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KARP, Jann
Dr Jann Karp was a Police Officer in the New South Wales Police Service in Australia for 23 years. During this time her work involved street policing; task force work into investigating associations between police officers and organised crime in the gaming industry; and the evaluation of performance levels in various aspects of police work. Whilst an operational police officer in the Sydney CBD, Jann received an award for her action in resolving an armed hold up, in the course of which a hostage had been taken. She was the receipent of the National Police Research Unit scholarship, the NSW Law Foundation Travelling Scholarship, and the Sir Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership award. She retired from police work in 2007, graduating with a PhD investigating police corruption and crisis control. Jann is currently lecturing at the University of Western Sydney, teaching Foundations in Australian Policing, and a Police Operations course for police students. She also teaches Research Methods to Welfare students and as part of the Aboriginal Rural Education Program. Her PhD work was presented at the University of Passau, Germany in October 2007, where it was well received. Her personal interests are strongly connected to the seasonal Australian Landscape: walking in the bush and swimming in the ocean.