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P.G. Dip. Criminology & Criminal Psychology (University of Essex, UK);

M.Sc. Forensic Science (King's College London, UK);

M.Sc. Biotechnology (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata)

Poulomi Bhadra

Assistant Professor & Assistant Director (IDEAS)

Email pbhadra@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0003-0565-6212
Key Expertise Forensic criminology, criminal psychology, crime and media studies, transitional justice, gender violence, AI ethics & law, hate speech, digital sociology, forensic entomology, art crimes, cultural policies criminology pedagogy.

P.G. Dip. Criminology & Criminal Psychology (University of Essex, UK);

M.Sc. Forensic Science (King's College London, UK);

M.Sc. Biotechnology (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata)

Biography

Poulomi Bhadra is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director at the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies (IDEAS) at JGU. As a forensic scientist turned criminologist, she works at the intersection of evidence, law, psychology, media and philosophy.  Her research emphasizes bridging disciplines, with a current focus on globalizing South criminology. In 2020, she founded the Centre for Criminology and Forensic Studies at JGU. She has taught courses on Forensic Psychology, Investigative and Legal Psychology, Crimes & Media, Forensic Science and others.

Bhadra previously worked with the London Metropolitan Police at the Natural History Museum, London, conducting forensic entomology research. She is currently co-leading the Constellation on Transitional Spaces, Culture and Media Studies at IDEAS. She is also actively involved in action research with NGOs like India Vision Foundation and Raise Global Health, Netherlands.  

Bhadra's work has been featured on BBC, The Independent, The Wire, and other outlets. She is presently a member of the South Asian Society of Victimology and Criminology, the Academic Council of United Nation Systems, the European Society for Criminology and the Chartered Society of Forensic Science, UK. She is also part of the Membership and Advancement Committee of the World Society of Victimology. In 2023, she co-directed the ACUNS General Workshop on “Blueprints for Local and Global Responses to Worldwide Challenges: Understanding the Role of the United Nations in Capacity Building.” 

She is a member on the International Advisory Board of the Criminology and Criminal Law Review Journal and has reviewed for prestigious publications such as Forensic Science International, Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, International Journal of Evidence & Proof and Jindal Global Law Review. She has served as a mentor for the Challenges Abroad programme and supervised projects with international institutions, including Jagiellonian University and Ashoka University. Since 2023, she has been a technical mentor for Project EduAccess.

Applied Forensic Psychology in the Criminal Justice System

Society, Psychology, Science & Law

Blood Antiquities & Archaeopolitics

Cultural Law & Policies in Art Markets

Scene to Screen: Crimes in the Media

Forensic Science

Fundamentals of Forensics

Advanced Forensic Science

Understanding Solidarity Networks in Sexual Gendered Violence in Argentina, India and Indonesia (Raise Global Health, 2024)

Global Atrocity Justice Constellation (EU Cost Action Project CA18228, 2023)

Sharing resources to combat the use of AI generated disinformation in journalism and social media(Australian-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership by DFAT, 2024 - awaiting

Tools & Resources to Combat the Use of AI generated disinformation in journalism and social media (Australia-India Strategic and Technology Policy Initiative by DFAT, 2024)

Bhadra, P., (2024) Fredrick Schauer, The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics and Everything Else. Jindal Global Law Review. 14(2), 393-399. DOI: 10.1007/s41020-023-00212-0

Kamboj, K. Bhadra, P. (2024) The Intricacies of Work-Family Enrichment: A Cross-Sectional Comparitive Study of Police Officers and General Working Population in Delhi

Reddy, P.A., Bhadra, P., Nair, V.V. (2024) Perception of Image Based Sexual Abuse: A Quasi Experimental Study

Negi, N., Bhadra, P. (2024). Exploring the Relationship Between Online Misogynistic Speech Typology And Author Profiles On X And Instagram

Gupta, I. Bhadra, P. (2024). Understanding the effect of Positive Peer Influence on Bystander Reporting: A Case Study on Hate Speech & Theft

Bhadra, P. (2024). Teaching Criminology in a Global Classroom.

Bhadra, P. (2024). Fentanyl in India. In (J.Rosen & S. Cutrona (Eds.) Fentanyl: Production, Trafficking and Addiction. (forthcoming)

Bhadra, P., (2024) Report on the Training of Prison Officials Program Samvad 2.0: Understanding Needs and Way Forward. India Vision Foundation, Delhi, India.

Sahni S. P., Bhadra P. (2023) Kriminalpsychologie und das Strafrechtssystem in Indien und darüber hinaus. Springer Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4316-6

Bhadra, P., Chakrabarty, I. (2023) States and International Criminal Justice: COST CA18228 Scoping Survey (version 2), 2020-2023. University of Edinburgh. School of Law. DOI: 10.7488/ds/7536.

Bhadra P. (2021). Is Forensic Evidence Impartial? Cognitive Biases in Investigation and Analysis In S. P. Sahni, P. Bhadra (Eds.) Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India and Beyond (pp 215-227) Springer Publications, Singapore. DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-4570-9_14

Bhadra P., Nair V.V. (2021). Investigative Psychology through a Forensic Victimology. In S. P. Sahni, P. Bhadra (Eds.) Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India & Beyond (pp 185-201) Springer Publications, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4570-9_12

Bhadra P., Agarwal K. (2021) Judicial Gatekeeping of Scientific Evidence and Experts in Criminal Adjudication. Delhi Law Review, 36, 19-40

Sahni S. P., Bhadra P. (2021) Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India and Beyond. Springer Publications, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4570-9

Sahni S. P., Bhadra P. (2020) Refugee Jurisprudence and Criminal Justice. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India.

Bhadra P., Sahni S. P. (2020) Status of Asylum Seekers in the Criminal Justice System: Case Study from India In S. P. Sahni, P. Bhadra (Eds.) Refugee Jurisprudence and Criminal Justice (pp 175-184). Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India

Sahni S. P., Bhadra P. (2019) Crime and Criminal Law Perspectives on Global Migration. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India.

Nair V.V., Bhadra P., Sahni S. P. (2019). Status of Migrants, Refugees and Criminal Law in India In S. P. Sahni, P. Bhadra (Eds.) Crime and Criminal Law Perspectives on Global Migration (pp17-36). Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India

Bhadra P., Hall M. J., Hart A. J. (2014) Factors affecting accessibility to blowflies of bodies disposed in suitcases. Forensic Science International. 239, 62-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.03.020

Ray S., Datta R., Bhadra P., Chaudhuri B., Mitra A. K. (2012) Bacillus aryabhattai found in the Indian subcontinent. Bioscience Discovery 3(1), 138-145
Email pbhadra@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0003-0565-6212
Key Expertise Forensic criminology, criminal psychology, crime and media studies, transitional justice, gender violence, AI ethics & law, hate speech, digital sociology, forensic entomology, art crimes, cultural policies criminology pedagogy.
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