Professor Adrian Cherney

Professor

School of Social Science
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
a.cherney@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56663

Overview

Dr Adrian Cherney is a Professor in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. He was an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow. He has completed evaluations of programs aimed at countering violent extremism and is undertaking research on violent extremism risk assessment. His ARC Future Fellowship explored case-managed interventions targeting convicted terrorists and those at risk of radicalisation.

Research Interests

  • Violent extremism risk assessment
    The research involves investigating the validity, reliability, and practicality of violent extremism risk assessment tools.
  • Profiles of individuals who have radicalised in Australia
    This research aims to improve understanding relating to the socio-demographic backgrounds and risk factors associated with individuals who have been convicted of terrorism or identified as having radicalised to violent extremism. It is drawing on primary and secondary data sources to develop a unique data set of Australian individuals.
  • CVE program evaluation
    This project aims to investigate the development, implementation and impact of policies and programs aimed at countering violent extremism (CVE). This project expects to generate new knowledge on CVE interventions by evaluating policies adopted in Australia and abroad. The project includes collaborations with QLD police, NSW police, Victoria police and NSW Corrective Services. Expected outcomes of this project include identifying models of best practice. This should provide significant benefits, such as helping police, government agencies, community groups and local service providers design, implement and evaluate strategies aimed at the prevention of terrorism and violent extremism.

Research Impacts

Research uptake, translation and policy impact: has secured 37 research grants, which totals over $6 + million in research funding. This includes Australian Research Council grants and grants from Australian Institute of Criminology, Commonwealth Dept of Home Affairs, Commonwealth Attorney Generals, Victorian Dept of Justice and Community Safety, NSW Corrective Services, QLD Corrective Services, the QLD Dept of Communities and NSW/QLD police. The bulk of these research grants have involved collaborations with external industry partners. His has secured international research grants from the US Air Force, Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety Canada. He has over 150 different research outputs and has contributed to 36 research reports, demonstrating the applied nature of his work. He has completed evaluations of interventions delivered by the police targeting individuals identified as at risk of radicalisation and who have received a terrorist conviction. Part of his work has involved analysing radicalisation pathways and the implications for extremist risk assessment. He completed the first ever evaluation of the Proactive Integrated Support Model (PRISM) intervention in New South Wales, that targets convicted terrorists. He has completed studies on CVE case managed programs in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Project outputs include developing metrics and methods of measuring CVE client progress and strategies to assess and manage terrorism risk. In 2022 he was funded by the NSW government to complete research on youth CVE interventions and was funded by the Department of Home Affairs to investigate disguised compliance in CVE programming. He has received training in the use of the Violent Extremism Risk Assessment Version 2 tool (VERA-2R) by the Department of Home Affairs and was funded in 2022 by the Australian Institute of Criminology to undertake a validation study of the VERA-2R. He is currently undertaking a study on the validity, reliability and practicality of the VERA-2R funded by the Department of Home Affairs.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
  • Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced), University of Melbourne

Publications

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Supervision

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Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Cherney, Adrian (2020). Prison radicalisation and deradicalisation in Australia. Counterterrorism yearbook 2020. (pp. 23-28) edited by Isaac Kfir and John Coyne. Barton, ACT, Australia: Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

  • Murphy, Kristina and Cherney, Adrian (2018). Policing marginalized groups in a diverse society: using procedural justice to promote group belongingness and trust in police. Police-citizen relations across the world: comparing sources and contexts of trust and legitimacy. (pp. 153-174) edited by Dietrich Oberwittler and Sebastian Roché. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315406664

  • Cherney, Lorraine and Cherney, Adrian (2018). Regulation beyond the state: the role of non-state actors. Criminal justice and regulation revisited: essays in honour of Peter Grabosky. (pp. 19-32) edited by Lennon Y.C. Chang and Russell Brewer. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315174044-2

  • Cherney, Adrian (2017). Crime prevention and reduction. Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology. (pp. 445-464) edited by Darren Palmer, Willem De Lint and Derek Dalton. Pyrmont, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters (Professional).

  • Fitzgerald, Robin and Cherney, Adrian (2016). Work and training in prison as a form of imagined desistance. Experiencing imprisonment: research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions. (pp. 248-262) edited by Carla Reeves. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315764177

  • Cherney, Adrian and Sutton, Adam (2012). Crime prevention and reduction. Crime and justice: a guide to criminology. (pp. 527-546) edited by Marinella Marmo, Willem de Lint and Darren Palmer. Pyrmont, N.S.W., Australia: Thomson Reuters.

  • Cherney, Adrian (2009). Crime prevention. The sage of dictionary of policing. (pp. 62-64) edited by Alison Wakefield and Jenny Fleming. U.K.: SAGE Publications.

  • Cherney, A. and Chui, W. H. (2009). Policing Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Communities. Policing in Context. (pp. 160-173) edited by Anne Mulvaney. South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press.

  • Cherney, Adrian and Sutton, Adam (2006). Crime prevention and reduction. Crime and justice : a guide to criminology. (pp. 373-393) edited by A. Goldsmith, M. Israel and K. Daly. Sydney, NSW Australia: Lawbook Co..

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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Completed Supervision