Our research is strongly policy relevant as we work closely with a range of government and community partners to improve knowledge and practice, and with other national and international leaders in our field. Our areas of research strength include:
- crime prevention
- developmental pathways
- policing and security
- violence and violence prevention
- sexual offending and its prevention
- restorative justice
- environmental (situational) criminology
- justice modelling
- forensic mental health
- corrections
- procedural justice
Research centres
Academic staff in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice are each affiliated with one or two of the following research centres.
ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
Australia's only federally funded research centre for policing and security, The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security is based at Griffith University. It draws together world class scholars and industry partners to conduct high quality research to better understand and respond to a range of complex problems threatening the wellbeing and security of Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
- Director: Professor Simon Bronitt
Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
The Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance is an interdisciplinary research centre established with ARC funding. It assists scholars from the normative sciences and social sciences to engage with problems institutional and community governance and individual wellbeing and development. The Centre supports collaborations between experienced and early career scholars as well as research students, drawing from law, humanities, psychology, criminology and other social sciences.
Justice Modelling @ Griffith
Justice Modelling @ Griffith (JMAG) is an interdisciplinary research team who undertakes policy orientated research to improve decision making within the justice sector. The team applies advanced statistical and computational techniques to operational data to improve understanding about the use and impact of alternative criminal justice responses, risk screening and assessment practices, and individual agency and cross-sector planning capabilities.
Griffith Youth Forensic Service
The Griffith Youth Forensic Service (GYFS) provides state-wide specialist assessment and treatment services for young people adjudicated for sexual offences. GYFS is funded by the Queensland Department of Communities (Youth Justice Services) with in-kind support from Griffith University. It also operates as part of a broader program of research and practice at Griffith University concerned with understanding and preventing sexual violence and abuse.