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Ms Nikki Rajakaruna
Availability
Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Current teaching
- CRI1102 - Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology and Justice
- CRI1105 - Psychology of Criminal Justice
- LAW4130 - Innocence Project
- CRI4100 - Applied Research Skills
- MBA5211 - Contemporary Research Issues for Public Safety and Emergency Services
Background
Nikki has worked in the School of Law and Justice on a full time basis since completing her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in 2007. Her work is divided between teaching in the School of Law and Justice and research in the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change. Nikki has an interest in policing and forensic psychology.
Responsibilities
In her teaching capacity Nikki is responsible for the unit coordination of: Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology and Justice (CRI1102), Psychology of Criminal Justice (CRI1105) and Applied Research Skills (CRI4100). In her research capacity Nikki is responsible for coordinating various research projects (quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods) from initial stages of project development through to final stages of disseminating research findings.
Staff qualifications
- Current - PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University.
- 2007 - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Edith Cowan University.
Research
Research interests
- The use of intelligence in policing
- Corruption in policing
- Ethics in policing
- Wrongful conviction
Current research areas
- Improving police use of and engagement with human sources
- Improving police intelligence gathering via Crime Stoppers
- Understanding the routine activities of criminal offenders
Recent research grants
- 2011- Rajakaruna, N. & Henry, P. - Misuse of the WA Police Information Management System, WA Police, Research Grant.
- 2009 – Henry, P. & Isaacson. N. - Age of First Cannabis Use, WA Police, Research Grant.
- 2009 - Henry, P. & Isaacson. N. - Blueline Evaluation, WA Police, Research Grant.
Recent publications
Book chapters
- Scott, A. J. & Rajakaruna, N. (2010). Introduction to ‘Forensic Psychology’ (Chapter 1). In N. Holt & R. Lewis (Series Eds.), Palgrave insights in psychology. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Refereed journal articles
- Scott, A.J., Rajakaruna, N., & Sheridan, L. (in press, accepted 23.11.2012). Framing and perceptions of stalking: The influence of conduct severity and the perpetrator-target relationship. Psychology, Crime and Law.
Conference presentations
- Isaacson, N. & Henry, P. (Nov, 2009). Internal integrity systems: Managing risk in a policing context. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference. Perth, Western Australia.
- Isaacson, N., Henry, P., McCue, J. (Nov, 2009). The experience of non-residential stepmothers. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Fremantle, Western Australia.
Reports
- Henry, P. & Rajakaruna, N. (2012). Evaluation of the Human Source Management Pilot Project: South East Metro Region. Report submitted to WA Police February 2013 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Social Change, Edith Cowan University.
- Rajakaruna, N. & Henry, P. (2012). Scoping project for the formal evaluation of the Level 3 Human Source Management Course. Report submitted to WA Police July 2012 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Social Change, Edith Cowan University.
- Henry, P. & Rajakaruna, N. (2012). Evaluation of the Human Source Management Pilot Project: Peel Region. Report submitted to WA Police February 2012 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Social Change, Edith Cowan University.
- Rajakaruna, N. & Henry, P. (2011). Misuse of the Information Management System by Police Staff Employed in WA Police. A report submitted to WA Police by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Rajakaruna, N., Duffy, L. & Henry, P. (2011). STR8 Talking Report: Final Report. Report submitted to the City of Gosnells June 2011 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Isaacson, N. & Henry, P. (2010). STR8 Talking Report: May 2010. A report submitted to the City of Gosnells by the June 2010 Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Henry, P., Isaacson, N. & Hamilton, K. (2009). Age of First Cannabis Use. A report submitted to the WA Police December 2009 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Isaacson, N. & Henry, P. (2009). Blueline Evaluation. A report submitted to WA Police August 2009 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Isaacson, N. & Henry, P. (2009). STR8 Talking Report: November 2009. A report submitted to the City of Gosnells November 2009 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.
- Isaacson, N. & Henry, P. (2009). STR8 Talking Report: May 2009. A report submitted to the City of Gosnells May 2009 by the Sellenger Centre Research in Law, Justice and Policing, Edith Cowan University.