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Mary Bosworth is a Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Criminology and a Fellow of St Cross College. She co-founded Border Criminologies, an interdisciplinary research group examining intersections between criminal justice and border control. Her work focuses on immigration detention, deportation, and the penalization of migration, with fieldwork conducted across Europe, the US, and Australia. She holds leadership roles as Director of Graduate Studies for the MSc in Criminology and chairs admissions for Criminology programs.
- Affiliations: Centre for Criminology, Border Criminologies, St Cross College
- Editorial Roles: Theoretical Criminology, Incarceration, Punishment & Society, and International Journal of Migration and Border Studies
Her research explores how border control mechanisms intersect with penal systems, emphasizing the impacts of detention on migrants’ mental health, identity, and human rights. Recent projects examine staff dynamics in detention centers, gendered experiences of confinement, and the privatization of border control.
Publications highlight the transformation of penal power through migration policies, the racialization of criminal justice, and the globalization of detention practices. Her work has been funded by major grants including the European Research Council, Leverhulme Trust, and British Academy.
- Awards: Fellow of St Cross College (Oxford)
Bosworth advises on DPhil/MSc/MPhil students, focusing on migration detention and deportation. She has authored/co-authored over 8 books and 72 journal articles, with recent works including Supply Chain Justice: The Logistics of British Border Control (2024) and co-editing the Handbook on Border Criminology (2024).
