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Anne Crocker

ProfessorSchool of CriminologyUniversité de Montréal

Anne Crocker

Professor

School of Criminology

Université de Montréal Also at McGill University (Department of Psychiatry)Also at Université du Québec à Montréal (Département de psychologie)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mental Health, Justice and Safety

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57 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 36 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (7 SSHRC, 7 CIHR, 1 CRC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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168

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3,981

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Research

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Violence Criminalité Santé mentale et société Services de santé Services sociaux spécifiques (clientèles)

Latest papers

The effect of individualized treatment for participants with substance use disorder on completion of mental health courts programs.
Law and Human Behavior · 2026 · senior author
"What about that violence?" Transforming the discourse on violence in mental health research and services.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
The Experienced Coercion Scale: Translation, Validation, and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a French-Language Version
Science of Nursing and Health Practices · 2026

All 168 publications

Latest funding

Entre gestion du risque et citoyenneté: Repenser l'accompagnement des personnes judiciarisées vivant avec un trouble mental grave
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$124,975
Les activités signifiantes dans les milieux de soins sécurisés en santé mentale forensique: Une étude de cartographie participative
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$28,265
The Québec homelessness prevention policy collaborative: Phase II of a successful partnership
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$66,332

All 34 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 168 publications.

The effect of individualized treatment for participants with substance use disorder on completion of mental health courts programs.

Maude Boucher-Réhel, Yanick Charette, Chloé Leclerc, Audrey-Anne Dumais Michaud, Geneviève Nault, Anne G. Crocker

Law and Human Behavior2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000655 PMID: 41556920

"What about that violence?" Transforming the discourse on violence in mental health research and services.

Leclair M, Lemieux AJ, Crocker AG, Dumais Michaud AA, Perrottet D, Vigneault L, Brabant C, Péloquin S, Roy L

Frontiers in psychiatry2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1905808 PMID: 42694918

The Experienced Coercion Scale: Translation, Validation, and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a French-Language Version

Jacques Drouin, Clara Lessard‐Deschênes, Vincent Billé, Mathieu Dostie, Anne G. Crocker, Olav Nyttingnes, Marie‐Hélène Goulet

Science of Nursing and Health Practices2026Open Access

DOI: 10.62212/snahp.211

“A Safe Space, A Sacred Place”: A Culturally Informed Approach to Healing in a Kaupapa Māori Forensic Mental Health Service

Nick Wiki, Marichelle Leclair, Tipene Paul, Chummie Thomson, Barry Pene-Gestro, Trudie Field, Tui Paul, Aly Wiki, Alicia Nijdam‐Jones, Anne G. Crocker, Tonia Nicholls, Lisa Monchalin, Brian McKenna

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/14999013261484971

Effects of Organisational and Managerial Interventions in Formal Care Settings on Aggressive Behaviour in Adults With Intellectual Disability or Autistic Adults. A Systematic Scoping Review

Yuliya Bodryzlova, Ashley J. Lemieux, Evelyne Robert Berger, Marie‐Joëlle Braconnier, Geneviève Pinard, Diane Morin, Anne G. Crocker

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jir.70157 PMID: 42605201

From risky individuals to risky systems: a conceptual framework for the next generation of forensic mental health research.

Crocker AG, Leclair M

Frontiers in psychiatry20257 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1739679 PMID: 41477142

Quantitative Outcomes for Shared Assessment and Management in Forensic Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Mimosa Luigi, Xavier Larochelle, Anne G. Crocker

Trauma Violence & Abuse20252 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15248380251344308 PMID: 40567160

Clinical management of aggression in people with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder in formal care settings: a state-of-the-art review

Yuliya Bodryzlova, Ashley J. Lemieux, Evelyne Robert-Berger, Marie-Joëlle Braconnier, Georges-F. Pinard, Diane Morin, Anne G. Crocker

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities20252 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1108/amhid-01-2025-0004

Clinical Subgroups of Individuals Receiving Care in a Forensic Hospital: A 20-Year Comparison and Treatment Need Implications

Arianne Imbeault, Anne G. Crocker, Elke Ham, Marie-Christine Stafford, N. Zoe Hilton

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/0306624x251391790 PMID: 41399934

Economic data on interventions for reducing aggression and restrictive interventions in inpatient mental health: a systematic review.

Luigi M, Imbeault A, Crocker AG, Latimer E

International journal of mental health systems20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13033-025-00692-8 PMID: 41390806

Entre gestion du risque et citoyenneté: Repenser l'accompagnement des personnes judiciarisées vivant avec un trouble mental grave

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Leclair, Marichelle

$124,975

Les activités signifiantes dans les milieux de soins sécurisés en santé mentale forensique: Une étude de cartographie participative

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Leclair, Marichelle

Keywords: activités signifiantes; ennui; rétablissement

$28,265

The Québec homelessness prevention policy collaborative: Phase II of a successful partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Latimer, Eric A.

Keywords: homelessness prevention; homelessness policy; transitions from institutional settings; housing affordability;

$66,332

From violence risk assessment to tailored prevention and management: Describing the state of practice for matching and evaluating the effects of the DUNDRUM toolkit in forensic mental health

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Luigi, Mimosa

Keywords: Forensic Psychiatry; Implementation Science; Nvivo Software; Patient Violence; Qualitative Interviews; R Statistical Software; Retrospective Record Study; Risk Assessment; Shared Decision Making; Thematic Analysis

$105,000

Services for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior in the neoliberal era: a systematic review of international experience to inform Canadian policymakers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization

Principal investigators: Crocker, Anne G.

Keywords: intellectual disabilities; challenging behavior; forensic; violence; adult in-patient; service organization

$29,881

Moving towards culturally safe services for Indigenous people in forensic mental health: A Partnership Development Programme

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Crocker, Anne G.

Keywords: cultural safety; forensic mental health; Indigenous community partnered research; realist evaluation

$123,690

mental health, justice and safety

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Crocker, Anne

Keywords: mental health criminality violence justice public safety forensic mental health risk correctional pathways intersectoral

$100,000

When Kids Miss School: Problematic Absenteeism and the Role of Child Attributes and Social Contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Krause, Amanda

Keywords: problematic absenteeism; mental health; relationship quality; child development

$106,332

Moving towards culturally safe services for Indigenous people in forensic mental health: A Partnership Development Programme

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Crocker, Anne G.

Keywords: cultural safety; forensic mental health; Indigenous community partnered research; realist evaluation

$36,855

Trajectoire de judiciarisation et de soin des personnes présentant un trouble mental grave

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Charette, Yanick

Keywords: troubles mentaux graves; judiciarisation; criminalisation

$74,942

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Violence Dear Professor Crocker, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The effect of individualized treatment for participants with substance use disorder on completion of mental health courts programs." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Services for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior in the neoliberal era: a systematic review of international experience to inform Canadian policymakers" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Anne Crocker

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The effect of individualized treatment for participants with substance use disorder on completion of mental health courts programs.

"What about that violence?" Transforming the discourse on violence in mental health research and services.

The Experienced Coercion Scale: Translation, Validation, and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a French-Language Version

“A Safe Space, A Sacred Place”: A Culturally Informed Approach to Healing in a Kaupapa Māori Forensic Mental Health Service

Effects of Organisational and Managerial Interventions in Formal Care Settings on Aggressive Behaviour in Adults With Intellectual Disability or Autistic Adults. A Systematic Scoping Review

From risky individuals to risky systems: a conceptual framework for the next generation of forensic mental health research.

Quantitative Outcomes for Shared Assessment and Management in Forensic Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Clinical management of aggression in people with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder in formal care settings: a state-of-the-art review

Clinical Subgroups of Individuals Receiving Care in a Forensic Hospital: A 20-Year Comparison and Treatment Need Implications

Economic data on interventions for reducing aggression and restrictive interventions in inpatient mental health: a systematic review.

Entre gestion du risque et citoyenneté: Repenser l'accompagnement des personnes judiciarisées vivant avec un trouble mental grave

Les activités signifiantes dans les milieux de soins sécurisés en santé mentale forensique: Une étude de cartographie participative

The Québec homelessness prevention policy collaborative: Phase II of a successful partnership

From violence risk assessment to tailored prevention and management: Describing the state of practice for matching and evaluating the effects of the DUNDRUM toolkit in forensic mental health

Services for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior in the neoliberal era: a systematic review of international experience to inform Canadian policymakers

Moving towards culturally safe services for Indigenous people in forensic mental health: A Partnership Development Programme

mental health, justice and safety

When Kids Miss School: Problematic Absenteeism and the Role of Child Attributes and Social Contexts

Moving towards culturally safe services for Indigenous people in forensic mental health: A Partnership Development Programme

Trajectoire de judiciarisation et de soin des personnes présentant un trouble mental grave

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