Dr Michael Townsley

PhD, Griffith University, 2001

Lecturer, Griffith School  of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Contact details for Dr Michael Townsley

Research expertise 

• Crime Mapping 
• Crime Simulation

Current Teaching Areas

• Crime Analysis, Problem- Oriented Policing
• Crime Prevention

Publications

• Smith, W., Bond, J. W., & Townsley, M. Determining how journeys­to­crime vary: Measuring inter­ and intra­offender crime trip distributions. In D. Weisburd, W. Bernasco, & G. Bruinsma (Eds.), Putting Crime in its Place: Units of Analysis in Spatial Crime Research. New York: Springer.

•   Tilley, N. and Townsley, M. (2008) Forensic Science in UK Policing:Strategies, Tactics and Effectiveness in Fraser, J. & Williams, R. (Eds.), The Handbook of Forensic Science. Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing

• Townsley, M., & Johnson, S. D. (2008). The need for systematic replication and tests of validity in simulation. In L. Liu & J. Eck (Eds.), Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems (pp. 1-18). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

• Farrell, G., Bowers, K., Johnson, S., & Townsley, M. (Eds.). (2007). Imagination for Crime Prevention: Essays in Honor of Ken Pease. , Crime Prevention Studies., 21. Criminal Justice Press.

• Johnson, S. D., Bernasco, W., Bowers, K. J., Elffers, H., Ratcliffe, J., Rengert, G., et al. (2007). Space­­Time Patterns of Risk: A Cross National Assessment of Residential Burglary Victimization. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 23(3), 201-­­219.

•  Townsley, M., Johnson, S. D., & Ratcliffe, J. H. Space time dynamics of insurgent activity in Iraq. Security Journal.

•  Townsley, M., Homel, R., & Chaseling, J. (2003). Infectious Burglaries. A Test of the Near Repeat Hypothesis. British Journal of Criminology, 43(3), 615-­­633.

•  Townsley, M., Homel, R., & Chaseling, J. (2000). Repeat burglary victimisation: spatial and temporal patterns. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 33(1), 37-­­63.