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Kritika Jerath

Assistant Professor in Criminology, University of Nottingham

Assistant Professor in Criminology, University of Nottingham Kritika is an Assistant Professor in Criminology at the University of Nottingham. She obtained a BA in Criminology and Criminal Justice: Law from Carleton University and completed her MPhil and PhD in Criminology at the University of Cambridge. Her MPhil was a theoretical explanation of human rights abuses in Abu Ghraib, post 9/11, while her PhD focused on understanding police use of force and officer decision-making. Kritika's current research interests include psychosocial elements of criminal decision-making and crime prevention. During her role as Research Fellow at UCL, Kritika was involved in the evaluation of a stalking intervention programme (MASIP) which sparked her interests in stalking, offender risk-management and crime prevention. She is currently evaluating a similar initiative (EASI), commissioned by the West Midlands Police and Home Office.