Andrew Day

Professor Andrew Day is Enterprise Professor of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. He completed his honours degree in Psychology at the University of Melbourne in 1994 and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Day has built a distinguished career in correctional psychology and criminology, holding professorial positions at the University of Melbourne and adjunct appointments at Flinders University, University of Waikato, and Swinburne University of Technology. He serves as principal coordinator for the Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Offender Management) and related programs offered through the University of Melbourne's continuing education. His work emphasizes practical applications in criminal justice, including leadership in the Andrew Day Lab focused on violence prevention.

Andrew Day's research specializations encompass offender rehabilitation, violence risk assessment and prevention, trauma-informed practices in youth justice systems, desistance theory, adverse childhood experiences among justice-involved youth, and designing rehabilitative prison environments. He has produced over 400 scholarly publications, with key contributions including the highly cited "The Multifactor Offender Readiness Model" (2004), "Readiness for Anger Management: Clinical and Theoretical Issues" (2003), "Longitudinal Predictors of Domestic Violence Perpetration and Victimization: A Systematic Review" (2015), and "Programs for Men who Perpetrate Domestic Violence: An Examination of the Issues Underlying the Effectiveness of Intervention Programs" (2009). Notable edited volumes and books feature "The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology" (2019) and "Rethinking Bail: Court Reform or Business as Usual?" (2020). With an h-index of 67 and more than 14,000 citations, Day's scholarship has profoundly impacted policy and practice in Australian and international corrections, youth justice reforms, and forensic interventions. His recent publications address prison violence prevention, youth diversion schemes, and safety in youth justice, underscoring his influence on evidence-based criminal justice advancements.

Professional Email: day.a@unimelb.edu.au