TK Vinod Kumar has a PhD in Criminal Justice from Indiana University Bloomington. He has over three decades of experience in Government -working in India and with the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Sierra Leone. He has extensive experience in police administration, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, counterterrorism, training, and anti-corruption. His academic specializations are in policing, public order and democracy, ethnic conflict, counterterrorism, and quantitative techniques.
Education & Training
- Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
- MA in Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
- Bachelor of Technology, Indian School of Mines
Representative Publications
Book Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2013). Public Events and Police Response. Understanding Public Order Policing in Democratic India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Member Editorial Board Member of Editorial Board of Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (OUP). (https://academic.oup.com/policing/pages/Editorial_Board)
Publications Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2024). The relationship between legitimacy and cooperation with the police-an empirical assessment. Policing: An International Journal,47(2), 306-320. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-09-2023-0117
Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2023). The impact of aggregate level alcohol consumption on homicide rates: a time series analysis. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 67(6-7), 640-661. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211028774
Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2022). Police and the Pandemic Response in India—Findings from Kerala. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac020
Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2021). Role of police in preventing the spread of COVID-19 through social distancing, quarantine and lockdown: An evidence-based comparison of outcomes across two districts. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 23(2), 196-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557211004624
Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2020). The Influence of Demographic Factors and Work Environment on Job Satisfaction Among Police Personnel: An Empirical Study. International Criminal Justice Review. https://doi. org/ 10.1177/ 1057567720944599
Stott, C., & Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2020) Far from the ‘madding crowd’: An Introduction to the Special Issue of Policing Crowd Events, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaa062
Vinod Kumar, T. K. (2019). Variation in the perception of desired qualities of police officers among trainees and senior police officers. Insights into the process and efficacy of police training. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 43(3), 241-262. DOI:10.1080/01924036.2018.1558083.
Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2018). ‘Mediating influence of crime type on victim satisfaction with police services: a comparative analysis across victims of property crime and crime against body in India’. International Review of Victimology, 24(1), 99-121. DOI: 10.1177/0269758017727344.
Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2018). Comparison of Impact of Procedural Justice and Outcome on Victim Satisfaction: Evidence from victims’ experience with registration of property crimes in India. Victims and Offenders, 13(1), 122-141. DOI:10.1080/15564886.2017.1323063
Vinod Kumar, T.K (2017). Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction among Police Personnel in India- A Multi-Dimensional Analysis. International Criminal Justice Review, 27 (2). 126-148. DOI: 10.1177/1057567716683776.
Vinod Kumar, T.K (2017). Impact of Demographic Characteristics of Crime Victim on Interaction with Police in India— Gender, Caste, Class and Police Response. South Asian Review, 22(1),54-77. DOI: 10.1177/0971523117714091.
Vinod Kumar, T.K (2017). Satisfaction with police services among victims of physical assault in India: impact of quality of procedure and outcome of process. International Journal of Police Science and Management, DOI: 10.1177/1461355717733138.
Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2014). Differing services, rising expectations, and greater demands- Patterns in variations of Police- Public dynamics across areas with conventional and Community Policing in India. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 37(1), 170-189.
Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2012). Impact of Community Policing on Public Satisfaction and Perception of Police- Findings from India. International Criminal Justice Review, 22(4), 397-415.
Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2010). United Nations Peace process as a Peacemaking and Human Rights exercise. Lessons from conflict resolution in Sierra Leone. Crime Law and Social Change, 54 (5), 303-323.
Vinod Kumar, T.K., & Verma, A. (2009). Hegemony, Discipline and Control in the Administration of Criminal Justice in Colonial India. Asian Journal of Criminology 4, 61-78. Vinod Kumar, T.K. (2009). Public order in India. An empirical study. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 25(2), 148-169.
Research Interests
His research specializations are in policing, public order and democracy, administration of Colonial and Post-Colonial societies, ethnic conflict, and counterterrorism. In the area of policing, he has focused on the interaction between victims of crime and police, public perception of police, police legitimacy, police decision-making, and police organizational behavior. He has published over 20 research papers and book chapters in various journals, including Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Crime Law and Social Change, Policing- An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, International Criminal Justice Review, and Asian Journal of Criminology. He has co-edited a Special Edition of Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice on 'Policing the Crowd' which was published in 2020. He is on the Editorial Board of Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (OUP). His book ‘Public Events and Police Response. Understanding public order policing in democratic India’ has been published by Oxford University Press.