Professor of Criminal Justice (Honorary) Michael Pittaro, PhD Michael is a Full Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at American Military University, Charles Town, West Virginia, United States of America and an Adjunct Professor with several colleges / universities. Before pursuing a career in Higher Education, Michael worked in Corrections Administration; served as the Executive Director of an outpatient drug and alcohol facility; and as Executive Director of a crime prevention agency. He has 32 years of experience in criminal justice and continues to serve internationally as a sought-out author, presenter, and subject matter expert. Michael holds a PhD in Criminal Justice; an MPA in Public Administration, and a BS in Criminal Justice. Michael is the recipient of several awards for his university service, including the Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award (2018), the most prestigious faculty award presented by American Military University. He is a QPR certified suicide prevention facilitator and has a master’s certification in emotional intelligence. Among his nearly 150 publications, including three books, he is the author of his recent book, "Pursuing and Navigating a Career in Criminal Justice" (2021) and is currently writing, "An Introduction to Corrections." His Areas of Expertise are: Corrections, Correctional Leadership, and in providing education and awareness of suicide among Criminal Justice Professionals. He resides in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania with his Wife and their 5 Children.

Professor of Criminal Laws (Honorary) Aman Amrit Cheema, PhD Aman is a Full Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). She is presently working as Professor (Laws), University Institute of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh (Ludhiana Campus). She completed her LL.B. with a Gold Medal and LLM from Guru Nanak Dev University. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Laws (2005) degree and did a study on the topic “The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act: A Socio-Legal Study With Special Reference to the State of Jammu and Kashmir And Punjab”. She is a Teacher (Facilitator) of Law with more than 21 years of experience. During this span of her career she has taught various courses in law such as Criminal Law, Theories of Criminology, Property Law and Family Law. In the areas of professional growth and productivity, her activities over the years have included pursuing professional excellence through continuous education, research, presentations and publications. She has authored two books titled ‘Narcotics and the Law’, and ‘Sports & Law: Contemporary Challenges’. She has Publications in National referred Law Journals like, The GNLU Law Review, Journal of Law Teachers of India, NALSAR Law Review, RMLNLU Journal, Kashmir University Law Review, RGNUL Law Review, Indian Law Review, GNLU Journal of Law, Development and Politics, Panjab University Law Review, Journal of University Institute of Legal Studies, and Amity Law Review etc.

Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Honorary) Muzammil Quraishi, PhD Muzammil is a Full Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is a Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice in the School of Health & Society, University of Salford, UK. He was co-investigator on a large-scale project entitled Understanding Conversion to Islam in Prison (UCIP) 2017-2021 (with Prof. Matthew Wilkinson, Cardiff University) and is currently co-investigator on a major follow-on project examining Prison based Intervention for Muslim Offenders (PRIMO). He is author of numerous texts examining Muslim populations as both victims and offenders (Muslims & Crime, Ashgate/Routledge 2005/2016) on racial and religious discrimination (Researching Racism, Sage, 2015) and his latest monograph explores comparative criminology (Towards a Malaysian Criminology, Palgrave, 2020). He is also co-author of a forthcoming text on Islam in Prison (Bristol, Policy Press 2022). He has provided consultancy about Muslim prisoners to a range of UK governmental bodies including the Ministry of Justice, Greater Manchester Police, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons.

Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Honorary) Curtis R. Blakely, PhD Curtis is an International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is currently a Professional Academic Lecturer in Criminal Justice, University of Wyoming, USA. He also currently holds teaching positions at several Universities. Blakely completed bachelors and masters degree from University of Nebraska and a PhD in Sociology/Criminal Justice from Southern Illinois University. In 2009, he became a justice systems professor at Truman State University. He is a member of the International Foundation for Protection Officers and has earned certification in security supervision and management (CSSM). He also holds nearly 100 certificates from agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control (among others). He has written several books including Socio-Physics: Applying the Natural Sciences to Criminal Justice and Penology (Revised/Expanded Edition, 2017) co-authored with his wife Dr. Michelle Blakely. An article written by him was cited in a legal brief argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and his insights into prison privatization were showcased in a London Times article. He has held elected positions with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Correctional Association. For a period of five years, he also served as the managing editor for the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. Curtis has served as a Probation/Parole Officer, as a Classification Specialist, and as a Police Training Specialist. He has trained with the FBI, helped establish an internship program with the Secret Service's Electronics Crime Laboratory (Southeast Region), has worked with the national intelligence community and has provided instructional guidance to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at their Training Academy (Regina, SK). He is the recipient of numerous honours. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the State of California have sought his advice on prison management and offender treatment. As a volunteer with the United Nations, he has assisted in composing reports that assess prison conditions in France, Belgium and Brazil. Most of his recent efforts have focused on helping prepare homeland security professionals to effectively meet current threats.

Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Honorary) Sony Kunjappan, PhD Sony is an Associate Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is presently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Centre for Studies in Social Management, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. His PhD and M.Phil was awarded from Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His PhD thesis is on "Police Accountability: case studies in Wayanad district of Kerala". He holds a Masters in Social Work with specialization in Criminology and Correctional Administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. He has published one book titled, "Governance of In-service Training Process and Procedures" and two chapters in edited books published by Taylor and Francis Group. He has also submitted a project titled Local Self Governance and Policing, funded by Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. Sony Kunjappan research interests include Police Studies, Governance, Criminology, Criminal Justice Social Work, Criminal Justice Governance and Human Rights.

Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Honorary) Philip N. Ndubueze, PhD Phillip is an International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is a Senior Lecturer and Cyber Criminologist in the Department of Sociology, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria. He obtained his PhD in Sociology (with specialization in Criminology and Criminal Justice) and M. Sc. in Sociology (with specialization in Criminology) both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Sociology from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He is the erstwhile Postgraduate Coordinator of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as well as the Pioneer Deputy Director, Partnership and Affiliation, of the Research and Development Directorate, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Dutse Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (DUJOHSS), and Editor of Dutse Journal of Criminology and Security Studies (DUJCSS). He is the former Managing Editor of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology. He is a member of the Nigerian Sociological and Anthropological Practitioners Association (NASA), the Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) and Western Society of Criminology (WSC), United States. Ndubueze has published several book chapters and articles on cyber criminology and cybersecurity in referred national and International journals (including those published by Springer Macmillan Palgrave, Oxford University Press, CRC Press - Taylor, and Francis Group, USA). He is the editor of Cyber Criminology and Technology-Assisted Crime Control: A Reader (2017). He co-edited Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Festschrift in Honour of Professor E.U.M. Igbo at 70 (2020). He has presented papers in both local and international academic conferences including the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) International Academic Conference on Linking Organized Crime and Cybercrime, held at Chuncheon, Republic of Korea (2018). He teaches courses and supervises students’ dissertations in Criminology and Security Studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Social Work Asma Jan, PhD Asma is an Associate Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). SShe has done her Ph.D in Social Work from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her Ph.D thesis was titled “Rights of Political Prisoners in Kashmir: A Study of Law and Practice”. She was awarded UGC Junior Research Fellowship in Social Work (2011). She has done her Masters in Social work, Bachelors in Science (BSC) and Bachelors in Education from the University of Kashmir. She also has a Masters in the Gender and Development Studies (MAGD) and also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDM). She was awarded a fellowship from the Action Aid International on right to freedom of expression (2009). She has also been teaching at various degree colleges in Kashmir. Her areas of interest are; Criminal Justice Social Work, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies, Rehabilitative and Correctional Social Work, Children Rights and Protection, Social Justice and Human Rights, Human Rights and Laws, International Humanitarian law, Social Work Practice, Social Work Research, Women and Development Studies, Social Policy and Planning, Disaster Management, Social Welfare Management etc. Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Law (Honorary) Shailesh Kumar Shailesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS). He is presently Associate Tutor, a Commonwealth scholar funded by the UK government, and a PhD student at the School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. His PhD research is an empirical study of the reforms brought by the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act 2012 that deals with child sexual violence cases in India. He has published articles in International Journal for the Semiotics of Law and Contexto Internacional, and most recently, a chapter each in The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition and The Palgrave International Handbook of Youth Imprisonment. His areas of interest are Criminology and Social Policy, Constitutional Law, Socio-Legal Studies, Legal Ethnography, and Law and Visual Culture.