Dr. Massimiliano Mulone

Biography

Massimiliano Mulone is an Associate Professor at the Université de Montréal, in the School of Criminology within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. His research primarily focuses on racial discrimination within policing practices. He investigates issues such as racial profiling, systemic racism, and the relationships between police and racialized communities. He collaborates with various police organizations to understand the dynamics contributing to disparities in treatment as evidenced in research. Mulone also explores police deviance and the mechanisms of its control, specifically the processes involved in investigations. His work aims to map all complaints against law enforcement officials in Quebec and to understand the construction of justice perceptions among complainants, police officers, and professionals involved. Furthermore, he studies the privatization of security, examining the interrelationships between private security and police services, market dynamics, and the commercialization of policing services. His comparative research includes collaborations with international researchers from Germany, the UK, Japan, and France, tackling pressing issues in policing and security governance.

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