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Dr. Mark Brown is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Sheffield, where he joined in September 2014. His academic work focuses on criminology with particular expertise in prisons and penal policy, penal history and theory, and colonial and post-colonial law and justice. He holds a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington and maintains a Senior Honorary Fellow position at the University of Melbourne, where he previously worked until 2010.
Dr. Brown's research interests include:
- Prisons and Penal Policy
- Penal History and Theory
- Colonial and Post-colonial Law and Justice
- Global Criminology
- Transnational Organised Crime
- Fragile and Post-conflict States
- Sustainable Development Goal 16 - Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
- Programme Evaluation in International Development
His scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersections of colonialism, postcolonialism, and penal systems, with particular attention to southern criminological perspectives. Dr. Brown has developed significant expertise in the penal systems of South Asia, conducting field research in India, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal. His publications reveal evolving interests from historical analyses of colonial penality to contemporary examinations of global penal trends and southern criminological approaches, with notable works including 'Penal Power and Colonial Rule' (2014) and 'Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration' (2013).
Dr. Brown's scholarly contributions have been recognized with the best article of 2017 prize in the journal Theoretical Criminology for his work on 'Postcolonial Penalities' in India. He is currently working on a new book tentatively titled 'Remaking Criminology' that develops his work on criminology and globalization, postcolonialism and the southern criminological turn.
As an educator, Dr. Brown teaches across various modules with recent convenor roles for 'Global Perspectives on Terrorism and Counterterrorism,' 'Crime and Globalisation,' and 'Issues in Comparative Penology.' His teaching philosophy emphasizes engagement through narrative and balancing foundational knowledge with critical analysis skills. He welcomes PhD applications from students interested in his research areas.
Professionally, Dr. Brown serves as an advisor to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on matters surrounding imprisonment and recidivism globally. He has undertaken strategic evaluations of UNODC work in multiple countries including Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran, Kenya, and Pakistan. He also collaborates with the Jigme Singye Wangchuck (JSW) School of Law in Thimphu, Bhutan, on projects funded by the UK's Global Challenges Research Fund and the Leverhulme Foundation. Previously, he worked as a senior advisor at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime and advised on criminal justice reform at DCAF.
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