Email: Stuart.Thomas@monash.edu
Associate Professor Stuart Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Behavioural Science at Monash University. He specialises in mental health epidemiology and is the joint course coordinator of the Graduate Program in Forensic Behavioural Science.
Policing vulnerable populations
Police use of force
Violence, in particular youth gang related violence
Problem gambling and criminal activity
Authority, Mental illness, Procedural justice , Psychiatric symptoms , Risk assessments, Schizophrenia disorders, Sex offenders, Youth offenders
Ogloff, J.R., Thomas, S.D.M., Luebbers, S., Baksheev, G., Elliott, I., Godfredson, J.W., Kesic, D., Short, T.B., Martin, T., Warren, L.J., Clough, J.A., Mullen, P.E., Wilkins, C., Dickinson, A.E.M., Sargent, L.T., Perez, E., Ballek, D.L., Moore, E., 2013, Policing services with mentally ill people: Developing greater understanding and best practice, Australian Psychologist [P], vol 48, issue 1, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 57-68.
Bennett, D., Ogloff, J.R., Mullen, P.E., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, A study of psychotic disorders among female homicide offenders, Psychology, Crime and Law [P], vol 18, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 231-243.
Kesic, D., Thomas, S.D.M., Ogloff, J.R., 2012, Analysis of fatal police shootings: time, space, and suicide by police, Criminal Justice and Behavior [P], vol 39, issue 8, Sage Publications Inc., United States, pp. 1107-1125.
Ching, H., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, Appetitive violence: a new phenomenon?, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law [P], vol 19, issue 5, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 745-763.
Roberton, T., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., Martin, P.M., 2012, De-escalation and limit-setting in forensic mental health units, Journal of forensic nursing [P], vol 8, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 94-101.
Baksheev, G., Ogloff, J.R., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, Identification of mental illness in police cells: a comparison of police processes, the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen and the Jail Screening Assessment Tool, Psychology, Crime and Law [P], vol 18, issue 6, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 529-542.
Henshaw, M., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, Police encounters with people with intellectual disability: prevalence, characteristics and challenges, Journal Of Intellectual Disability Research [P], vol 56, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 620-631.
Elliott, I., Thomas, S.D.M., Ogloff, J.R., 2012, Procedural justice in contacts with the police: the perspective of victims of crime, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal [P], vol 13, issue 5, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 437-449.
Baksheev, G., Thomas, S.D.M., Ogloff, J.R., 2012, Psychopathology in police custody: the role of importation, deprivation and interaction models, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health [P], vol 11, issue 1, Routledge, United States, pp. 24-32.
Short, T.B., McDonald, C., Luebbers, S., Ogloff, J.R., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, The nature of police involvement in mental health transfers, Police Practice and Research [E], vol E, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13.
Fougere, A., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., 2012, Toward an empirical conceptualisation of resilience in young adult offenders, Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology [P], vol 23, issue 5-6, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 706-721.
Chu, C.M., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., Lim, J.Y., 2012, Violence risk and gang affiliation in youth offenders: a recidivism study, Psychology, Crime and Law [P], vol 18, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 299-315.
Doyle, D.J., Ogloff, J.R., Thomas, S.D.M., 2011, An analysis of dangerous sexual offender assessment reports: Recommendations for best practice, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law [P], vol 18, issue 4, Routledge, UK, pp. 537-556.
Doyle, D.J., Ogloff, J., Thomas, S., 2011, Designated as dangerous: characteristics of sex offenders subject to post-sentence orders in Australia, Australian Psychologist [P], vol 46, John Wiley & Sons, UK, pp. 41-48.
Chu, C., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., Lim, J.Y., 2011, Elucidating the treatment needs of gang-affiliated youth offenders, Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research [P], vol 3, issue 3, Pier Professional Ltd, UK, pp. 129-140.
Godfredson, J., Thomas, S., Ogloff, J., Luebbers, S., 2011, Police perceptions of their encounters with individuals experiencing mental illness: A Victorian survey, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology [P], vol 44, issue 2, Sage, UK, pp. 180-195.
Elliott, I., Thomas, S., Ogloff, J., 2011, Procedural justice in contacts with the police: testing a relational model of authority in a mixed methods study, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law [P], vol 17, issue 4, American Psychological Assocaition, USA, pp. 592-610.
Ogloff, J., Warren, L., Tye, C., Blaher, F., Thomas, S.D.M., 2011, Psychiatric symptoms and histories among people detained in police cells, Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology [P], vol 46, issue 9, Springer Medizin, Germany, pp. 871-880.
Bennett, D., Ogloff, J., Mullen, P., Thomas, S., Wallace, C., Short, T., 2011, Schizophrenia disorders, substance abuse and prior offencing in a sequential series of 435 homicides, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica [P], vol 124, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, USA, pp. 226-233.
