Will has worked in the police for the last 19 years in Scotland, and in 2005 he joined the Violence Reduction Unit, the first public health policing unit in the World. Will was responsible for developing the research capabilities of the unit, moving from traditional policing analysis to a more epidemiological/criminological research approach. Responsible for the development of many of the successful approaches and programmes adopted by the VRU. Including the development of the Homicide/Deaths Database and CIRV (the gang intervention programme - Community Initiative to Reduce Violence), Injury Surveillance, Mentors in Violence Prevention, Employability/Desistence programmes, sobriety monitoring and community navigation/advocacy programmes etc. As the Deputy Director, Will is currently responsible for the unit's innovation, business and strategic planning, ensuring that the unit and its outputs remain forward-looking and relevant to the delivery of violence reduction in Scotland and is also a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde.