Dr Gopala Sasie Rekha

Biography

Gopala Sasie Rekha joined the University of Winchester in 2021 as a Lecturer in Criminology and she is currently a Programme Leader for MSc In Applied Criminology programme.

Publications

• Rekha, G. S (2024). ‘Uncovering the Shadows: Forensic and Criminological Perspectives on Human Trafficking in Indonesia’, in Chaussée, A. and Leonard, L. J. (ed.) Cases on Forensic and Criminological Science for Criminal Detection and Avoidance: IGI Global, pp.83-95. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9800-2 – https://www.igi-global.com/book/cases-forensic-criminological-science-criminal/320247    
• Lavorgna, A. and Rekha, G.S. (2020) 'From Horticulture to Psychonautics: An Analysis of Online Communities Discussing and Trading Plants with Psychotropic Properties', Trends in Organized Crime, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-020-09389-5 
• Lavorgna, A., Ugwudike, P., Carr, L., Benitez, Y.S. and Rekha, G.S (2021) ‘To app or not to app? Understanding public resistance in using COVID-19 digital contact tracing’, Law, Technology and Humans, 3(2):28-45, https://doi.org/10.5204/lthj.2012 
• Rekha, G. S. (2020) ‘Female Imprisonment: An Ethnography of Everyday Life in Confinement’, The Howard Journal, 59 (4), 543-545. ISSN 2059-1098. 
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347804076_Female_Imprisonment_An_Ethnography_of_Everyday_Life_in_ConfinementCFrois_Cham_Switzerland_Palgrave_Macmillan_2017_231pp_10999hb_ISBN_978-3-319-63684-9 

Forthcoming projects: 

• Shadows and Voices: Unravelling the Plight of Myanmar's Indigenous Communities in the Maze of Human Trafficking (2025, Routledge Book Chapter) (Editor: Elizabeth Rhoads and Al Khanif)
• Feminist Approach in Sentencing Process of Female Offenders in Corruption Cases in Indonesia (2025, Indonesian Journal of International Law for Feminist Approach to International Law) (Co-writer Vita Cita Emia Tarigan and Rizki Nadia Saputri from the National University of Norths Sumatra, Indonesia)
• Asset Forfeiture Through Reciprocal Agreements as an Effort to Prevent and Eradicate Money Laundering (2025, Justician Journal of Law) (co-writer Diana Darmayanti Putong from Manado State University Indonesia)
• Legal Policy in Maintaining Food Security in Indonesia: A Comparison Study for the Food Security Agency and Indonesian Local Government (2025, Justician Journal of Law) (co-writer Fatkhul muin, Eki Furkon, and Haris Mubarak)