Professor Janet Ransley Youth Justice Lead
Janet Ransley is a Professor in the Griffith Criminology Institute (which she led from 2018-2023) and School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (which she led from 2011-2015). Prior to joining Griffith she held policy positions with the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Criminal Justice Commission (now the Crime and Corruption Commission), and worked as a solicitor. She researches on criminal justice system policy and reform, equitable and effective policing and justice processes, and integrity in criminal justice, legal and political systems.
She also leads the Systems Change Hub within the Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives Centre, an innovative collaboration working to create a transformative system of practice that addresses system gaps, improves pathways, and strengthens supports for imprisoned mothers and their children, so as to reduce the intergenerational transmission of offending and disadvantage.