Dr Brandon Langley

Dr Brandon Langley is a former police officer who served for 30 years, specialising in the fields of counterterrorism, covert intelligence, homicide investigation, and serious and organised crime.  Brandon holds an MSt in Criminology and Police Management  and a PhD in Criminology, with both degrees awarded by the University of Cambridge. Brandon main research interests are legitimacy theory, police legitimacy, procedural justice, organisational justice and police self-legitimacy.  Within the operational arena of counterterrorism, Brandon’s recent research has focused on designing and testing the application of different procedural justice interventions and measuring the effects on both internal and external legitimacy. Brandon’s work relies on experimental research methodologies, with a focus on the design and implementation of randomised controlled trials at a local, regional and national level.