Improving Criminal Justice Workplaces: Translating Theory and Research Into Evidence-Based Practice

This book provides a direct bridge between academic research in organizational behaviour and the management of workers within the criminal justice system, applying cutting-edge theory to best practice and evidence-based policy.

Paula Brough is a Professor of Organisational Psychology at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Her early research examining the psychological health and well-being of police officers was conducted in the UK and New Zealand. Paula has contributed over 90 scholarly outputs to the international academic literature in this field (books, book chapters, and journal articles).

Jennifer Brown is a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Co-Director of the Mannheim Centre for the study of criminology and criminal justice. She has conducted research on occupational stress within the police service as well as making a special study of gender within policing. Most recently she was the deputy chair of an Independent Commission into the future of policing within England and Wales.

Amanda Biggs is a Lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. Her research focuses on psychological and physical health at work, intervention evaluation, positive occupational health psychology, and workplace bullying. Much of Amanda’s research experience has been conducted in collaboration with criminal justice organisations, and has been presented at numerous national and international academic conferences.