Professor Devon Polaschek, of Hamilton, MNZM for services to criminal psychology
Professor Devon Polaschek is a forensic clinical psychologist who studies the psychology of violent offenders, specifically in the high-risk category. She was a researcher and professor of criminal psychology at Victoria University of Wellington and conducted research at the Rimutaka Prison Special Treatment Unit Rehabilitation Programme (STURP). Through this research, she has sought to devise and evaluate new methods of rehabilitating and reintegrating high-risk men into society. She has produced more than 120 books, book chapters, research articles and government reports. A former Fulbright scholar, Professor Polaschek currently directs the newly formed New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science at the University of Waikato.