Dr Stephen Bishopp

About

Major Stephen (Steve) A. Bishopp, Ph.D., is a 35-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department and currently serving as the Division Commander of the Research & Development Division. Steve received his Ph.D. (2013) in Criminology from the University of Texas at Dallas. His research interests include police policy, use-of-force, police mental health/well-being, and criminological theory. Steve’s most recent publications appear in prestigious journals such as Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Policing: An International Journal, Injury Prevention, Deviant Behavior, and Police Quarterly. Steve is the recipient of the Dallas Police Department’s Supervisor of the Year (2020), and the American Society of Criminology-Division of Policing’s Outstanding Practitioner Award (2022).