Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
Terry Goldsworthy is an Associate Professor of Criminology at Bond University.
Dr. Terry Goldsworthy has more than 28 years of policing experience in Australia as a Detective Inspector. He has served in general duties, watchhouse and as a motorcycle officer before moving to the Criminal Investigation Branch in 1994. He spent eight years as a Detective Senior Sergeant on the Gold Coast in charge of the CIB at Burleigh Heads.
Dr. Goldsworthy has completed a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws, Advanced Diploma of Investigative Practice and a Diploma of Policing. As a result of his law studies Dr. Goldsworthy was admitted to the bar in the Queensland and Federal Courts as a barrister in 1999. Dr. Goldsworthy then completed a Master of Criminology at Bond University. He later completed his PhD focusing on the concept of evil and its relevance from a criminological and sociological viewpoint. In particular Dr. Goldsworthy looked at the link between evil and armed conflicts using the Waffen-SS as a case study.
Dr. Goldsworthy has published a number of books that examine the role of the German Waffen-SS during World War Two. He has also contributed a chapters to the tertiary textbooks and published a number of journal articles.
He is an avid commentator in the media on social justice issues.
Experience
2013–present
Associate professor, Bond University
1985–2013
Detective Inspector, Queensland Police Service
Education
2006
Bond University, Doctor of Philosophy
2003
Queensland Police Service, Diploma of Policing
2001
Bond University, Master of Criminology
1999
Bond University, Bachelor of Laws
1999
Queensland Police Service, Advanced Diploma of Investigative Practice
1996
Griffith University, Bachelor of Commerce
Publications
2014
The long arm of the law: an examination of the utility of police post-separation discipline processes., International Journal of Police Science and Management
2014
Stopping the stalker: Victim responses to stalking, Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity
2012
All that glitters is not gold: A Gold Coast murder and the importance of the Golden Hour., Australian Police Journal
2010
Crime on my mind - Chapter on the murder of Michelle Baggott, New Holland Publishing
2009
Forensic Criminology - Chapter on Criminal Investigations, Academic Press
2009
Serial Crime - Chapter of serial rape investigations., Academic Press
2009
The Criminal Investigator, Australian Police Journal
2008
Where's Michelle? A case of a murdered mother whose body has never been found, Australian Police Journal
2007
Valhalla's Warriors: A History of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1941-1945,
2002
Serial Killers: Characteristics and issues for investigators., Journal of Behavioural Profiling
2002
Crimes of War, Australian Police Journal
2002
Serial Killers: The hunters amongst us., Australian Police Journal
2001
Zero Tolerance Policing: Firmness with courtesy, Australian Police Journal
2001
Criminal Profiling: Is it investigatively relevant?, Journal of Behavioural Profling
Research Areas
Criminology (1602)
Law (1801)
Sociology (1608)
Crime Policy (160504)
Criminal Law And Procedure (180110)
History And Philosophy Of Law And Justice (220204)
Studies In Human Society (16)
Causes And Prevention Of Crime (160201)
Courts And Sentencing (160203)
Criminological Theories (160204)
Police Administration, Procedures And Practice (160205)
Private Policing And Security Services (160206)
Correctional Theory, Offender Treatment And Rehabilitation (160202)
Honours
Australian Service Medal, Queensland Police Medal, Australian Police Service Medal, Queensland Flood Citation