Introduction
Dr Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. 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, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling both from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research interests include procedural justice and police legitimacy, policing the global south, police use of force, corruption and accountability
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Dr Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. 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.
Fields of expertise: Education, Environmental policy / climate change, Policy design and delivery, Social policy, Social protection, Youth