilled in stakeholder engagement with CPS, senior officers, and partners to drive collaborative outcomes. Adept at operational delivery under pressure and committed to mentoring and developing officers and supervisors to enhance team capabilities.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Policing Career
Derbyshire Constabulary/ Kent Police/ Warwickshire
2007.04 - Current
- Served for three different Police Forces in a number of roles as both a Police/ Detective Constable and Police/ Detective Sergeant.
- Significant roles listed below:
Custody Investigation Unit Sergeant
Derbyshire Police
Derby
2024.09 - 2026.04
- Line management and professional supervision of 10 permanent Police Constables, alongside rotating secondments of officers and civilian investigators.
- Oversight of approximately 30–40 live investigations per week, with around 15–20 cases requiring charging decisions or referral to the Crown Prosecution Service.
- Personal responsibility for charging decisions, bail and remand determinations, evidential threshold assessments and safeguarding decisions.
- Regular liaison with CPS lawyers, custody supervision and senior officers to secure timely, proportionate and legally robust outcomes.
- Actively challenge investigative approaches, redirect case strategy and escalate matters where risk or evidential concerns require intervention.
- Ongoing responsibility for quality assurance, improving file standards, ensuring consistency of decision-making and mentoring less experienced officers.
Response Sergeant / Neighbourhood Sergeant
Derbyshire & Warwickshire Police
2017.01 - 2024.01
- Operational supervision of response teams typically ranging from 12–20 officers across city, town and rural policing environments.
- Oversight of live incident demand, commonly monitoring 20–30 active incidents per shift, requiring continuous prioritisation and dynamic resource allocation.
- Directed tactical responses to high-risk incidents including missing persons, domestic abuse and night-time economy deployments.
- Challenged control room grading and tasking decisions where necessary to ensure resources were aligned to risk.
- Supported and mentored newly promoted Sergeants while maintaining accountability for delivery and standards.
Detective Sergeant – Criminal Investigation Department
Kent Police
2021.06 - 2023.08
- Supervision of 6–10 Detectives and Civilian Investigators managing serious and complex investigations.
- Oversight of investigations including serious assault, attempted murder, firearms incidents, aggravated burglary, high-level drug supply and sudden suspicious deaths.
- Provided supervisory cover for the Rape Investigation Team, overseeing live rape investigations and victim safeguarding.
- Served as Night Duty Detective Sergeant on a county-wide rota, acting as the senior investigative decision-maker outside core hours.
- Maintained close working relationships with CPS lawyers, forensic services and senior leadership under sustained scrutiny.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury 2007.04 - 2008.04
NVQ Level 3 - Personal Training
Premier Training
Maidstone, Kent 2004.12 - 2005.02
GCSEs - Maths, Science, English, French, Information Studies, PE, Food Technology.
Tunbridge Wells High School
1998.09 - 2000.06
Skills
- Supervision of Casework & Quality Assurance
- Case Review, Escalation & Decision Making
- Risk Assessment, Safeguarding & Proportionality
- Stakeholder Engagement (CPS, Senior Officers, Partners)
- Consistency, Standards & Performance
- Operational Delivery Under Pressure
- Mentoring & Development of Officers and Supervisors
Certification
- PIP Level 2 Qualified / ICIDP Detective Accreditation (2011)
- NPPF OSPRE Parts 1 & 2 – Sergeant; Portfolio completed 2020
- Public Order Level 2 (10 years)
- Taser Authorisation (10 years)
- Certificate in Policing – Canterbury Christ Church University (Kent Police partnership)
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Custody Investigation Unit Sergeant
Derbyshire Police
2024.09 - 2026.04
Detective Sergeant – Criminal Investigation Department
Kent Police
2021.06 - 2023.08
Response Sergeant / Neighbourhood Sergeant
Derbyshire & Warwickshire Police
2017.01 - 2024.01
Policing Career
Derbyshire Constabulary/ Kent Police/ Warwickshire
2007.04 - Current
Certificate of Higher Education - Policing
Canterbury Christ Church University
2007.04 - 2008.04
NVQ Level 3 - Personal Training
Premier Training
2004.12 - 2005.02
GCSEs - Maths, Science, English, French, Information Studies, PE, Food Technology.
Tunbridge Wells High School
1998.09 - 2000.06