Katie Willis

Senior Research Analyst

Contact details

Tel: (02) 6260 9261
Fax: (02) 6260 9201

Academic qualifications

PhD (Hons 1) (Australian National University)
BA (Australian National University)

Selected employment

2002-	Senior Research Analyst, Australian Institute of Criminology
2000-2002	Senior Performance Analyst, Australian National Audit Office
1997-2000	Performance Analyst, Australian National Audit Office
1993-1997	Research Assistant, Postgraduate and Research Students’ Association of the ANU

Current areas of specialisation/expertise

Crime justice program evaluation and performance measurement
Crime prevention capacity building
Illicit drugs
Organised crime

List of major projects current and past

Drug law enforcement performance measurement
Developing the skills and capacity of crime justice practitioners
Armed robbery
Drug Use Careers of Offenders project
various crime justice evaluation consultancies

Publications (most recent)

Willis K, Anderson J & Homel P 2011. Measuring the effectiveness of drug law enforcement. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 406. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Willis K, Simpson M & Sweeney J 2011. Improving our understanding of Australian cannabis markets. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2010. Assessing the impact of police on cannabis markets. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2010. Research into practice brief 4: Managing community perceptions of drug problems, crime and policing. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2010. Research into practice brief 3: Tackling cannabis markets in residential settings. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2010. Research into practice brief 2: ‘What works’ in the policing of street-level cannabis markets? Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2010. Research into Practice Brief 1: What does program effectiveness mean in relation to drug diversion initiatives? Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
McAtamney A & Willis K 2010. Policing cannabis and other illicit substances in remote Indigenous Australian communities. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K, Homel P & Anderson J 2010. Developing the capacity and skills for national implementation of a drug law enforcement performance measurement framework: final report. National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund Monograph no. 34. Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund. .
Willis K, Anderson J & Davis B 2010. Implementing a drug law enforcement (DLE) performance measurement framework in Australia: detailed fieldwork findings. National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund Monograph Series no. 34. Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund.
Willis K, Anderson J & Homel P 2010. A plan for national implementation of the drug law enforcement performance measurement framework. National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund Monograph Series no. 34. Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund.
Willis K & Anderson J 2010. Foundations for an effective performance measurement system for drug law enforcement. National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund Monograph Series no. 34. Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund.
McAtamney A & Willis K 2009. Polydrug use among cannabis users. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre. .
Willis K & Ahmad J 2009. Intermediate court-based diversion in Australia. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Ogilvie J & Willis K 2009. Police drug diversion in Australia. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K 2008. Cannabis supply into and within Australia. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
Willis K & Homel P 2008. Measuring the performance of drug law enforcement. Policing: a journal of policy and practice. Vol 2, No 3: 311-321.
Homel P & Willis K 2007. A framework for measuring the performance of drug law enforcement. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 332.
Willis K, Homel P & Gray K 2006. Developing and implementing a performance measurement framework for drug law enforcement in Australia. Monograph Series no.18. Payneham, South Australia: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund.
Willis K 2006. Armed robbery: who commits it and why? Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 328.
Morris L, Sallybanks J & Willis K 2003. Sport, physical activity and antisocial behaviour in youth. Research and public policy series no. 49. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Morris L, Sallybanks J & Willis K 2003. Sport, physical activity and antisocial behaviour in youth. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 249.
Willis K & Rushforth C 2003. The female criminal: an overview of women's drug use and offending behaviour. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 264.
Willis K 2002. Evaluation of the impact of drug summit initiatives in two NSW regions. Technical and Background Series. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Conference papers

Willis K 2010. Measuring the impact of drug law enforcement: A new performance measurement tool developed for Australian drug law enforcement agencies. Invited presentation at the First European Conference on Drug Supply Indicators, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Brussels, 21 October 2010.
Willis K 2010. Measuring the impact of drug law enforcement: A new performance measurement tool developed for Australian drug law enforcement agencies. Presentation at the 5th Australasian Drug Strategy Conference, 9 March 2010.
Willis K 2009. Measuring the impact of drug law enforcement: A new performance measurement tool developed for Australian drug law enforcement agencies. Paper presented at the ‘Police Governance and Accountability: developments, challenges and outlook conference’, Limerick (Ireland), 3-4 December 2009.
Willis K 2009. Cannabis and the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) conference, Sydney, 7-8 September 2009.
Willis K & McAtamney A 2009. Cannabis, young people and the law. Paper presented at the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) conference, Sydney, 7-8 September 2009.
Willis K 2008. Lamp post or light house? A new tool for measuring the effectiveness of Australian drug law enforcement. Presented at ANZSOC conference, 26 November 2008.
Homel P & Willis K 2007. A framework for measuring the performance of drug law enforcement in Australia. Presented at 4th Australasian Drug Strategy Conference, 23 October 2007.
Prichard J & Willis K 2004. Sporting and physical activity programs for Australian youth: a crime prevention overview. Presented at Sport Versus Crime conference, Dubai, 22-24 November 2004.

Committees/Memberships

Member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
Academic Advisor, National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
AIC representative, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime expert working group to establish a regional organised crime threat assessment tool
AIC representative, Expert working group to develop a national alcohol knowledgebase