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Personal profile
Biography
Ross Hendy is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences. His research focuses on the development of theoretical and applied perspectives of police and policing, such as practitioner behaviour and the effectiveness of police intervention. He is developing a new theoretical approach to explain police-citizen interaction, which explores officer decision-making and their use of control, coercion and the use of force. As a former sergeant with New Zealand Police, he has worked with researchers to enhance their understanding of the police environment, the limitations of police administrative data, and providing advice about real-world issues that criminal justice practitioners and policy-makers face in the criminological and criminal justice environment.
Dr Hendy is a member of the Australian and New Zealand, American and British societies of criminology and a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Research interests
His research has involved the study of police officers from Australia, England, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. His doctoral research took a mixed-methods approach to consider differences in the manner that routinely armed police (from South Australia) and routinely unarmed police (from New Zealand) interacted with members of the public during conflict-prone encounters. His portfolio of applied research work at New Zealand Police’s Evidence Based Policing Centre focused on developing insight into operational policing issues such as the lethal police use of force and understanding the increasing demand for mental health-related calls for service.
His broader research and teaching interests include criminological theory, cross-national comparative criminology and criminal justice, applied criminology, policing theory and practice, and transnational policing. He practices mixed-method research, incorporating qualitative and ethnographic research methods, and applied evaluation and evidenced-based approaches to tackle research problems.
View Dr Hendy's thoughts about policing published by Policing Insight.
View Dr Hendy's articles about policing and police use of force published on The Conversation.
Monash teaching commitment
2022 Teaching
- ATS2145 Policing
- ATS2555 Foundations to Researching Crime and Justice
Previous Teaching
- ATS3172 Researching Crime and Justice (2020-2021)
Supervision interests
Dr Hendy is keen to work with students, including aspiring and current police practitioners, to advance their knowledge of criminological theory, programme evaluation, and policing issues.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Criminology, PhD, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 18 May 2019
Strategic Studies, MSS, Victoria University of Wellington
Award Date: 1 May 2012
Contemporary Policing, CertCP, Victoria University of Wellington
Award Date: 23 Feb 2009
Diploma in Police Workplace Practice, Royal New Zealand Police College
Award Date: 1 Dec 2008
Certificate in New Zealand Policing, Royal New Zealand Police College
Award Date: 1 Oct 2006
Music Composition, BMus, Victoria University of Wellington
Award Date: 1 May 1995
Research area keywords
- Police
- Policing
- Use of force
- Evidence-based practice
- Evidence-based policing
Network
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Technical scoping studies on race disproportionality in police Taser use (UK College of Policing)
Stott, C., Hendy, R. & Bradford, B.
1/02/21 → 26/03/21
Project: Research
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Routinely armed and unarmed police: What can the scandinavian experience teach us?
Hendy, R., Jun 2014, In: Policing. 8, 2, p. 183-192 10 p., pau012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
The myth of 'routinely unarmed' policing
Hendy, R., 2023, Policing & Firearms: New Perspectives and Insights . Farmer, C. & Evans, R. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 169-191Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Control behaviours during conflict resolution police-citizen encounters in South Australia and New Zealand
Hendy, R., 1 Jun 2022, Understanding and Preventing Community Violence: Global Criminological and Sociological Perspectives. Albrecht, J. & den Heyer, G. (eds.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 73-99 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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From the street corner to call centre: changes in the characteristics of mental health-related calls for service received by police
Hendy, R., Li, J., Newcombe, R. & Walton, D., 2022, In: Policing and Society. 32, 7, p. 862-877 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Police shootings in New Zealand and England and Wales: a cross-national comparison
Hendy, R. & Walton, D., 29 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Policing. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
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Policing and Society (Journal)
Ross Hendy (Peer reviewer)
27 Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Journal of Organizational Ethnography (Journal)
Ross Hendy (Peer reviewer)
21 Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Policing and Society (Journal)
Ross Hendy (Peer reviewer)
19 May 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Policing and Society (Journal)
Ross Hendy (Peer reviewer)
4 Nov 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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ANZSOC Policing Thematic Group
Ross Hendy (Executive Member)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
Press/Media
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Investigation: Inside the shooting by police of Kaoss Price and his heartbroken family's search for answers
2/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Parliament protest: Anger builds at police inaction as 'significant' weekend influx expected
19/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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THE CONVERSATION: The occupation of NZ’s parliament grounds is a tactical challenge for police, but mass arrests are not an option
14/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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