Dilip K. Das has years of experience in criminal justice practice, research, writing, and education. After obtaining his master's degree in English literature, Dr Das joined the Indian Police Service, an elite national service with a distinguished tradition. Dr Das is a professor of criminal justice, a former police chief, and a human rights consultant to the United Nations. He is the founding president of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), managing the affairs of the organisation in cooperation with an appointed group of police practitioners and academics from around the world. He is also the founding editor in chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. He is author, editor, or co-editor of more than 30 books and numerous articles. Dr Das has received several faculty excellence awards and was a distinguished faculty lecturer. Philip Birch, BSocSci (Hons); PG Cert (HEP); PG Cert (SSRM); PG Dip (SocSci); MSc; PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Centre for Law and Justice at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has previously held posts at the University of Western Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and the University of Huddersfield, in the UK. Prior to entering academia, Philip worked as a criminologist in the field, holding posts in the UK prison service as well as in the crime and disorder field, which involved managing a specialist crime unit. Philip has published internationally, including books, book chapters, peer reviewed articles and government reports in his main areas of research - offender management and rehabilitation; police, prisons and probation practices; gender symmetry violence with a particular focus on domestic family violence and sex work. He has secured over $830,000 in research funding and support grants, which has addressed at a variety of themes within his areas of expertise and, in May 2017, he was invited to represent Australia at the United Nations, presenting on his research. Philip holds an honorary research fellowship in the School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK, as well as a Senior Research Associate in the Ashworth Research Centre, Mersey Health Care, National Health Services, UK. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Philip was the co-founder and inaugural editor in chief of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice (JCRPP, 2014-2017) and is currently the editor in chief of Salus, an international journal for law enforcement and public safety (2018-Present); he also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.