Chu, C., Thomas, S.D.M., Ogloff, J.R., Daffern, M.D., 2011, The predictive validity of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) in a secure forensic hospital: Risk factors and strengths, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health [P], vol 10, issue 4, Routledge, US, pp. 337-345.
Kesic, D., Ducat, L., Thomas, S., 2011, Using force: Australian newspaper depictions of contacts between the police and persons experiencing mental illness, Australian Psychologist [P], vol E, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 1-11.
Chu, C., Thomas, S., 2010, Adolescent sexual offenders: The relationship between typology and recidivism, Sexual Abuse-A Journal Of Research And Treatment [P], vol 22, issue 2, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 218-233.
Romeva, G., Rubio, L., Guerre, S., Miravet, M., Caceres, A., Thomas, S., 2010, Clinical validation of the CANFOR scale (Camberwell Assessment of Need-Forensic version) for the needs assessment of people with mental health problems in the forensic services, Actas Espanolas De Psiquiatria [P], vol 38, issue 3, Grupo Ars XXI de Comunicacion, SA, Spain, pp. 129-137.
Kesic, D., Thomas, S., Ogloff, J., 2010, Mental illness among police fatalities in Victoria 1982-2007: Case linkage study, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 44, issue 5, Australian And New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Australia, pp. 463-468.
Segal, A., Daffern, M., Thomas, S., Ferguson, A., 2010, Needs and risks of patients in a state-wide inpatient forensic mental health population, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 19, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 223-230.
Godfredson, J., Ogloff, J., Thomas, S., Luebbers, S., 2010, Police discretion and encounters with people experiencing mental illness: The significant factors, Criminal Justice and Behavior [P], vol 37, issue 12, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 1392-1405.
Baksheev, G., Thomas, S., Ogloff, J.R., 2010, Psychiatric disorders and unmet needs in Australian police cells, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 44, issue 11, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 1043-1051.
Cutajar, M., Mullen, P., Ogloff, J., Thomas, S., Wells, D., Spataro, J., 2010, Psychopathology in a large cohort of sexually abused children followed up to 43 years, Child Abuse and Neglect [P], vol 34, issue 11, Pergamon, United Kingdom, United States, pp. 813-822.
Ching, H., Daffern, M., Martin, P., Thomas, S., 2010, Reducing the use of seclusion in a forensic psychiatric hospital: Assessing the impact on aggression, therapeutic climate and staff confidence, Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology [P], vol 21, issue 5, Routledge, UK, pp. 737-760.
Cutajar, M., Mullen, P., Ogloff, J., Thomas, S., Wells, D., Spataro, J., 2010, Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in a cohort of sexually abused children, Archives of General Psychiatry [P], vol 67, issue 11, Amercian Medical Association, USA, pp. 1114-1119.
Daffern, M., Duggan, C., Huband, N., Thomas, S., 2010, Staff and patient's perceptions of each other's interpersonal style: Relationship with severity of personality disorder, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology [P], vol 54, issue 4, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 611-624.
Cutajar, M., Mullen, P., Ogloff, J., Thomas, S., Wells, D., Spataro, J., 2010, Suicide and fatal drug overdose in child sexual abuse victims: A historical cohort study, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 192, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 184-187.
Daffern, M., Thomas, S., Ferguson, M., Podubinski, T., Hollander, Y., Kulkarni, J., De Castella, A., Foley, F., 2010, The impact of psychiatric symptoms, interpersonal style, and coercion on aggression and self-harm during psychiatric hospitalization, Psychiatry [P], vol 73, issue 4, Guilford Publications, USA, pp. 365-381.
Short, T., Thomas, S., Luebbers, S., Ogloff, J., Mullen, P., 2010, Utilization of public mental health services in a random community sample, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry [P], vol 44, issue 5, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 475-481.
Kaur, S., Daffern, M.D., Thomas, S.D.M., 2009, Are patients with a history of illicit drug use perceived to be 'drug-seeking' when they request pro re nata medication and does this impact on its administration?, Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis [P], vol 2, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 111-119.
Chu, C.M., Thomas, S.D.M., Ng, V., 2009, Childhood abuse and delinquency: A descriptive study of institutionalized female youth in Singapore, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law [P], vol 16, issue 1, Routledge, Australia, pp. 64-73.
Thomas, S.D.M., Daffern, M.D., Martin, P.M., Ogloff, J.R., Thomson, L.D., Ferguson, A.M., 2009, Factors associated with seclusion in a statewide forensic psychiatric service in Australia over a 2-year period, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 18, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 2-9.
Thomas, S.D.M., McCrone, P., Fahy, T., 2009, How do psychiatric patients on prison healthcare centres differ from inpatients in secure psychiatric inpatient units?, Psychology, Crime and Law [P], vol 15, issue 8, Routledge, UK, pp. 729-742.
Ducat, L.V., Thomas, S.D.M., Blood, W.R., 2009, Sensationalising sex offenders and sexual recidivism: Impact of the serious sex offender monitoring Act 2005 on media reportage, Australian Psychologist [P], vol 44, issue 3, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Australia, pp. 156-165.
