Goals

Kenneth is a translational criminologist as one of his main goals is to bridge the gap between practitioners and scholars. Much police literature focuses on the inherently stressful nature of police work as attributing to the negative mental health of officers; however, Kenneth’s research is inspired by both his own experience and the findings of many scholars who suggest that police organizational culture and climate are highly detrimental to officer mental health.

Recently, there has been much public attention on policing, with many calling for major revisions, or even dismantling of the police. In response, there have been numerous reform efforts that are largely focused on increasing individual officer accountability. These reforms fail to hold police organizations accountable for their culture and climate, which breed cynicism and promote officer misconduct. Ken’s research focuses on macro-level organizational factors with the overarching goal of developing practical, long-term solutions.

He is particularly inspired by promising findings in the field of industrial and organizational psychology and actively looks for ways to transition practices that are proven useful in private industry into policing. He is committed to advancing research that is practical and helps move toward the betterment of society.