Sony Kunjappan is an Assistant Professor since 2010, at Centre for Studies in Social Management, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. He is also a visiting faculty at Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad. His PhD and M.Phil is awarded from Centre for studies in Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His PhD thesis is on Police Accountability: case studies in Wayanad district of Kerala. He had completed his Masters in Social Work with specialization in Criminology and Correctional Administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He had published one book titled Governance of In-service Training Process and Procedures and two chapters in edited books published by Taylor and Francis. He had also submitted a project titled Local Self Governance and Policing, funded by Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He has also published articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Sony Kunjappan research interests include Police Studies, Governance; Criminology, Criminal Justice Social Work, Criminal Justice Governance and Human Rights.