Thomas, S.D.M., Purcell, R., Pathe, M., Mullen, P.E., 2008, Harm associated with stalking victimization, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol 42, issue 9, Informa Healthcare, Australia, UK, pp. 800-806.
Kaempf, A., McSherry, B.M., Thomas, S.D.M., Abrahams, H.L., 2008, Psychologists' Perceptions of Legal and Ethical Requirements for Breaching Confidentiality, Australian Psychologist, vol 43, issue 3, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon Oxford UK, pp. 194-204.
Daffern, M.D., Huband, N., Thomas, S.D.M., 2008, The impact of interpersonal style on aggression and treatment non-completion in patients with personality disorder admitted to a medium secure psychiatric unit, Psychology, Crime and Law, vol 14, issue 6, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 481-492.
Warren, L.J., Mullen, P.E., Thomas, S.D.M., Ogloff, J.R., Burgess, P., 2008, Threats to kill: A follow-up study, Psychological Medicine, vol 38, Cambridge Univ Press, USA, pp. 599-605.
Senior, J., Hayes, A.J., Pratt, D., Thomas, S.D.M., Fahy, T., Leese, M., Bowen, A., Taylor, G., Lever-Green, G., Graham, T., Pearson, A., Ahmed, M., Shaw, J., 2007, The identification and management of suicide risk in local prisons, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, vol 18, issue 3, Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK, pp. 368-380.
Leese, M., Thomas, S.D.M., Snow, L., 2006, An ecological study of factors associated with rates of self-inflicted death in prisons in England and Wales, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, vol 29, issue 5, Pergamon, UK, pp. 355-360.
Leese, M., Thornicroft, G., Shaw, J., Thomas, S.D.M., Mohan, R., Harty, M.A., Dolan, M., 2006, Ethnic differences among patients in high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 188, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London Enland, pp. 380-385.
Thomas, S.D.M., Leese, M., Walsh, E., McCrone, P., Moran, P., Burns, T., Creed, F., Tyrer, P., Fahy, T., 2005, A comparison of statistical models in predicting violence in psychotic illness, Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol 46, Elsevier, Philadelphia USA, pp. 296-303.
Thomas, S.D.M., Dolan, M., Shaw, J., Thomas, S., Thornicroft, G., Leese, M., 2005, Redeveloping secure psychiatric services for women, Medicine, Science and the Law, vol 45, issue 4, Barnsbury Publishing, UK, pp. 331-339.
Dolan, M., Thomas, S.D.M., Thomas, S., Thornicroft, G., 2005, The needs of males detained under the legal category of 'psychopathic disorder' in high security: implications for policy and service development, The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, vol 16, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 523-537.
Thomas, S.D.M., Dolan, M., Johnston, S., Middleton, H., Harty, M.A., Carlisle, J., Thornicroft, G., Appleby, L., Jones, P., 2004, Defining the needs of patients with intellectual disabilities in the high security psychiatric hospitals in England, Journal Of Intellectual & Developmental Disability [P], vol 48, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, UK, pp. 603-610.
Thomas, S.L., Thomas, S.D.M., 2004, Displacement and health, British Medical Bulletin, vol 69, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 115-127.
Thomas, S., Thomas, S.D.M., Nafees, B., Bhugra, D., 2004, 'I was running away from death' - the pre-flight experiences of unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the UK., Child: Care, Health and Development, vol 30, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 113-122.
Thomas, S.D.M., Dolan, M., Thornicroft, G., 2004, Re-visiting the need for high security psychiatric hospitals in England, Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology [P], vol 15, issue 2, Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 197-207.
Thomas, S.D.M., Leese, M., Dolan, M., Harty, M.A., Shaw, J., Middleton, H., Carlisle, J., Davies, L., Thornicroft, G., Appleby, L., 2004, The individual needs of patients in high secure psychiatric hospitals in England, Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology [P], vol 15, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 222-243.
Harty, M.A., Shaw, J., Thomas, S.D.M., Dolan, M., Davies, L., Thornicroft, G., Carlisle, J., Moreno, M., Leese, M., Appleby, L., Jones, P., 2004, The security, clinical and social needs of patients in high security psychiatric hospitals in England, Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology [P], vol 15, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 208-221.
Thomas, S.D.M., Leese, M., 2003, A green-fingered approach can improve the clinical utility of violence risk assessment tools, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health [P], vol 13, issue 3, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 153-158.
Watts, D., Leese, M., Thomas, S.D.M., Atakan, Z., Wykes, T., 2003, The prediction of violence in acute psychiatric units, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health [P], vol 2, issue 2, International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, UK, pp. 173-180.
Thomas, S., Corkery-Lavender, K., Daffern, M., Lau, P., 2010, Disability, mental health and medication: implications for practice and policy, Victorian Government - Department of Human Services, Australia, pp. 6-24.
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