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Dr Jordan Anderson is a Lecturer in Criminology at Swansea University’s Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, joining in June 2024 from New Zealand. Her research focuses on risk, societal responses to 'dangerous' individuals, and modern governance practices, particularly through examining high-risk sex offender releases in New Zealand. She holds a PhD in Criminology from Victoria University of Wellington and serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow there. Key areas include indeterminate sentencing, post-prison regulation, and comparative criminology.
Education: PhD in Criminology (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand).
Research Interests: Risk society dynamics, criminal justice policy, and qualitative methodologies. Recent work critiques how states manage 'risk' through punitive measures, as seen in her analysis of sex offender reintegration policies.
Teaching: Modules include foundational criminology, risk in modern society, and youth crime. She emphasizes sociocultural lenses to explore inclusion/exclusion mechanisms in contemporary societies.
Additional Roles: Adjunct Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington (2024–2026).
