Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

The Canadian criminal justice system is a complex, dynamic, and ever-changing enterprise. Understanding how the various components of the system operate is important for civil society, requiring frequent examination of the system’s success in both preventing and responding to crime and social disorder, while ensuring the safety and security of communities and addressing the needs of at-risk and vulnerable persons and persons in conflict with the law.
Working with communities, governments, criminal justice agencies and organizations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally, Dr. Griffiths attempts to fill the information vacuum that often exists in public policy debates and in criminal justice policy and operations. Dr. Griffiths brings to his work an unbridled optimism and an insatiable curiosity about the justice system and its role in society.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Study of the Victimization of Police Officers
Study of Workplace Culture and Mental Health and Wellness of Municipal Employees in Police Services
Study of the Economics of Policing
Organizational Review of the Saanich (BC, Canada) Police Department
Vaughan, A., T. Stamatakis, G. MacDonald, and C.T. Griffiths. 2023. The Victimization of Police Officers: A National Study of Police Officers. Ottawa: Canadian Police Association. In progress.