Biography
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.
Research
Brandon’s recent publication has reported on a systematic review to trace, evaluate and synthesise all the results of published procedural justice training tests. Further, Brandon explores for the first time the theoretical relationship between training on procedural justice and both officer self-legitimacy and audience legitimacy as outcomes within the operational context of counterterrorism policing.
Publications
Langley, B., and Ariel, B. (2024). Teaching Police Officers Fairness: Lessons from a Field Trial in the United Kingdom. Springer: Switzerland
Langley, B., Ariel, B., Tankebe, J., Sutherland, A., Beale, M., Factor, R. and Weinborn, C., (2021). A simple checklist, that is all it takes: a cluster randomized controlled field trial on improving the treatment of suspected terrorists by the police. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 17, pp.629-655.
Teaching and Supervisions
Legitimacy and procedural justice
Organisational Justice
Police Culture
People Management
Leadership
Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System