Kyle Mulrooney
Codirector, Centre for Rural Criminology - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Biography
Qualifications
- B.A. (Hons) in Criminology and Justice (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
- M.A. in the Sociology of Law (International Institute for the Sociology of Law)
- Ph.D. in Cultural and Global Criminology (University of Kent/Universität Hamburg)
Teaching Areas
CRIM100 Understanding Crime
CRIM190 Crime in Rural Communities
CRIM234 Crime Prevention
CRIM312 Professional Practice in Criminology
CRIM314 Policing and Social Control
Research Interests
Rural Criminology; The Sociology of Punishment; Crime Prevention; Policing; Drug policy
Publications
Books
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Harkness. A. (forthcoming). Farm Crime. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. (forthcoming). Resisting the Politics of Punishment: Political Culture and the Evolution of Canadian Criminal Justice Policy. London: Routledge.
- Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & McVeigh, J. (2019). Human Enhancement Drugs. London: Routledge.
Journal Publications
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., Collins, R., & Darkes, J. (2021). Testosterone, Identity and the Body: Exploring cultural definitions of disorder. The International Journal of Drug Policy.
- Dunn, M., Mulrooney, K.J.D., Forlini, C., van de Ven, K., & Underwood, M. (2021). The Pharmaceuticalisation of ‘Healthy’ Ageing: Testosterone enhancement for longevity. The International Journal of Drug Policy.
- Dunn, M., Mulrooney, K.J.D., Biddau, D., McKay, F.H., & Henshaw, R. (2020). ‘Bali Over the Counter’: Exploring the overseas use and acquisition of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Deviant Behavior.
- van de Ven, K., Dunn, M., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2020). Human Enhancement Drugs and New(?) Research Direction. Performance Enhancement and Health [editorial].
- Thomas, N., van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2019). ‘Exploring the Impact of Rurality on Substance Use and Related Harms: A rapid review. International Journal of Drug Policy.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. & Wise, J. (2019). Locating Punitiveness: Examining the role of cultural geography in the development of attitudes towards crime and punishment. International Journal of Rural Criminology.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., Van de Ven, K., McVeigh, J., Collins, R. (2019). Steroid Madness: Has the dark-side of AAS been over-stated? Performance Enhancement and Health [commentary].
- Van de Ven, K., Dunn, M., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2018). Performance and Image Enhancing Drug (PIED) Producers and Suppliers: a retrospective content analysis of PIED-provider cases in Australia from 2010-2016. Trends in Organized Crime. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-018-9348-5.
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2017). Social Suppliers: Exploring the cultural contours of the performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) market amongst bodybuilders in the Netherlands and Belgium. International Journal of Drug Policy, 40, 6-15.
- Fincoeur, B., van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2014). The Symbiotic Evolution of Anti-Doping and Supply Chains of Doping Substances: How criminal networks may benefit from anti-doping policy. Trends in Organized Crime, 18(3), 229-250.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2011). Delinquency Professionals: the influence, extension and adoption of the culture of control [MA Thesis]. The Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2(1), 1-48.
Book Chapters
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. (forthcoming). Farm Crime. In Harkess et al., (eds.), Encyclopedia of Rural Crime. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Harkness, A. (forthcoming). Illegal Hunting and Trespass. In Harkess et al., (eds.), Encyclopedia of Rural Crime. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Wise, J. (forthcoming). Punitiveness and Populism. In Harkess et al., (eds.), Encyclopedia of Rural Crime. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
- Harkness, A., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (forthcoming). Vulnerability and Victimisation in Farming Communities. In Harkness A & Hale, R (eds.), Rural Victims of Crime. London: Routledge.
- Hale, R., Harkness, A., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (forthcoming). Punishment, Politics and the Realities of Rurality. In Bowden, M., & Harkness, A. (eds), Rural Transformations. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
- Harkness, A., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Donnermeyer, J.F. (forthcoming). Surveying in Rural Settings. In Weisheit, R., Peterson, J., & Pytlarz, A. (eds.), Research Methods for Rural Criminologists. London: Routledge
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (forthcoming). The Supply of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) Within Bodybuilding Subcultures. In Ayres, T. (eds.), Understanding Drug Dealing and Illicit Drug Markets in the 21st Century: National and International Perspectives. London: Routledge.
