Blazej Kaucz is a researcher specialising in criminology and socio-legal studies. He holds a PhD in Criminology from University College Cork, Ireland, alongside law degrees (LL.M., LL.B.) from Wroclaw University, Poland. Blazej's monograph, The Militarisation of Behaviours: Social Control and Surveillance in Poland and Ireland, was published by Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature in 2022. He is also the editor of the forthcoming book, Polish Contributions to Criminology, from Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature.