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Professor Gary Potter is a Professor in Critical Criminology at Lancaster University's Law School. His research and teaching focus on illegal drugs and green criminology, with a career spanning institutions like the University of Sheffield, Queen's University Belfast, and London South Bank University.
- Education: BA (Hons) in Law and Criminology (Sheffield, 1999), MA in International Criminology (Sheffield, 2000), PhD in Cannabis Market Dynamics (Sheffield, 2007)
His work bridges two major domains: illegal drugs (cannabis cultivation, drug markets, social supply systems) and green criminology (environmental harm as crime, wildlife trafficking, ecological activism). Recent publications analyze global cannabis grower networks and conservation enforcement policies.
Professor Potter's research has produced key insights in:
- Drug-environment intersections
- Illicit market sociology
- Environmental law enforcement
- Comparative criminology
He actively supervises PhD students in these areas and contributes to editorial boards of major journals including International Journal of Drug Policy and Drugs and Alcohol Today.
- Research Groups: Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, Security Lancaster
