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'''Benjamin Bowling''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=85%|FBA|FAcSS}} is Professor of [[Criminology]] & [[Criminal Justice]] at [[King's College London]], an author and an honorary psychotherapist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ben.bowling.html|title=Benjamin Bowling – Research Portal, King's College, London|website=kclpure.kcl.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=King's College London – Professor Benjamin Bowling|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/about/people?keyword=Bowling|website=King's College London|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref> He is a recipient of the Radzinowicz Memorial Prize awarded for the best article in the ''British Journal of Criminology'' in 1999. Bowling was elected [[Fellow of the British Academy]] in 2022.<ref name= "British Academy"/>
'''Benjamin Bowling''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=85%|FBA|FAcSS}} is Professor of [[Criminology]] & [[Criminal Justice]] at [[King's College London]], an author and an honorary psychotherapist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ben.bowling.html|title=Benjamin Bowling – Research Portal, King's College, London|website=kclpure.kcl.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=King's College London – Professor Benjamin Bowling|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/about/people?keyword=Bowling|website=King's College London|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref> He is a recipient of the Radzinowicz Memorial Prize awarded for the best article in the ''British Journal of Criminology'' in 1999. Bowling was elected [[Fellow of the British Academy]] in 2022.<ref name= "British Academy"/>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Bowling is the son of the artists [[Frank Bowling]] and Claire Spencer. He has a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Psychology from [[Manchester Metropolitan University]]{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} and a PhD from the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=bphd>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=[[University of London]]|url=
Bowling is the son of the artists [[Frank Bowling]] and Claire Spencer. He is of Guyanese descent through his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/10/11/444797/|title=Guyanese-born artist Frank Bowling awarded Knighthood - Guyana Chronicle|website=guyanachronicle.com}}</ref> He has a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Psychology from [[Manchester Metropolitan University]]{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} and a PhD from the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=bphd>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=[[University of London]]|url=
https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/27121543?style=html|title=Policing violent racism : policy and practice in the East London locality|first= Benjamin|last=Bowling|date=1995|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.294956}}|website=jisc.ac.uk|hdl=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bangura|first1=Y.|last2=Stavenhagen|first2=R.|title=Racism and Public Policy|date=5 April 2005|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230554986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQKHDAAAQBAJ&q=Ben+Bowling++Manchester+Metropolitan+University&pg=PR13|accessdate=17 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> He has a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[Psychodynamic]] Counselling and Psychotherapy from [[Birkbeck College]].{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/27121543?style=html|title=Policing violent racism : policy and practice in the East London locality|first= Benjamin|last=Bowling|date=1995|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.294956}}|website=jisc.ac.uk|hdl=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bangura|first1=Yusuf|last2=Stavenhagen|first2=Rodolfo |author-link2 = Rodolfo Stavenhagen|title=Racism and Public Policy|date=5 April 2005|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230554986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQKHDAAAQBAJ&q=Ben+Bowling++Manchester+Metropolitan+University&pg=PR13|accessdate=17 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> He has a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[Psychodynamic]] Counselling and Psychotherapy from [[Birkbeck College]].{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
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=== Public engagement ===
=== Public engagement ===


Bowling submitted evidence to the [[Murder of Stephen Lawrence|Stephen Lawrence]] Inquiry in 1999<ref>{{cite news|title=Stephen Lawrence: Facing the ugly facts|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/feb/17/lawrence.ukcrime1|author= Bowling, Ben|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 January 2023|date=17 February 1999}}</ref> and has been a specialist adviser to the [[House of Commons, Home Affairs Committee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Commons – Home Affairs – Written Evidence|url=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/181/181we12.htm|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Stop and think: a critical review of the use of stop and search powers in England|url=https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/ehrc_stop_and_search_report.pdf|publisher=[[Equality and Human Rights Commission]]|date = March 2010|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> the [[European Commission]], [[Interpol]] and the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Developing Fair and Effective Stop and Search Powers|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/archive/news/law/ria/Developing-Fair-and-Effective-Stop-and-Search-Powers|website=[[King's College London]]|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
Bowling submitted evidence to the [[Murder of Stephen Lawrence|Stephen Lawrence]] Inquiry in 1999<ref>{{cite news|title=Stephen Lawrence: Facing the ugly facts|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/feb/17/lawrence.ukcrime1|author= Bowling, Ben|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 January 2023|date=17 February 1999}}</ref> and has been a specialist adviser to the [[House of Commons, Home Affairs Committee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Commons – Home Affairs – Written Evidence|url=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/181/181we12.htm|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|date = 15 June 2007|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Stop and think: a critical review of the use of stop and search powers in England|url=https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/ehrc_stop_and_search_report.pdf|publisher=[[Equality and Human Rights Commission]]|date = March 2010|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> the [[European Commission]], [[Interpol]] and the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Developing Fair and Effective Stop and Search Powers|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/archive/news/law/ria/Developing-Fair-and-Effective-Stop-and-Search-Powers|website=[[King's College London]]|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>


He is a founding member of [[StopWatch]], a charity that works to inform the public about the police's use of [[Stop and Search]] powers in the UK and to promote fair, effective and accountable policing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jesse Jackson launches group to tackle Stop & Search|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_9103000/9103767.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date = 18 October 2010|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> Bowling has appeared in the media commenting on stop and search and criminal justice.<ref>{{cite web|title=Officers arrest 450 in knife crime operation|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-28027339|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=17 February 2017|date=25 June 2014}}</ref>
He is a founding member of [[StopWatch]], a charity that works to inform the public about the police's use of [[Stop and Search]] powers in the UK and to promote fair, effective and accountable policing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jesse Jackson launches group to tackle Stop & Search|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_9103000/9103767.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date = 18 October 2010|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> Bowling has appeared in the media commenting on stop and search and criminal justice.<ref>{{cite web|title=Officers arrest 450 in knife crime operation|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-28027339|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=17 February 2017|date=25 June 2014}}</ref>
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=== Awards and honours ===
=== Awards and honours ===


Bowling is a recipient of the [[Leon Radzinowicz|Radzinowicz Memorial Prize]] awarded for the best article in the ''[[British Journal of Criminology]]'' in 1999. He was elected a Fellow of the [[Academy of Social Sciences]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Fellows – Academy of Social Sciences|url=https://www.acss.org.uk/fellows/#B|website=Academy of Social Sciences|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> and a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] in 2022.<ref name="Academy profile">{{cite web|title=Professor Benjamin Bowling FBA|url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/benjamin-bowling-fba/|website=Academy of Social Sciences|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref name= "British Academy">{{cite web|title=Record number of women elected to the British Academy|url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/record-number-of-women-elected-to-the-british-academy/|website=Academy of Social Sciences|date = 22 July 2022|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
Bowling is a recipient of the [[Leon Radzinowicz|Radzinowicz Memorial Prize]] awarded for the best article in the ''[[British Journal of Criminology]]'' in 1999. He was elected a Fellow of the [[Academy of Social Sciences]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Fellows – Academy of Social Sciences|url=https://www.acss.org.uk/fellows/#B|website=Academy of Social Sciences|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> and a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] in 2022.<ref name= "British Academy">{{cite web|title=Record number of women elected to the British Academy|url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/record-number-of-women-elected-to-the-british-academy/|website=Academy of Social Sciences|date = 22 July 2022|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="Academy profile">{{cite web|title=Professor Benjamin Bowling FBA|url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/benjamin-bowling-fba/|website=Academy of Social Sciences|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>


=== Publications ===
=== Publications ===
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Benjamin Bowling
FBA FAcSS
Ben Bowling, on the Yorkshire Moors, wearing a scarf made by his stepmum, the weaver Rachel Scott
Born (1962-11-25) 25 November 1962 (age 62)[3]
NationalityBritish
OccupationProfessor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Parent(s)Frank Bowling and Claire Spencer
Academic background
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University (BA)
London School of Economics (PhD)[1]
Birkbeck College (MSc)
ThesisPolicing violent racism: policy and practice in the East London locality (1995)
Academic work
InstitutionsKing's College London
University of Cambridge
Doctoral studentsKatherine Grainger[2]
Websitekclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ben.bowling.html
Bowling speaking at King's College London

Benjamin Bowling FBA FAcSS is Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at King's College London, an author and an honorary psychotherapist.[4][5][6] He is a recipient of the Radzinowicz Memorial Prize awarded for the best article in the British Journal of Criminology in 1999. Bowling was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2022.[7]

Early life and education

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Bowling is the son of the artists Frank Bowling and Claire Spencer. He is of Guyanese descent through his father.[8] He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University[citation needed] and a PhD from the London School of Economics.[1][9] He has a Master of Science degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College.[citation needed]

Career and research

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After working at the Home Office Research Unit Bowling moved to the City University of New York and taught at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice before returning to Britain where he became a lecturer in criminology at the University of Cambridge in 1996.[10]

He joined King's as a lecturer in law in 1999 and has been a visiting professor at the University of the West Indies, at Monash University and at the East China University of Political Science and Law.[11]

Bowling's research[6] examines practical, political and legal problems in policing and the connections between local and global police power. His work exploring central themes of fairness, effectiveness and accountability has been published in three books:

  1. Policing the Caribbean (Oxford University Press 2010) ISBN 9780199577699
  2. Global Policing (with James Sheptycki, SAGE Publishing 2012) ISBN 9781849200820
  3. Stop and Search: Police Power in Global Context (edited with Leanne Weber, Routledge 2012) ISBN 9781138944107

in 2012 Bowling published (with James Sheptycki) a co-edited four-volume major work for SAGE Publishing on Global Policing and Transnational Law Enforcement. He has published numerous articles in the Modern Law Review, Criminal Law Review, Policing and Society and Theoretical Criminology.

Bowling's studies of Violent Racism (Oxford University Press 1998) and Racism, Crime and Justice (with Coretta Phillips, Longman 2002) are the standard works on these subjects.[citation needed]

Public engagement

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Bowling submitted evidence to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry in 1999[12] and has been a specialist adviser to the House of Commons, Home Affairs Committee,[13] the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Equality and Human Rights Commission,[14] the European Commission, Interpol and the United Nations.[15]

He is a founding member of StopWatch, a charity that works to inform the public about the police's use of Stop and Search powers in the UK and to promote fair, effective and accountable policing.[16] Bowling has appeared in the media commenting on stop and search and criminal justice.[17]

Psychotherapy

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Bowling is an honorary psychotherapist with the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. He has an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College and is a member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Awards and honours

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Bowling is a recipient of the Radzinowicz Memorial Prize awarded for the best article in the British Journal of Criminology in 1999. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2005[18] and a Fellow of the British Academy in 2022.[7][19]

Publications

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Bowling's publications include:[6]

Personal life

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Bowling is the frontman of the British blues band Doc Bowling and his Blues Professors.[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bowling, Benjamin (1995). Policing violent racism : policy and practice in the East London locality. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of London. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.294956.
  2. ^ Grainger, Katherine Jane (2013). The 'whole life order' : its genesis, the challenges it both poses and faces, and its uncertain future. kcl.ac.uk (PhD thesis). King's College London. OCLC 1027309793. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.733314. Free access icon
  3. ^ Benjamin Bowling at Library of Congress
  4. ^ "Benjamin Bowling – Research Portal, King's College, London". kclpure.kcl.ac.uk.
  5. ^ "King's College London – Professor Benjamin Bowling". King's College London. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Ben Bowling publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ a b "Record number of women elected to the British Academy". Academy of Social Sciences. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Guyanese-born artist Frank Bowling awarded Knighthood - Guyana Chronicle". guyanachronicle.com.
  9. ^ Bangura, Yusuf; Stavenhagen, Rodolfo (5 April 2005). Racism and Public Policy. Springer. ISBN 9780230554986. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Nick (10 November 1999). "Hard figures". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ Global Policing. ASIN 1849200815.
  12. ^ Bowling, Ben (17 February 1999). "Stephen Lawrence: Facing the ugly facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  13. ^ "House of Commons – Home Affairs – Written Evidence". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Stop and think: a critical review of the use of stop and search powers in England" (PDF). Equality and Human Rights Commission. March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Developing Fair and Effective Stop and Search Powers". King's College London. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Jesse Jackson launches group to tackle Stop & Search". BBC News. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Officers arrest 450 in knife crime operation". BBC News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Fellows – Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Professor Benjamin Bowling FBA". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  20. ^ Farrington, Dayna (18 February 2015). "Night of Blues in Bewdley". Kidderminster Shuttle. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Ben Bowling entdeckt den Biodiesel Blues". shz (in German). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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