Professional Practice in Crime Prevention and Security Management

Tim Prenzler is Professor of Criminology and Program Coordinator of the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice at the University of the Sunshine Coast. From 2008 to 2014 he was a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, based at Griffith University, where he managed the Integrity Systems Project and worked in the Frontline Policing Project. He was also a foundation member of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith, from 1991. In 2002 he was the recipient of the Excellence in Policing Award, Most Significant Contribution to Advancing the Status of Women in Policing; Australasian Council of Women and Policing. His research interests include gender in policing, crime prevention, corruption prevention, and police and security officer safety.