Dr. Geoffrey Barnes

Dr Geoffrey Barnes was awarded his PhD in Criminology by the University of Maryland. He is currently the Principal Criminologist and Deputy Director of the Strategic Insight Unit within the Metropolitan Police Service, London. He has led multiple randomised controlled trials in policing and criminal justice and also conducted research on the actuarial forecasting of future criminal behaviour, the development of crime and anti-social behaviour over the life course, and the use of cost incentives to promote better outcomes for children in foster care. His research interests also include the use of restorative justice and cognitive behavioural therapy with criminal offenders, the effects of swift and certain sanctions on illegal behaviour, the connections between criminal justice involvement and mortality, and the employment of large data sets derived from official government systems. He was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology’s Academy of Experimental Criminology in 2011.