Prof Shane Johnson
Professor of Future Crimes
Dept of Security and Crime Science
Faculty of Engineering Science
- Joined UCL
- 1st Feb 2004
Research summary
He has published over 120 book chapters and papers within the fields of criminology and forensic psychology in journals including Criminology, the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Criminology and Public Policy, the British Journal of Criminology, and Law and Human Behavior. His work has been covered in the press including the Economist (http://www.economist.com/node/2647118), New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg19826541.000-sin-cities-the-geometry-of-crime.html
http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg18224473.300-mapping-the-path-of-crime-epidemics.html), and the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/may/06/science.highereducation), and featured in a BBC iWonder website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zqsg9qt). He has guest edited two special issues of the European Journal of Applied Mathematics, an international journal concerned with Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis, has edited books on crime prevention and has co-authored three Problem Oriented Policing guides published by the US Department of Justice. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal Legal and Criminological Psychology, is an editorial board member of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.
Teaching summary
Professor Johnson currently has taught on several modules including:
- Quantitative Research methods
- Crime mapping and analysis
- Investigation and Detection
Education
- University of Liverpool
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 2001
- University of Liverpool
- Other higher degree, Master of Arts | 1994
- University of Liverpool
- First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Honours) | 1992
Biography
Shane D Johnson is a Professor, Director of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime at UCL, and Deputy Head of
Department at the UCL Department for Security and Crime Science. He was
previously a lecturer in Forensic Psychology and before that a senior
research fellow at the University of Liverpool.