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Charles Katz is an expert in criminology, criminal justice and gang violence.
Katz is Watts Endowed Family Chair and a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and is Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety.

Much of his research focuses on gangs and strategic responses to community gang problems. He served as the principal investigator for an NIJ funded project examining the police response to gangs in four cities: Phoenix, Arizona, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Las Vegas Nevada, and Inglewood, California. 

Related to this research, Dr. Katz spent over 2,000 hours in the field with gang unit officers across the country, examining organizational structures and operational strategies that are effective in responding to gangs.

His work has also been funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to examine the size, scope, and organizational structure of MS13. 

Matt joined the School of Criminal Justice in the fall of 2019. His research examines the complex ways in which neighborhood processes influence adolescent development and behavior. His recent work focuses the consequences of residential mobility for youth offending, the spatial dimensions of the effect of neighborhood inequality on adolescent behavior, and the relationship between population dynamics and crime. In addition to his work in these areas, Matt regularly assists local agencies with data and evaluation needs. Some of his ongoing collaborations include an assessment of racial representation on capital juries in Missouri, a longitudinal evaluation of a school-based violence reduction program, and the implementation of a police-hospital collaboration to help address retaliatory violence in St. Louis. Prior to joining the faculty at UAlbany, Matt was on the faculty in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri 鈥� St. Louis.

Justin joined the faculty at the School of Criminal Justice in the fall of 2012. He is the 2015 recipient of the American Society of Criminology鈥檚 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award.

Justin is currently involved in several research projects exploring diverse topics. In one project, he is examining public opinion about protest policing and about how to sanction officers who use excessive force.  In another project, Justin is exploring the asymmetric effects of positive versus negative contact with police on police legitimacy.  Justin also has a working study that tests a theory of how the public responds emotionally to crime victims versus victims of criminal injustice. Additionally, he is beginning a study to investigate the extent and correlates of attitudes toward terrorism in the U.S. 

Stephen's primary research interests are youth justice, youth crime prevention and social justice, particularly the promotion of positive, children first ways of working with children embroiled in the UK's Youth Justice System.

Dr Terry Goldsworthy has degrees in Commerce and Law, a Master鈥檚 degree in Criminology and a PhD in Criminology from Bond University.

He is an Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Bond University in the Faculty of Society & Design.

Terry is an acknowledged expert in a number of areas of criminal justice and has provided expert evidence and input into numerous government inquiries over a range of topics including, gun crime, organised crime, outlaw motorcycle gangs, drugs, cybercrime and police use of force.

Terry has a strong media profile and has conducted over 1100 interviews since beginning at Bond in 2013 including with ABC 麻豆传媒, Sunrise, The Today Show, the 7.30 Report and A Current Affair. He also regularly contributes to news and social media sites including Vox Media, The Australian, The Courier Mail, Vice 麻豆传媒 and others.

Terry has published three books looking at the German Waffen-SS during World War II. He has also contributed various chapters to a number of tertiary text books. He has published in a number of peer-reviewed and industry-relevant journals.

Terry has provided expert opinion in court matters in relation to police operational procedures and use of force matters.

Terry is an avid contributor to The Conversation website on current and topical issues in criminal justice and to date has a readership of some 1.8 million readers.

Prior to his academic appointment Terry had 28 years policing experience in Australia (Queensland Police Service) as a Detective Inspector. He has served in general duties, watchhouse and as a motorcycle officer before moving to the Criminal Investigation Branch in 1994. He spent eight years as a Detective Senior Sergeant on the Gold Coast in charge of the CIB at Burleigh Heads. In this role he was responsible for the investigative management of high-volume crime and major crime in one of the busiest and most challenging policing environments in Australia. His last placement in the QPS was as an Inspector at Ethical Standards Command.

A keen motorcyclist, Dr Goldsworthy is an avid commentator on public policy issues involving the criminal justice system.