1st Edition

Improving Criminal Justice Workplaces Translating theory and research into evidence-based practice

242 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

All organisations, whether private or public sector, seek to improve criminal justice workplace practice from an evidence base, but often find it difficult to effectively translate research findings into policy or design best-practice interventions. This book provides a direct bridge between academic research in organisational behaviour and the management of workers within criminal justice... Read more

Section I. Framing issues  1. Introduction  2. Occupational culture and organisational justice  3. Employee Engagement  4. Leadership and Management  5. Organisational Communication  6. Professionalisation  Section II. Tools  7. Evaluation  8. Focus Groups  9. Consultation and consultancy  10. Surveys  11. Delphi Technique  Section III. Organisational problems and solutions  12. Sustaining environments: Work-life balance  13. Toxic environments: Occupational stress  14. Transforming environments: Leadership development  15. Dangerous environment: Bullying and harassment  16. Diverse environments: Discrimination  17. Conclusions: Final thoughts, emerging issues and next steps.

Biography

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.