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Our staff are outstanding teachers and scholars. Their service to students, the practitioner community and scholarship has been recognised both locally and internationally.With experts in fields such as crime analysis, policing, restorative justice, forensic psychology and much more, we can offer you expert knowledge based on cutting edge research.
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Head of School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Professor Jason Payne
Professor Jason Payne research focuses on drugs and crime, youth crime, harm reduction and criminal justice program evaluation. Jason is a mixed-method researcher with particular expertise in the quantitative measurement of recidivism and other criminal justice evaluation methodologies.Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching)
Associate Professor Troy Allard
Associate Professor Troy Allard鈥檚 research expertise improves knowledge about the causes and prevention of serious and persistent youth offending, including a focus on program design and evaluation.Deputy Head of School (Research)
Associate Professor Danielle Harris
Associate Professor Harris uses a narrative approach to examine sexual offending across the life course. She has focused on various elements of the criminal career including onset, specialization, escalation, recidivism, and desistance, and is committed using her work to inform public policy.Griffith Experts
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Key Contacts
Program Director - Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Program Director - Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Year and Commencing Student Coordinator
To be advised
Program Director, Open Universities
AEL Higher Degree by Research Advocate
Higher Degree by Research Program Co-Convenors
Program Director - Postgraduate Programs
Program Director - Honours Program
CCJ Industry Engagement Co-Convenors
Academic Excellence Society (ACES) Coordinator
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A/Criminology Student Society (CSS) Coordinator
Criminology Undergraduate Research Internship Program (CURIP) Coordinator
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Online Coordinator/LMS Champion
Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator
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Adjunct Staff
- Professor Clifford Shearing