HARRIOTT
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) has announced the promotion of Dr. Anthony Harriott, senior lecturer in the Department of Government, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona to the post of Professor of Political Sociology.
Professor Harriott holds the Bachelor of Arts degree with First Class Honours and the Doctor of Philosophy degree, both from the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. He became a member of the staff of the UWI in 1995 as a part-time lecturer attached to both the Department of Government and the Department of Sociology. He was appointed a full-time lecturer in 1996 and promoted to the level of senior lecturer in the Department of Government in 2002.
IMPRESSIVE REPUTATION
Anthony Harriott has established an impressive reputation as a scholar on topics pertaining to crime and justice, and has devoted his career to major problems of criminality and its effect upon the well-being and economy of Jamaica. He is recognised nationally, regionally and internationally for his pioneering work in the study of crime and its control.
Professor Harriott has produced a distinguished body of original work centred on crime, policing and related issues in the Caribbean. He is the author of Police and Crime Control in Jamaica: Problems of Reforming Ex-colonial Constabularies, and has served as editor or co-editor of several publications including the books Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction; Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean and Understanding Crime in Jamaica - New Challenges for Public Policy.
AWARDS
His outstanding research work resulted in his receipt of the Principals' Award for Outstanding Research in the Faculty of Social Sciences on two occasions: in 2001 for 'Best Publication', and in 2004, for 'Most Outstanding Researcher'. He was also inducted an honorary member of faculty, Center for Hemispheric Defence Studies, National Defines University, Washington DC, USA.
A distinguished academic, Anthony Harriott designed and developed two new courses in research methodology at the graduate level, and designed and introduced three new courses at the undergraduate level, facilitating the introduction of a criminology and criminal justice minor in the degree programme.
