My main research interest is the globalisation of crime, crime prevention and criminal justice. Within such a broad area, I am recently focusing particularly on systemic and transnational corruption and on the relationships between science, technology, and the law in the global era. My approach is always comparative, international and interdisciplinary, as I aim at integrating knowledge coming from various different disciplines including sociology, criminology, psychology and law. I am currently working on a book on the possible effects of the law on the systematisation of corruption. 

I am Associate Head for Research at Coventry Law School and Associate of the Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity at Coventry University. I am the founding Director of the Global Integrity Research Network. I am also Sessional Lecturer in Conflict, Crime and Justice and Law and Professional Ethics for Science and Technology at Imperial College London. Prior to my appointment in Coventry I was Senior Lecturer in Law at Kingston University London. I have been a visiting researcher at many institutions in the UK and overseas, including Oxford University, Queen's University Belfast, Columbia University, Fordham University, University of Adelaide, Florida International University and Bahcesehir Universitesi Istanbul.