Among Dr. Griffiths’ primary research interests are the organizational and operational dynamics of policing, police effectiveness and efficiency, the police and communities of diversity, police performance measures, the effectiveness of police strategies and interventions, and the delivery of policing services in high demand urban and remote environments. His work has been carried out at the national and international levels.
In Canada, this work has involved working with communities, municipal councils, municipal police services and the RCMP on a variety of projects focused on the police and communities of diversity, including Indigenous communities and vulnerable and at-risk persons, police performance, building organizational and operational capacities, and the effectiveness and efficiency of police policies and strategies. Internationally, this has included police-related projects in Latvia, Denmark, Netherlands, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Japan, the United States, and Egypt.
Recently-completed projects include a review of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CSFEU)(with M. Porteous and Y. Dandurand)(2023); a resource review of the RCMP detachment in Prince George, (BC) (2022); a resource review of the RCMP, Fire Service, Community Safety Officers, and By-Laws in Penticton (BC) (with E. Sopow)(2022); a study of mental health and well-being among sworn officers and civilians in the Victoria (BC) Police Department (2021); an evaluation of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Service Service Delivery Model (2020); a resource review of Kelowna RCMP and Police Services (2019); a review of street check policy and practice in Edmonton (2018) and Vancouver (2019); an operational review of the Vancouver Police Department (2017); a study of patrol deployment in the Delta (BC) Police Department (2016) and in the Saanich (BC) Police Department (2016); and, an operational review of the Winnipeg Police Service (2013). Recent reports produced for Public Safety Canada include Contemporary Policing Responsibilities (2017); The Use of Private Security Services for Policing (2016); and, Improving Police Efficiency – Challenges and Opportunities (2015).
Dr. Griffiths’ primary areas of police consulting and research are:
- Organizational Reviews
- The Police and Community engagement
- Mental health and well-being of sworn officers and civilian employees
- Policing in Rural and Remote Communities
Related Reports
Griffiths, C.T., S. Johnston, and E. Sopow, 2024. The 2024 Surrey Police Service Community Consultation. Surrey, BC: Surrey Police Service.
Griffiths, C.T., E. Sopow, and J.J. Murphy. 2022. Resource Review of the RCMP and Policing Services, City of Prince George, B.C. Prince George, BC.
Griffiths, C.T. and E. Sopow. 2022. Resource Review of the RCMP, Policing Services, Fire and Rescue, Bylaws and Community Safety Officers. City of Penticton, BC. Penticton, BC: City of Penticton.
Griffiths, C.T. 2021. Surrey Police Service Community Consultation: Findings from Interviews and Focus Group Sessions with Community Stakeholders. Surrey, BC: Surrey Police Service.
Griffiths, C.T., N. Pollard, and J.J. Murphy. 2020. Evaluation of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Service Delivery Model. New Westminster, BC: Metro Vancouver Transit Police.
Oppal, Hon. W. (Chair). 2019. Surrey Policing Transition. Report of the Provincial Municipal Policing Transition Study Committee. Committee member. Victoria: Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Griffiths, C.T., N. Pollard, J.J. Murphy, and B. Jette. 2019. Kelowna RCMP and Police Services Resource Review. Kelowna, BC: City of Kelowna.
City of Vancouver, City of Surrey, Vancouver Police Department, and C.T. Griffiths. 2019. Surrey Policing Transition Plan. Surrey: City of Surrey.
Griffiths, C.T. 2003. The Police and Racial Profiling. Prepared for the Toronto Police Association.
Griffiths, C.T., Saville, G., Wood D.S., Zellerer E. 1995. “Policing the Baffin Region: Findings From the Baffin Region Crime and Justice Study*”. Criminology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada.
Interagency Communication, Collaboration, and Interoperability Within Police Services and Between Police Services and Other Emergency Services. Expert Report prepared for The Joint Federal/Provincial Commission into the April 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission. May 2022.
