Recent Publications

Police Recruitment and Selection: Resources and Lessons for Workforce Building (COPS Office)

Gauging the Impact of Negative Media Publicity on Career Decisions: Exploring Police Recruit Motivations During a Recruitment Crisis (Policing: An International Journal)

     Project contact: Ashleigh Wojslawowicz

Factors Promoting and Inhibiting Use of Wellness Resources Among Police: A Mixed-Methods Study (Police Quarterly)

     Project contact: Kathleen Padilla

The Path to an Inclusive and Representative Agency (Police Chief)

    Project contacts: Anthony Gibson & Terry Cherry

The Law Enforcement Leadership Pipeline: The Pipeline Components (The Georgia Police Chief)

     Project contact: Marshall Jones

Attrition Rates: Stemming the Tide (Police)

     Project contacts: Sarah Charman & Jemma Tyson

A Letter to the American Public: Where Have the Police Gone? (Police1)

     Project contact: Terry Cherry

Preference for Group-based Social Hierarchy and the Reluctance to Accept Women as Equals in Law Enforcement (Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory)

     Project contact: Russell Hassan

Survey Results Indicate Urgent Need for Comprehensive Workload Analysis and Service Delivery Revamp (Police1)

     Project contact: Jon Shane

Turnover in Large US Policing Agencies Following the George Floyd Protests (Journal of Criminal Justice)

     Project contacts: Ian Adams, Scott Mourtgos & Justin Nix

Leaving the Table: Organisational (In)justice and the Relationship with Police Officer Retention (Criminology & Criminal Justice)

     Project contacts: Jemma Tyson & Sarah Charman

Universal and Sex-Normed Benchmarks in Police Physical Fitness Requirements: A Factorial Vignette Design (Women & Criminal Justice)

     Project contact: Michael Aiello

A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Phoenix Crime Gun Liaison Program: Leveraging Patrol Officers for Investigations (Justice Evaluation Journal)

     Project contact: Jessie Huff

A Qualitative Exploration of Stress in a Criminal Investigations Section (Police Practice and Research)

     Project contacts: Kathleen Padilla & Jessie Huff

Creating a Nexus Between Workload and Costs: A Case Study from Ocean View PD (Police1)

     Project contact: Marshall Jones 

The Law Enforcement Leadership Pipeline: A Blueprint for Retention (The Georgia Police Chief)

     Project contact: Marshall Jones

Parallel Lines: The Homogenous and Gendered Career Patterns of Senior Leaders in Policing in England and Wales (Police Practice and Research)

     Project contact: Sarah Charman

Solving the Police Workload and Budget Problem (ICMA)

Project contact: Jon Shane

Leadership for Wellness: A Strategy for Developing Police and Public Safety Leaders (Australian Institute of Police Management)

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Mental health and wellness initiatives supporting United States law enforcement personnel: The current state-of-play (Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being)

Project contract: Jacqueline Drew

Doing More with Less? Assessing the Cost Efficiency of US Local Police Organizations (Applied Economics Letters)

Project contact: Erik Alda

Over and Out: The Damaged and Conflicting Identities of Officers Voluntarily Resigning from the Police Service (Policing and Society)

Project contacts: Sarah Charman & Jemma Tyson

Issues of Merit and Affirmative Action in Police Promotion Systems. (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice)

Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew

Affirmative Action Recruitment Strategies in Australian Policing: Three Case Studies (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice)

Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew 

“Insufficient Guidance and a Lack of Preparation”: Police Academy Training and the Reality of Police Work (Journal of Criminology)

Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

Police Retention: A Systematic Review of the Research (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson, Clifford Grammich, Terry Cherry, & Anthony Gibson

Memphis Police Numbers Dropped By Nearly a Quarter in Recent Years - Were Staffing Shortages a Factor in the Killing of Tyre Nichols? (The Conversation)

Project contact: Ian Adams

If the Face Fits: Predicting Future Promotions From Police Cadets' Facial Traits (Journal of Experimental Criminology)

Project contact: Ian Adams

A Descriptive Study of Police Officer Access to Mental Health Services (Journal of Police & Criminal Psychology)

     Project contact: Kathleen Padilla

Learning the Lessons: Developing a Model Program for Gender-Inclusive Policing (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice.)

Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew

Elevated Police Turnover Following the Summer Of George Floyd Protests: A Synthetic Control Study. (Criminology & Public Policy)

Project contacts: Ian Adams & Scott Mourtgos

Recruiting for Change: Shifting Focus to Address a Workforce Crisis (Police Practice and Research: An International Journal)

Project contact: Terry Cherry

Staffing Composition in Large, US Police Departments: Benchmarking Workforce Diversity. (Policing: An International Journal)

Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson & Clifford Grammich

Promoting Women Police Officers: Does Exam Format Matter?  (Police Quarterly)

Project contact: Natalie Todak

Procedural Justice and Demographic Diversity: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Police Recruitment (Police Quarterly)

     Project contact: Michael Aiello

Conflict and Cooperation within Police Units: The Importance of Manager Inclusiveness (Public Management Review)

     Project contact: Russell Hassan

Police Reform Needs Women: Gender Equity as Cultural Change (Rethinking and Reforming American Policing)

Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

“Being Diverse and Being Included, Don’t Go Together in Policing”: Diversity, Inclusion, and Australian Constables (Societies)

Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

Conflict and Cooperation in Police Units: The Importance of Manager Inclusiveness (Public Management Review)

Project contact: Russell Hassan

Education, Training, and Police Reform. Rethinking and Reforming (American Policing)

Project contact: Gary Cordner

Exploring The Value of Mentorship for Women Police Officers (Policing: An International Journal)

Project contact: Natalie Todak

Inclusion Capital: How Police Officers Are Included in Their Workplaces (Societies)

