Johannes Oosthuizen
Overview
Prior to coming to UNG, JP was an Assistant Professor at the Rabdan Academy in the U.A.E, based in Abu Dhabi, teaching criminology, intelligence gathering, police leadership, and policing & community safety.
JP is a former military & police officer with over 24 years of service in the South African National Defence Force and Dorset Police, UK. He was a UK College of Policing Research Scholar at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, New York, and the Director of the Institute of Policing, senior lecturer in Criminology, and Program Leader for the MSc in Applied Criminology at the University of Winchester.
JP is a former military & police officer with over 24 years of service in the South African National Defence Force and Dorset Police, UK. He was a UK College of Policing Research Scholar at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, New York, and the Director of the Institute of Policing, senior lecturer in Criminology, and Program Leader for the MSc in Applied Criminology at the University of Winchester.
Education
- DProf, Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth, 2021
- M.Sc, Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth, 2009
- BS.c, Policing & Police Studies, University of Portsmouth, 2007
Courses Taught
- CRJU 6325 Homeland Security
- CRJU 3312 Criminology
- POLS 3723 Intelligence Cycle & Collection
- POLS 4723 Intelligence Support for Homeland Security
- POLS 4724 Cyber Intelligence
- POLS 4724 US-UK Intelligence
- POLS 3721 Introduction to Intelligence
- CRJU 8610 Intelligence Analysis
- CRJU 8613 Terrorism, Intelligence & Homeland Security
Research/Special Interests
Dr. Oosthuizen's interests lie primarily in the field of policing and criminal justice, particularly in areas of police leadership and the importance of tactical leadership positions, such as that of the police sergeant. He also has a strong developing research interest in the discipline of intelligence studies, its history, application, ethics, and importance to the intelligence agencies of the USA.
Dr. Oosthuizen is also a keen advocate of flipped classroom pedagogy, in particular, Team-Based Learning (TBL), which has become integral in his delivery to students in the classroom
Dr. Oosthuizen is also a keen advocate of flipped classroom pedagogy, in particular, Team-Based Learning (TBL), which has become integral in his delivery to students in the classroom
Publications
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2021). Community Policing: a study of Neighbourhood policing in Dorset. Modern Police Leadership (pp.67-92). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Oosthuizen, J.P., & Wakefield, A. (2017). Project Genesis: A strategic review of Neighbourhood Policing in Dorset. Next Generation Community Policing Conferences (pp.1-10). Crete: Springer
Exhibitions
- Oosthuizen, J. P. (2024). Insights from an Empirical Study: Police Officer Duties and Self-tasking in Southern England In: American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco.
- October 2021: Police Intelligence Gathering. Rabdan Alumni Association, Rabdan Academy (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2014). Reappraising Private Security: Practices, Partnerships & prospects workshop, University of Portsmouth in collaboration with GaPS (Ghent University, Belgium)
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2013). Cyber Security Partnerships In: Exploring New Security Frontiers Conference, Australian Institute of Police Management, New South Wales, Australia.
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2012). Police Modernisation through private sector outsourcing: a comparative case study In: British Society of Criminology Postgraduate Conference, University of Portsmouth.
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2012). Splitting the Bill: Private security partnership in austere times In: ICJS Winter School Conference, University of Portsmouth.
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2011). Policing and Local Partnerships: delivering security at a community level In: Criminology Symposium, University of Portsmouth.
- Oosthuizen, J.P. (2010). Safer Neighbourhood Policing from a British Perspective In: Dutch Policing Conference, Maastricht, Holland.