Personal profile
Biography
PLEASE NOTE: The statistics presented on this page are not reflective of the academic's entire career. According to Google Scholar Professor Toby Miles-Johnson has published 50+ pieces of research and has an H-Index of 20. He has a national and international profile as a criminologist and policing scholar specialising in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Having researched with different institutions and groups of people, Toby specialises in research with police organisations, national security agencies, international defence agencies, and diverse groups of people, and people categorised as vulnerable or hard to reach. He has conducted multiple research projects in collaboration with six police organisations around Australia, as well as with the Australian Federal Police, two police organisations in the United Kingdom, and three police departments in the United States. Toby is interested in how institutions such as police and other national/international security agencies, respond to and engage with all citizens when experiencing victimisation or when professional engagement occurs. His research examines the importance of officer's background characteristics and occupational attitudes in law enforcement, police training, police education, police staffing, and police engagement with diverse communities. Cited and discussed in key policing documents around the globe, his research examines police recognition and response to domestic violence, hate crime, forced marriage, religious policing, mental health policing, as well as recruitment, deployment, attrition and promotion of officers, and policing diversity and inclusion. 2022-2024 Toby was ‘Chair of the Policing Group’ within the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology. Toby has delivered keynote addresses in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
External positions
Research Partner, Police Staffing Observatory - Michigan State University
1 Dec 2023 → …
Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology
10 Jun 2021 → …
Research keywords
- Criminology
- Police
- Police Officers
- Police Staffing
- Police Training
- Police-Citizen Engagement
- Policing Diversity and Inclusion
- Police Background Characteristics
- Police Occupational Attitudes
- Police and Recruitment, Promotion, Deployment and Retention
- Policing Domestic Violence
- Policing Hate Crime
- Policing Religion and Cultural Practices
- Gender, Sexuality, Victimisation and Crime
- International Security
- Threat and Victimisation
- Quantitative research methods
- Qualitative research methods
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Online company reviews affecting officer recruitment and retention
Miles-Johnson, T., 4 May 2026, In: PSO Perspective. 3, 3, p. 1 2 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Policing People: Background Characteristics and Occupational Attitudes in Law Enforcement
Miles-Johnson, T., 5 Jan 2026, U.S.: Bloomsbury Academic. 281 p.Research output: Book/Research Report › Authored Book › peer-review
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Understanding police employment: how online company reviews affect recruitment and explain lack of retention in Australian police organisations
Miles-Johnson, T., 2026, In: Police Practice and Research. 27, 2, p. 310-328 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Andragogical learning in Police Negotiator training
Morgan, M., Miles-Johnson, T. & Campana, J., 12 Sept 2025, In: The Journal of Workplace Learning. 37, 7-8, p. 523-537 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaching rest requirements: Perceptions of fatigue management by truck drivers and transport managers
Casey, G., Miles-Johnson, T. & Stevens, G., Oct 2025, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 114, p. 562-574 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)43 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Australian Law enforcement officer and transport regulation agent Interview schedules dataset
Casey, G., Miles-Johnson, T. & Stevens, G., Western Sydney University, 8 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.26183/gta9-2g23, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/e183bff0330f11f19461917d3c18799f
Dataset
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Heavy vehicle driver fatigue: Participant Observation data collection sheets
Casey, G., Miles-Johnson, T. & Stevens, G., Western Sydney University, 15 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.26183/xre9-rc96, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/b4677b20636611f0b10b876df160b484
Dataset
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Truck Driver and Transport Manager Interview Schedules
Casey, G., Miles-Johnson, T. & Stevens, G., Western Sydney University, 5 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.26183/sq7j-da92, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/3a67e05041a911f098242dfc63168cd1
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Activities
- 3 Society
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British Society of Criminology (External organisation)
Miles-Johnson, T. (Other)
2013 → …Activity: Membership › Society
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Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology (External organisation)
Miles-Johnson, T. (Other)
2013 → …Activity: Membership › Society
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American Society of Criminology (External organisation)
Miles-Johnson, T. (Other)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Society