Project contact: Kate Linklater

Is a Seat at the Table Sufficient? Specialized Unit Participation and Perspectives of Female Law Enforcement Officers. (Police Practice and Research: An International Journal)

Project contact: Terry Cherry

Linking the Workforce Crisis, Crime, and Response Time (Police Chief)

Project contact: Ian Adams

Policing is Not For Me: Repelling Factors Implicated in Vocational Choice Elimination (Policing and Society)

Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

Reframing the Police Staffing Challenge: Strategies for Meeting Workload Demand. (Community Policing Dispatch)

Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

"Rorting the System": Police Detectives, Diversity, and Workplace Advantage (Societies)

Project contacts: Toby Miles-Johnson, Kate Linklater

Taking The Strain? Police Wellbeing in the COVID-19 Era (The Police Journal)

Project contact: Sarah Charman

The Benefits and Supervisory Styles of Women Police Leaders (Feminist Criminology)

Project contact: Natalie Todak

The Impact of Active Bystander Training on Officer Confidence and Ability to Address Ethical Challenges (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

Project contact: Gary Cordner

"Well Boys, Welcome to the New Law Enforcement": Reactions to Women on Elite Specialty Units (Women & Criminal Justice)

Project contact: Natalie Todak

Work Engagement, Burnout and the Motivation to Serve among Law Enforcement Officers during COVID-19 Pandemic and Community Protests in the United States (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

Project contact: Russell Hassan

Preventing Attrition Among Women and Minority Police Applicants (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

     Project contact: Jennifer Gibbs

Voluntary Resignations From the Police Service: The Impact of Organisational and Occupational Stressors on Organisational Commitment (Policing and Society)

Project contact: Sarah Charman

Facilitating Learning to Improve Performance of Law Enforcement Workgroups: The Role of Inclusive Leadership Behavior. International Public Management Journal, 24(1), 106-130, 2021.

     Project Contact: Russell Hassan

Policing during a global health pandemic: Exploring stress and wellbeing of police and their families. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 6(3), 104-111, 2021.

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(6), 715–733, 2021.

Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

A national study of police mental health in the United States: Stigma, Mental Health and Help-seeking Behaviors. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36, 295-306, 2021.

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Are Women Opting Out? A Mixed Methods Study of Women Police Officers’ Interest in Promotion. Feminist Criminology, Vol. 16(5) 658 – 679, 2021.

Project contact: Natalie Todak

Arresting The Recruitment Crisis. City Journal, Vol. 344: 4–5, 2021.

Project contact: Ian Adams

Comparative Perceptions: How Female Officers in Two Australian Police Organizations View Policing of Diverse People. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, Vol. 22(3): 1294-1313, 2021.

Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

Developing an Evidence-Based Police Recruitment Video. International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2021.

Project contacts: Terry Cherry & Anthony Gibson

Evidence-Based Policing: A Foundation for Strategic Recruitment, Vol. 14(12), 2021.

Project contacts: Terry Cherry, Anthony Gibson

Facilitating Learning to Improve the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Workgroups: The Role of Inclusive Leadership Behavior. International Public Management Journal, 24, 106-130.

Project contact: Russell Hassan

Humane Police and Soft Policing in Rural Areas. Journal of the Icelandic Sociological Society, Vol. 12(1): 41-61.

Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

Jacks (and Jills) of All Trades: The Gentle Art of Policing Rural Iceland. Nordic Journal of Criminology, Vol. 22(2): 129-148, 2021.

Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

Police Training in Baltimore During The Pandemic. European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin (Special Conference Edition No. 5): 187-195, 2021.

Project contact: Gary Cordner

Policing Between Minorities: ‘Asian-Australian’ Police Recruits and Policing of the LGBT Community. Police Practice And Research: An International Journal, Vol. 22(1): 290-307, 2021.

Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

Policing Minority Communities: How Perception of Engagement and Level of ‘Awareness’ Influence Officer Attitudes Toward Practice. Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10(2): 70, 2021.

Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

Recruitment and Retention for Workforce Diversity. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing and International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2021.

Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson

The Critical Role of Communication in Recruitment of Police Officers, Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 47-56, 2021.

Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

Recruiting Amidst Crisis: Exploring Police Recruit Motivations in a Psot-Ferguson Era (Proquest Dissertations)

     Project contact: Ashleigh Wojslawowicz

What Works: The Social Science Research Behind Advancing Women in Policing. Recruitment & Assessment, 30X30 Initiative. 2021

Project contact: Maureen McGough

Low Police-Public Social Distance as the Key to Recruiting (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

     Project contact: Jennifer Gibbs

Influential Women? Policing Styles in Online Recruitment Materials (Police Quarterly)

     Project contact: Michael Aiello

Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations. Feminist Criminology, 15(5), 567-592.

Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

Four Steps to Bringing More Women into Policing: Define, Build, Experiment, and Refine. Police Chief Magazine.

Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

Mental health and wellbeing of police in a health pandemic: Critical issues for police leaders in a post-COVID-19 environment. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being. 5(2), 31-36.

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Warr;or21: A 21-day program to enhance first responder resilience and mental health. Frontiers in Psychology, September 2020.

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Innovation and transparency in the recruitment of women in Australian policing. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal.

Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

Compensating for Sexual Identity: How LGB and Heterosexual Officers Perceive Policing of LGBTIQ+ People. The Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 36(2): 251-273, 2020.

Project contacts: Toby Miles-Johnson, Kate Linklater

Iceland as a Microcosm of the Effects of Educational Reforms on the Social Background of Police Students. The Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives On Police Education And Recruitment, 81-95, 2020.

Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

Is Policing Becoming a Tainted Profession? Media, Public Perceptions, and Implications. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 41(7), 606-621, 2020.

Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan