Publication List

Editor of Journal Special Editions

Schafer, J. and Herrington, V. (2025) Global Police Leadership: Why Leaders and Leadership Matter. Policing: An International Journal 

Herrington, V.(2016) Police leadership: An Australasian Commentary. Policing: A journal of policy and practice, 10(1). 

Herrington, V.and Roberts, K. (2013) Organisational and Procedural Justice: Applying Theory to Police Practice. Editorial. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Blackman, D., Scudder, N. and Herrington, V. (forthcoming) Evaluating the leadership development value of Long-Term Secondments and Postings in the Australian Federal Police. 

Herrington, V. and Bartels, S. (2024) Police leadership in the polycrisis: Executive Leadership Development for Complexity. Home Team Journal, Issue 13, pp 44-54. Available https://www.mha.gov.sg/hta/publications/publications-content/publications/home-team-journal-no.-13.

van Dijk, A., Herrington, V., Crofts, N., Breunig, R., Burris, S., Sullivan, H., Middleton, J., Sherman, S., Thompson, N. (2019) Law enforcement and public health: recognition and enhancement of joined-up solutions. The Lancet, Volume 393, Issue 10168, 19–25 January 2019, Pages 287-294 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32839-3

Herrington, V. and Schafer, J. (2019) Preparing individuals for leadership in Australasia, the United States, and the UK. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 20(3), pp240-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2019.1598069

McLeod, A. and Herrington, V. (2017) "Valuing different shades of blue: From diversity to

inclusion and the challenge of harnessing difference", International Journal of Emergency Services,

Vol. 6 Issue: 3, pp.177-187, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-04-2017-0021

Herrington, V. (2016) The importance of evidence-based policing for the thinking professional police officer. Police Science: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based Policing, Vol 1(1), p 13-18.

Herrington, V. (2016) Equivalence, equality and equity for prisoners with a borderline intellectual disability: Reflections from the UK. Journal of Criminological Research Policy and Practice. Vol. 2 Iss: 3, pp.217 – 227. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-02-2016-0002

Herrington, V. and Colvin, A. (2016) Police leadership in complex times. Policing: A journal of policy and practice, 10(1), pp7-16.

Roberts, K., Herrington, V., Jones, W., White, J. and Day, D. (2016) Police leadership in 2045. The value of Education in Developing Leadership. Policing: A journal of policy and practice, 10(1), pp 17-25.

McLeod, A. and Herrington, V. (2016) Fostering police leadership development in Solomon Islands. Understanding the challenges to organizational reform. Policing: A journal of policy and practice, 10(1), pp1-11.

Herrington, V. (2015) Assessing the impact of public safety leader development in Australasia. Policing and Society, DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2015.1108314.

Flynn, E. and Herrington, V. (2015) Toward a profession of police leadership. New Perspectives in Policing. Harvard University/National Institute of Justice.

Bartkowiak-Theron, I. and Herrington, V. (2015) Academic engagement in communities and communities of practice: A discussion from the policing discipline. Australasian Journal of University-Community Engagement, Vol 10(1), pp 65-86.

Pearson-Goff, M. and Herrington, V. (2014) Police Leadership: A systematic review of the literature. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 8(1), 14-26.

Roberts, K. and Herrington, V. (2013) Organisational and procedural justice: A review of the literature and its implications for policing. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, 8(2), pp 115-130.

Herrington, V.and Pope, R. (2013) The impact of police training in mental health: an example from Australia. Policing and Society. DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2013.784287
 

Crofts, N. James, S., Herrington, V. and Thomson, N. (2012) The importance of law enforcement in promoting and protecting public health. Australasian Policing: A journal of professional practice and research, 4(1), pp 3-4.

Herrington, V.(2012) Inter-agency cooperation and joined-up working in police responses to persons with a mental illness: Lessons from New South Wales. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 6 (4), pp 388-397.

Herrington, V. and Roberts, K. (2012) Addressing psychological vulnerability in the police suspect interview. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. doi: 10.1093/police/par057 http://policing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/par057?ijkey=ez4wNLkz21i7Fcm&keytype=ref 

Herrington, V., Roberts, K. and Young, LJ. (2010) Building the education revolution? Training partnerships for strategic intelligence in Australia. The Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers. Dec 2010. 

Roberts, K. and Herrington, V. (2010) Applying theory to intelligence practice: Counter terrorism and the psychology of small group development. The Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers. Dec 2010. 

Herrington, V. (2009) Assessing the prevalence of intellectual disability among young male prisoners. Journal for Intellectual Disability Research, 53, part 5, pp 397-410.

Herrington, V. and Millie, A. (2007) ‘Reassurance en de nieuwe gemeenschapsgerichte politiezorg’, in P. Ponsaers and L. Gunter Moor (eds.) Reassurance policing: Concepten en receptie, Brussels: Politeia.

Herrington, V.and Millie, A. (2006) Applying reassurance policing: Is it ‘Business as Usual’? Policing and Society, 16(2), 146-163.

Herrington, V.and Nee, C. (2005) Self perceptions, masculinity and female offenders. Internet Journal of Criminology.

Herrington, V., Hunter, G. and Harvey, S. (2005). Offenders with learning disabilities: Healthcare and role for the primary care trust. Learning Disability Practice, May Issue, pp 28-32.

Millie, A. and Herrington, V. (2005). Bridging the gap: Understanding reassurance policing. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 44(1) 41-56.

Millie, A. and Herrington, V. (2004) Reassurance Policing in Practice: Views from the shop floor. Selected papers from the 2004 British Criminology Conference. Vol. 7. 

Books

Herrington, V. (In preparation) Systems Leadership in Policing: Tools, Strategies, and Inspiration for Reimagining Public Safety Systems. 

Birch, P. and Herrington, V. (Eds) (2011) Policing in Practice. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan.

Book Chapters

Herrington, V. (2024) Policing Public Health Emergencies: Context and Critical Reflections. In Routledge International Handbook of Policing Crises and Emergencies, Eds Martin Wright and Gary Cordner. 

Herrington, V. Blackman, D., Carroll, J. and Owen, C. (2019) Connected policing: The importance of social capital and boundary spanning in Australian police leadership. In Ramshaw, P. and Simpson, M. and Silvestri, M. (2019) Police Leadership: Changing Landscapes. Palgrave Macmillan.

Schafer, J. and Herrington, V. (2018) Police Leadership: A Comparative Consideration of Legislative Imperatives in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. In M. den Boer (ed) Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective. 423-442. Edward Elgar. 

Herrington, V. and Clifford, K, (2012) Policing Mental Illness: Examining the Police Role in Addressing Mental Ill-health. In I. Bartkowiak-Theron and N. Asquith (eds) Policing Vulnerability: The Vulnerabilities of Policing. Federation Press.

Roberts, K. and Herrington, V. (2012) The Detention and Investigation of Vulnerable Suspects. In I. Bartkowiak-Theron and N. Asquith (eds) Policing Vulnerability: The Vulnerabilities of Policing. Federation Press.

Herrington, V. and Roberts, K. (2012) Risk assessment in counter terrorism. In U. Kumar and M. K. Mandal (Eds): Countering Terrorism: Psycho-social Strategies. Sage Publications.

Herrington, V.(2011) Police as critical consumers of research: Informing practice through research. In P Birch and V Herrington (Eds) Policing in Practice. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan.

Herrington, V.and Birch, P. (2011) The reality of being a police officer. In P Birch and V Herrington (Eds) Policing in Practice. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan.

Birch, P. and Herrington, V. (2011) Introducing policing in practice. In P Birch and V Herrington (Eds) Policing in Practice. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan.

Roberts, K. and Herrington, V. (2011) Police interviews with suspects: International Perspectives. In J. Kitaef (Ed) Handbook of Police Psychology. London: The Routledge Psychology Press.

Herrington, V. (2022) The future is already here, what are we going to do about it? A provocation from Ukraine. Policing Insights. 15thMarch, 2022. The future is already here, what are we going to do about it? A provocation from Ukraine - Policing Insight

Herrington, V. (2022) An interview with Dr Vicki Herrington. Policing TV. Available here: https://policing.tv/videos/meeting-dr-victoria-herrington-director-knowledge-for-the-australian-institute-of-police-management-aipm/

Herrington, V. and Roberts, K. (2021) Policing in Complexity Leadership Lessons from an Annus Horribilis. IACP Police Chiefs Magazine available Policing in Complexity - Police Chief Magazine

Herrington, V. and Sebire, J (2021) Policing the Future: The Future of Policing. Policing Insights. 24th June 2021. Available https://policinginsight.com/features/analysis/policing-the-future-the-future-of-policing/.

Herrington, V (2021) Brain for Business Podcast. Available https://www.aipm.gov.au/brain_for_business_tw

Herrington, V. (2021) The CopDoc Podcast. https://thecopdocpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1582894/8159359-tcd-podcast-ep017-interview-with-dr-vicki-herrington-australian-institute-of-police-management-director-of-knowledge.