A former police practitioner of 30 years service, Professor Rogers earned a BA (Hons) degree in Police Studies, MSc in Social Science Research and a PhD in Policing Zero Tolerance. He also holds a PGCE and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professor Rogers has researched policing and crime across he world in such countries as Australia, Germany and Uruguay and is a prolific author on such matters as police education, organization, community policing etc.