Nerys Thomas is Interim Director, What Works at the College of Policing, helping the service to identify, share and use what works evidence. She also has responsibility for the College’s work on performance improvement and prevention. Nerys has worked in policing and justice research for over 25 years and prior to joining the College, held roles in the Home Office, the Office for Criminal Justice Reform and the National Policing Improvement Agency. She has published research on a wide range of issues including police demand, vehicle crime, police investigations, use of forensics and intelligence. She was also seconded to a government-led criminal justice reform project focusing on the Human Rights Act. Nerys holds a MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice.