Paul Taylor, PhD

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Assistant Professor

Email Address: paul.taylor@ucdenver.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Bio

Paul’s research focuses on police decision-making, human error and resilience in the context of potential use-of-force encounters with an eye toward improving outcomes. He has over 10 years of practical law enforcement experience, including time as an in-service instructor, field-training officer, patrol sergeant and department training manager. Paul is actively engaged in police research and training across the country and regularly presents to both academic and practitioner audiences. His early research received awards from the American Society of Criminology and the Division of Policing at the American Society of Criminology. Paul works closely with a number of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in a wide range of consulting and training roles. He is a Colorado native and received his BA in criminal justice from the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs before going on to complete his MA and PhD in criminal justice at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice
University at Albany, State University of New York

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
University at Albany, State University of New York

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs