My teaching philosophy centres on twin aims: to ignite a passion for science and crime in my students, and to maximise success in their future careers through the authentic knowledge and skills I help them to develop. In pursuit of these aims, I infuse my teaching with anecdotes on crime and policing by directly drawing from my research and engagement with practitioners. As a keen advocate for evidence-based practice, I continually strive to use the most effective and engaging methods in my teaching.
Courses convened
Crime Science and Prevention
(2021-)
CRSCI101 introduces students to crime science through hands-on, evidence-centred learning that blends scientific methods with real-world crime prevention challenges.
Crime Patterns and Analysis
(2022-)
CRSCI201 deepens students’ understanding of why and how crime occurs by exploring contemporary theories of crime events and equipping learners with analytical tools to identify and interpret patterns in crime data.
Crime mapping and spatial analysis
(2008-2020)
Led early distance-learning innovations that equipped students to produce high-quality crime maps and deepen their understanding of crime problems.
Student feedback
Crime Science & Prevention
I recently completed CRSCI101 online as one of my electives towards the LLB and thoroughly enjoyed it. All of the teaching staff are skilled at teaching and explained the material in a way which I found simple and easy to follow. I felt that the structure of the paper sets students up to succeed.
Undergraduate student
Crime Patterns & Analysis
Doing Crime Science at the University of Waikato has really shifted my thinking of how deep we actually need to understand why people commit crimes and what influences them.
Undergraduate student
PG Foundations of Crime Science I & II
I highly recommend the University of Waikato Post-Grad Cert in Crime Science to anyone working in Intelligence or broader policing. It was fascinating to see how Crime Science theories are the foundation for many current intelligence models and practice; this gave me a greater appreciation of why we do what we do.
Detective Senior Sergeant
Contact me
Te Puna Haumaru Centre for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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