Matthew Giblin
Professor and Director
mgiblin@siu.edu
618-453-6360
Faner Hall 4329
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr. Giblin joined the SIU faculty in the Fall of 2005, after serving as an assistant professor at York College of Pennsylvania and as a research associate at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Giblin completed his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Indiana University and currently serves as the Director of the School of Justice and Public Safety.
His primary research interest involves testing theories explaining police department structures and activities. He has also conducted research on homeland security preparedness, college critical incident response, criminal victimization, and campus safety.
Education
- Ph.D., Indiana University, Criminal Justice, 2004.
Specializations
- Criminal Justice Theory
- Administration and Management
Selected Publications:
Books
- Burruss, G.W., Giblin, M.J., & Schafer, J.A. (Eds.). (2018). Contemporary research on police organizations. Taylor & Francis.
- Giblin, M.J. (2017). Leadership and management in police organizations. Sage.
- Giblin, M.J. (2014). Organization and management in the criminal justice system: A text/reader. Sage.
Refereed Publications
- Nowacki, J.S., & Giblin, M.J. (2025). Police organizations, fiscal distress, and police employment among sworn and non-sworn employees. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-025-09816-9
- *Choi, M., & Giblin, M. (2022). The environmental and organizational determinants of county prosecutor salaries. Journal of Crime and Justice, 46(3), 383-396. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2022.2124187
- *Lawshe, N., Burruss, G.W., Giblin, M.J., & Schafer, J.S. (2019). Behind the lens: Police attitudes toward body-worn cameras and organizational justice. Journal of Crime and Justice, 42, 78-97. 10.1080/0735648X.2018.1554839
- Giblin, M.J., & Nowacki, J.S. (2018). Organizational decline and fiscal stress in municipal police agencies. Police Quarterly, 21(2), 171-195.
- Schafer, J.A., *Lee, C., Burruss, G.W., & Giblin, M.J. (2018). College student perceptions of campus safety initiatives. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 29(4), 319-340.
- Giblin, M. J., & *Galli, P. M. (2017). Compensation as a police candidate attraction tool: An organizational-level analysis. Police Quarterly, 20, 397-419.
- *Kyle, M. J., Schafer, J. A., Burruss, G. W., & Giblin, M. J. (2017). Perceptions of campus safety policies: Contrasting the views of students with faculty and staff. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 42, 644-667.
- *Haynes, M.R., & Giblin, M.J. (2014). Homeland security risk and preparedness in police agencies: The insignificance of actual risk factors. Police Quarterly, 17, 30-53.
- Giblin, M.J., Burruss, G.W., & Schafer, J.A. (2014). A stone’s throw from the metropolis: Re-examining small agency homeland security practices. Justice Quarterly, 31, 368-393.
- Burruss, G.W., & Giblin, M.J. (2014). Modeling isomorphism on policing innovation: The role of institutional pressures in adopting community-oriented policing. Crime and Delinquency, 60, 331-355.
- Giblin, M.J., *Haynes, M.R., Burruss, G.W., & Schafer, J.W. (2013). Agree to disagree? Discordance in agency responses regarding campus safety. Journal of Crime and Justice, 36, 374-397.