Dr. Roderic Broadhurst

Biography

Roderic Broadhurst is a Professor of Criminology at the Australian National University and a Fellow of the Research School of Asia and the Pacific. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia and has held positions at senior institutions, including the University of Hong Kong, where he served as Chair of the Hong Kong Society of Criminology. His research revolves around organized crime, transnational crime, cybercrime, and victimology, with significant contributions to understanding crime in developing and post-conflict transitional states. Broadhurst has directed various research initiatives, including the ANU Cybercrime Observatory, and has co-authored the influential book 'Violence and Civilizing Process in Cambodia', which published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. His work has analyzed historical and contemporary patterns of violence in Cambodia and evaluated the application of Elias’s theories within a non-Western context. With extensive experience collaborating with criminal justice agencies, he focuses on critical issues related to recidivism and restorative justice, along with delivering insights from crime victim surveys and penology studies.

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