Paul Bleakley

Paul Bleakley is assistant professor of criminal justice and University Research Scholar at the University of New Haven. He is vice chair of the American Society of Criminology's Division of Historical Criminology. Paul has worked at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Before entering academia, he worked as a journalist in both London and Sydney. He is the author of several books on historical crime, including Under a Bad Sun (2021) and The Australian Gamble ...See more

Paul Bleakley is assistant professor of criminal justice and University Research Scholar at the University of New Haven. He is vice chair of the American Society of Criminology's Division of Historical Criminology. Paul has worked at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Before entering academia, he worked as a journalist in both London and Sydney. He is the author of several books on historical crime, including Under a Bad Sun (2021) and The Australian Gamble (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). He currently lives in West Haven, CT. See less