- Harkness, A., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2020). The Future of Rural Crime Prevention. In Harkness, A (eds.), Rural Crime Prevention. London: Routledge.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., Van de Ven, K. & McVeigh, J. (2019). An Introduction to Human Enhancement Drugs. In Mulrooney, K.J.D., Van de Ven, K. & McVeigh, J. (eds.), Human Enhancement Drugs. London: Routledge.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., Van de Ven, K., McVeigh, J., Collins, R. (2019). Steroid Madness: Has the dark-side of AAS been over-stated? In Van de Ven, K., Mulrooney, K.J.D., & McVeigh, J. (eds.), Human Enhancement Drugs. London: Routledge.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Van de Ven, K. (2019). ‘The Fittest on Earth’: Deviant leisure and the use of performance and image enhancing drugs within CrossFit communities in the UK. In O. Smith, & T. Raymen (eds.), Deviant Leisure: Contemporary Perspectives on Leisure and Harm. UK: Palgrave.
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2018). Doping Testing High School Athletes and Fitness Trainers. In D.E. Newton, Steroids and Doping in Sports [second edition]. US: ABC-CLIO.
Other Publications
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Harkness, A. (2021). Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low. Here’s how new initiatives are making progress. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/crime-is-rife-on-farms-yet-reporting-remains-stubbornly-low-heres-how-new-initiatives-are-making-progress-158421
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Harkness, A. (2020). Illegal hunters are a bigger problem on farms than animal activists – so why aren’t we talking about that? AU: The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/illegal-hunters-are-a-bigger-problem-on-farms-than-animal-activists-so-why-arent-we-talking-about-that-126513
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., van de Ven, K., & Thomas, N. (2019). As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/as-drug-deaths-rise-in-rural-australia-we-must-do-more-to-prevent-overdoses-128229
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & Wise, J. (2019). Crime and punishment: Rural people are more punitive than city dwellers. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/crime-and-punishment-rural-people-are-more-punitive-than-city-dwellers-127156
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2019). It's not all gym junkies and ‘roid rage’. People use steroids for a variety of reasons. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/its-not-all-gym-junkies-and-roid-rage-people-use-steroids-for-a-variety-of-reasons-114981
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2017). Doping among amateur athletes like CrossFitters is probably more common than you’d think. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/doping-among-amateur-athletes-like-crossfitters-is-probably-more-common-than-youd-think-82205
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2016). Doping controls in gyms: Ineffective, costly and more common than you think. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/doping-controls-in-gyms-ineffective-costly-and-more-common-than-you-think-68797
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2016). In a bid for the perfect profile pic, young men are increasingly turning to steroids. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/in-a-bid-for-the-perfect-profile-pic-young-men-are-increasingly-turning-to-steroids-60874
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2016). What do ‘doping whispers’ say about anti-doping and the state of sport? [online publication]. UK: Birmingham City University.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2015). Why organised crime should not be used to shape anti-doping policy. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-organised-crime-should-not-be-used-to-shape-anti-doping-policy-42385
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2015). Safety of contaminated vitamin and nutritional supplements can’t be left to consumers. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/safety-of-contaminated-vitamins-and-nutritional-supplements-cant-be-left-to-consumers-39901
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. & Lehmann, B. (2015). The Remand Crisis in Ontario: Averting risk, preventing crime, and pursuing security. The Critical Criminologist, 23(1), 9-11.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D., & van de Ven, K. (2015). “Muscle Profiling”: Anti-doping policy and deviant leisure. Deviant Leisure Research Group. January, 2015
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney K.J.D. (2014). Anti-Doping “on Steroids”: Bigger, stronger and faster. International Network of Doping Research. December, 2014.
Speaking Invitations (Selection)
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. & Harkness, A. (2020). Farm Crime in Australia [invited speaker]. The NSW Police Force Rural Crime State Conference. Dubbo, NSW Australia.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2019). The Centre for Rural Criminology [invited speaker]. The Rural Crime Advisory Group. UNE Smart Farm, Armidale, NSW Australia.
- Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2019). Locating Punitiveness: Examining the role of cultural geography in the development of attitudes towards crime and punishment [invited speaker]. Understanding Crime and Rural Communities: Theory, Policy and Practice (Workshop). Federation University, Churchill, Victoria Australia.
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2018). Steroid Madness- Has the Dark-Side of AAS Been Over-Stated? [invited speaker]. Muscling Up- Beyond Body Image: Masculinities, Practices and Performatives (workshop). La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
- Van de Ven, K., & Mulrooney, K.J.D. (2018). Human Enhancement Drug Network [invited speaker]. Open Roads Conference - A Shot in the Dark: Steroids, IPEDs, the Hidden Harm. Essex, United Kingdom.
Memberships
Co-director, Centre for Rural Criminology- Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences