Stuart Dm Thomas
Professor
 Global, Urban and Social Studies
RMIT University
Australia
Biography
"Stuart Thomas is a Professor in Justice and Legal Studies with RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies.rofessor Stuart Thomas specialises in mental health epidemiology. His background is in psychology and law; he completed his PhD in Health Services Research specialising in Forensic Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. Stuart's research interests span police contact with vulnerable and otherwise marginalised populations, mental health stigma, missing persons, police decision-making, police use of force and outcome measurement. He has also supervised 11 Doctoral students to completion (3 PhD, 8 Professional Doctorate), 5 Masters students to completion, and 16 Honours students to completion. Currently Stuart is the Course Coordinator for JUST2323 Introduction to Criminal Psychology."
Research Interest
Mental health epidemiology
Publications
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Estimating the risk of crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a data-linkage studyÂ
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 A comparison of offending trajectories in violent youth according to violence type
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 The impact of interpersonal style and interpersonal complementarity on the therapeutic alliance between therapists and offenders in sex offender treatment
