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Biography Muzammil joined Salford in 2002. His research centres upon crime and victimology amongst Muslim populations, particularly within prison contexts. His research interests include discrimination and criminal justice, comparative criminology and [de]colonialism. His methodological leanings are qualitative as inspired by Critical Race Theory, Critical Realism and Critical Criminology. He is co-investigator of a large-scale independently-funded international study entitled 'Prison-based Interventions for Muslim Offenders (PRIMO) with researchers at Cardiff University. Muzammil is author of many publications and is co-author of 'Islam in Prison' Policy Press. He has been primary supervisor for 9 PhD scholars to completion covering topics including body worn cameras in the Middle East; Islamic law & British women; violence in rural Pakistan, racism in Dutch Policing and youth justice in Nigeria
Research Interests My main research interests centre upon the confluence of religious and ethnic identities, victimisation and criminal justice, specifically within prison contexts. I also have interests in broader criminological theory- Critical Realism, Islamic Critical Realism, Comparative Criminology, Zemiology & Social Harm.