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Biography
Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northumbria University in Newcastle, United Kingdom. He has PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University in Australia. Prior to this, he had completed a Master of Philosophy degree in Criminological Research from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling (options in Geography) also from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Within the past few years, Michael has worked as a university lecturer, an associate lecturer, and a university research assistant. During this period, he has provided lectures, coordinated and convened large undergraduate and postgraduate programs in intelligence and security studies, criminology, and psychology. He has successfully attracted more than 15 scholarships, grants, recognition and awards in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Australia; including the prestigious British Commonwealth Scholarships and Australian Postgraduate Awards.
Michael’s research interests include procedural justice and police legitimacy, policing the global south, police use of force, corruption and accountability, policing youths and BAME, crime and psychopathology, and stress in police. Specifically, his current research has been exploring how perceptions of justice and fairness, corruption, and feelings of trust, can go a long way to influence compliance and/or cynicism towards the law.
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Education/Academic qualification
Criminology, PhD, Policing in a Lawless Society: A Study of Police Legitimacy and Procedural Justice in Nigeria, Griffith University Queensland
10 Oct 2012 → 11 Oct 2016
Award Date: 11 Oct 2016
Criminology, MPhil, Legitimacy, Corruption and Delinquency: A Study of Adolescents' Perceptions and Behaviour in Nigeria, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2010 → 30 Sept 2011
Award Date: 26 Nov 2011
Clinical Psychology, MSc, Influence of Self-esteem and Optimism on Anxiety Levels of Soon-to-be-released Inmates in Nigerian Prisons, University of Ibadan
27 Nov 2007 → 26 Feb 2010
Award Date: 26 Feb 2010
Counselling and Guidance, BEd (Hons), Interactive Effects of Age, Gender, Rank and Emotional Intelligence on Workplace Bullying among Nigeria Police Officers in Ibadan, University of Ibadan
7 Jan 2002 → 10 Feb 2006
Award Date: 10 Feb 2006
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Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld: Exploring Police Integrity: Novel Approaches to Police Integrity Theory and Methodology
Akinlabi, O. M., 1 Jun 2023, In: International Criminology. 3, 2, p. 180-182 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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An Integrative Assessment of Normative Expectations, Treatment Outcome, Procedural Justice, and Public Satisfaction with the Police
Akinlabi, O. M., 11 Nov 2022, Policing the Global South: Colonial Legacies, Pluralities, Partnerships, and Reform. Watson, D., Amin, S. N., Wallace, W. C., Akinlabi, O. M. & Ruiz-Vásquez, J. C. (eds.). London: Taylor & Francis, p. 211-224 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Can We Truly Find a Solution to Ghana’s Corruption Problem? Assessing the Fight Against Corruption and the Effectiveness of the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Amagnya, M. A. & Akinlabi, O. M., 18 Oct 2022, Policing and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa. Akinlabi, O. M. (ed.). London: Taylor & Francis, p. 70-88 19 p. (Routledge Contemporary Africa).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Continuity and change in policing the Global South
Watson, D., Amin, S. N., Wallace, W. C., Akinlabi, O. M. & Ruiz-Vásquez, J. C., 11 Nov 2022, Policing the Global South : Colonial Legacies, Pluralities, Partnerships and Reform. Watson, D., Amin, S. N., Wallace, W. C., Akinlabi, O. M. & Ruiz-Vasquez, J. C. (eds.). London: Taylor & Francis, p. 381-385 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction to Policing and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Akinlabi, O. M., 18 Oct 2022, Policing and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa. Akinlabi, O. M. (ed.). London: Taylor & Francis, p. 1-6 6 p. (Routledge Contemporary Africa).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Inspire the Future
Oluwagbenga Akinlabi (Speaker)
10 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Police Use of Force and the Problem of Accountability in Nigeria
Oluwagbenga Akinlabi (Keynote speaker)
6 May 2018 → 11 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Police are Not Your Friends: Corrupt Policing and Implication for Trust and Cooperation with the Police
Oluwagbenga Akinlabi (Speaker)
15 Nov 2017 → 18 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Police Deviance, Procedural (In)justice and Cynicism towards the Law in Nigeria
Oluwagbenga Akinlabi (Speaker)
29 Nov 2016 → 2 Dec 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Dull Compulsion or Police Legitimacy? Assessing Why People Comply with the Law in Nigeria
Oluwagbenga Akinlabi (Speaker), Kristina Murphy (Speaker) & Philip Stenning (Speaker)
16 Nov 2016 → 19 Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation