10 BAWP AWARDS


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Lois Stanger, Leadership Development Facilitator West Midlands Police


mentor. One detective constable described her as “part mentor, coach, counsellor and trainer” over the year they worked together. She added: “Her commitment in mentoring me and genuine interest in developing others has inspired me to honour that investment and consider becoming a mentor myself.” It is clear that Lois gives a lot of time to her mentees, with one constable saying they “talked for hours on end” and that it helped her look at her personality in a way she had never done before. A detective chief inspector added: “Lois is able to shine the spotlight on areas that provoke personal reflection.” Lois is dedicated to both her own personal development and that of others. She has been the only woman in the force’s leadership centre since 2009 where she designs and delivers senior management programmes. Within this role she acts as both mentor and coach to staff at all levels in the organisation encouraging them to reach their professional and personal goals. Personally Lois is working towards becoming a Fellow of the CIPD and has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management. 9


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he testimonies of the women Lois mentored as part of a pilot scheme run by the West Midland’s Association of Women Police showed her to be a “selfless” and dedicated


POLICE STAFF ACHIEVEMENT


Amy Parsons, Force Intelligence Analyst Staffordshire Police


of the work she has produced being instrumental in securing guilty convictions at court. In a protracted and complex kidnap and extortion case Amy


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had a “pivotal role” in the telephone analysis. Her work ensured that the prosecution team were able to successfully prosecute the case; they expressed “gratitude and respect” for what she presented in court and prepared, often with little notice, for them. Masked bank robbers who attacked G4S security staff were also sent to jail after their movements and association with each other were presented to the court using graphically illustrated charts. Amy had used information from CCTV, phone cell sites and


my has been praised time and time again for her “outstanding” work as an intelligence analyst. Detectives, barristers and judges alike have all made special mention


billing, and G4S data to paint the picture which resulted in early guilty pleas from the three men. However it was Amy’s work


generating a storybook bringing together all the strands of evidence in a shooting case into one simple form which brought praise from High Court Judge, Sir Timothy Holroyd. He described her storybook as “the best that I have ever seen in my many years as a judge” and suggested it was the item the jury had referred to most. 9


GRAPEVINE Autumn 2012


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