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Rick Brown

Deputy Director (Research)

Contact Details

Tel. 02 6260 9231
Fax. 02 6260 9278

Academic Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) (University of Hertfordshire)
  • MA (University of Westminster)
  • PhD (University of London)

Selected employment

  • 2011 -                Deputy Director (Research), Australian Institute of Criminology
  • 2001 – 2011         Managing Director, Evidence Led Solutions Limited
  • 1998 – 2001         Research Manager, Home Office Policing and Reducing Crime Unit
  • 1996 – 1998         Senior Research Officer, Home Office Police Research Group
  • 1994 – 1996         Research Officer, Home Office Police Research Group
  • 1990 – 1994         Research Officer, Oxfordshire Probation Service

Current areas of specialisation / expertise

  • Crime prevention
  • Community safety
  • Property crime

Publications

Book chapters

  • Clarke, R.V. and R. Brown (2011) International Trafficking of Stolen Vehicles. in: M. Natarajan (ed), International Crime and Justice. New York: Cambridge University Press. 
  • Brown, R. (2010) Vehicle Crime. in F. Brookman, M. Maguire, H. Pierpoint and T. Bennett (ed) Handbook on Crime Collumpton: Willan
  • Brown, R. (2006) The Role of Project Management in Implementing Community Safety Initiatives. in J. Knutsson and R.V. Clarke (ed) Putting Theory to Work: Implementing Situational Prevention and Problem-Oriented Policing. Crime Prevention Studies Vol. 20. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Publishing
  • Brown, R. (2004) The Effectiveness of Electronic Immobilisation: Changing Patterns of Temporary and Permanent Vehicle Theft. Crime Prevention Studies Vol. 17, pp 99-118.
  • Brown, R. and Clarke, R.V. (2004) Police Intelligence and Theft of Vehicles for Export: Recent UK Experience. Crime Prevention Studies Vol. 17.
  • Clarke, R.V. and Brown, R. (2003) International Trafficking in Stolen Vehicles. in M. Tonry (ed) Crime and Justice: A review of research. Vol 30. Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Reports

  • Brown, R. (2007) Theft from Motor Vehicles - Identifying Potential Offenders: A good practice guide. London: National Audit Office
  • Brown, R. and Payne, S. (2007) Process Evaluation of the Salford Community Justice Initiative Ministry of Justice Research Series 14/07. London: Ministry of Justice
  • Brown, R. and Scott, M.S. (2007) Implementing Responses to Problems Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Problem-Solving Tools Series Guide No. 7. Washington: US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Service
  • Brown, R., Hopkins, M., Cannings, A., Payne, S. and Raybould, S. (2006) Evaluation of the Arson Control Forum Implementation Fund: Emerging Findings Research Bulletin No. 7. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Brown, R., Clarke, R.V., Sheptycki, J. and Rix, B. (2004) Tackling Organised Vehicle Crime: The Role of NCIS Findings 238 London: Home Office
  • Brown R., Hopkins M., Cannings, A., Poole, H. and Raybould S. (2004) Implementing Arson Reduction Projects: Findings from the Arson Control Forum’s New Projects Initiative ACF Research Bulletin No. 2. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Brown R., Hopkins M., Cannings, A., Poole, H. and Raybould S. (2004) Evaluation of the Arson Control Forum’s New Projects Initiative: Summary of Findings London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Brown R., Hopkins M., Cannings, A., Poole, H. and Raybould S. (2004) Tackling Vehicle Arson: Vehicle Removal Schemes ACF Research Bulletin No. 3. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Brown, R. and Cannings A. (2004) Approaches to Intelligence Led Vehicle Crime Reduction Home Office Development and Practice Report 25. London: Home Office
  • Brown, R., Cannings, A. and Sherriff, J. (2004) Intelligence Led Vehicle Crime Reduction: an evaluation of Operation Gallant Home Office Online Report 47/04. London: Home Office
  • Loxley, C., Curtin, L. and Brown, R. (2002) An Evaluation of Summer SPLASH 2000: Findings from six case-studies Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Crime Reduction Research Series Paper 12. Home Office: London
  • Tilley, N., Pease, K., Hough, M. and Brown, R. (1999) Burglary Prevention: Early Lessons from the Crime Reduction Program Policing and Reducing Crime Unit Crime Reduction Research Series Paper 1. Home Office: London
    Sallybanks, J. and Brown, R. (1999) Vehicle Crime Reduction: Turning the Corner Policing and Reducing Crime Unit Police Research Series, Paper 119. Home Office: London
  • Brown, R. and Saliba, J. (1998) The Nature and Extent of Light Commercial Vehicle Theft Police Research Group Crime Prevention and Detection Series, Paper 88.  Home Office: London
  • Rix, B., Walker, D. and Brown, R. (1997) A Study of Deaths and Serious Injuries Resulting from Police Vehicle Accidents Police Research Group, Home Office: London
  • Brown, R. and Billing, N. (1996) Tackling Car Crime: An Evaluation of Sold Secure Police Research Group Crime Prevention and Detection Series, Paper 71. Home Office: London
  • Brown, R. (1995) The Nature and Extent of Heavy Goods Vehicle Theft Police Research Group Crime Detection and Prevention Series, Paper 66. Home Office: London

Journal articles

  • Brown, R. and Evans, E. (2012) When intervention is a load of rubbish: Evaluating the impact of ‘clean-up’ operations. Crime Prevention and Community Safety Vol. 14
  • Brown, R. and Evans, E. (2011) The Impact of the Licensing Act (2003): A Case Study of Hartlepool Town Centre. Safer Communities Journal
  • Brown R. and Thomas, N. (2003) Aging Vehicles: Evidence of the effectiveness of new car security from the Home Office Car Theft Index. Security Journal. Vol 16, pp 45-53

Selected presentations

  • Brown, R. (2012) Organised and transnational crime as a national security issue: the impact of social change. National Security College Senior Executive Development Course, Australian National University, Canberra, 20 February.
  • Brown R. (2011) When intervention is a load of rubbish: Evaluating the impact of community clean-up operations in the UK. Australian New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) conference, Geelong, 29 September.
  • Brown R. and Beacroft, L. (2011) Measuring performance with theory driven outcomes. CPA Congress, Canberra, 22 September.

Committees / memberships

  • Board member, Crimestoppers Australia
  • Associate editor, Safer Communities Journal