Researcher List David Brewster David Brewster (ブルースター デイビッド) Please select the form format to download from below 「Education and research environment」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ①Outline for Vitae」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ②Education and research environment」format Profile Information AffiliationAssociate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Communication and Sociology, Tokyo Woman's Christian UniversityDegreePhD (Criminology)(Feb, 2016, Cardiff University)MSc (Social Science Research Methods)(Jul, 2012, Cardiff University)BSc (Criminology)(Jul, 2010, Cardiff University)PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education(University of the West of England)Researcher number30814652ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-3780J-GLOBAL ID201901009871606261researchmap Member IDB000348437 Research Interests 10 Organisational culture Sociological criminology Criminology Sociology of drug use Governance Globalisation and social change Politics of crime Comparative criminology Criminal justice Drug policy Research Areas 3 Humanities & social sciences / Politics / Humanities & social sciences / Criminal law / Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Research History 7 Apr, 2024 - Present Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences Division of Global Social Sciences Department of Sociology, Tokyo Woman's Christian University Feb, 2021 - Present Fellow, Centre of Criminology, University of Hong Kong Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2024 Lecturer, Department of Liberal Arts, Kanazawa College of Art Jul, 2017 - Mar, 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Criminology Research Center, Ryukoku University Jan, 2016 - Jun, 2017 Lecturer in Criminology, University of the West of England More Education 4 Jan, 2016 - Jun, 2017 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCert), Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England Oct, 2011 - Feb, 2016 Criminology (PhD), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Oct, 2010 - Sep, 2011 Social Science Research Methods (MSc), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Oct, 2007 - Jul, 2010 Criminology (BSc), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Committee Memberships 1 Apr, 2021 - Present Director, Early Career Criminology Research Network (ECCRN) Awards 5 Oct, 2019 Early Career Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster May, 2018 Asian Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster Jul, 2015 Postgraduate Scholarship, British Society of Criminology David Brewster May, 2014 Postgraduate Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster Oct, 2010 MSc and PhD Studentship, Economic and Social Research Council (UK) David Brewster Papers 15 Cannabis Law Reform in Japan: Going with or Against the Tide? David Brewster Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, 95-110, Jun 2, 2025 Lead author Comparing Criminal Justice Participation Between Japan and the United States Tomoya Mukai, David Brewster, Yuma Matsuki, Eiichiro Watamura International Criminology, Mar 4, 2025 Continuity and change in drug treatment: Regimes of control in Japan David Brewster, Sho Sagara International Journal of Drug Policy, 116 104029-104029, Jun, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author Drug policy goals in a changing landscape: Perspectives of practitioners in Japan David Brewster, Jennifer May Hampton International Journal of Drug Policy, 112 103955-103955, Feb, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author Explaining the reproduction of illegal drug use control regimes in Japan: the multi-centred governance thesis David Brewster, Adam Edwards Global Crime, 1-20, Dec 27, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author More Books and Other Publications 1 Cultures of Cannabis Control: An International Comparison of Policy Making David Brewster Bristol University Press, Nov, 2022 (ISBN: 9781529214963) Presentations 17 Localisation and re-offending prevention: The Japanese experience David Brewster Rural Criminology Research Seminar, Dec, 2025 Recidivism prevention and localisation in Japan David Brewster Jun, 2025 The Transition of Juvenile Offenders to Adulthood: Policy Issues and Problematic Policies in Wales (United Kingdom) David Brewster Hokuriku Children’s Law Forum, Jul, 2023 Illegal drug policy in Japan: Perspectives of practitioners Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology Conference, Oct, 2022 Illegal drug policy in Japan: Perspectives of practitioners David Brewster European Society of Criminology Conference, Sep, 2022 More Teaching Experience 23 Apr, 2026 - Present Sociology of Social Problems (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2026 - Present 2nd Year Zemi (Communication and Sociology) (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2025 - Present 1st Year Zemi (Communication and Sociology) (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2024 - Present International Sociology (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2024 - Present Social Research Practicum II (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) More Professional Memberships 6 European Society of Criminology 日本社会学会 日本刑事政策研究会 Asian Criminological Society International Society for the Study of Drug Policy More Research Projects 6 The Multi-Centered Governance of Crime in Japan: A Comparison of Recidivism Prevention Policy 科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028 ブルースター デイビッド The Comprehensive Study on Life imprisonment: Socialization of Life and Treatment in Japanese Prisons Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2026 The Comprehensive Study on Life imprisonment: Socialisation of Life and Treatment in Japanese Prisons Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026 The Japanese Culture of Illegal Drug Control: A Q-sort of Practitioner Values Early Career, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022 David Brewster Illegal Drug Abuse Control in Japan: An Exploration of Recovering Users' Perspectives Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation, Oct, 2018 - Sep, 2019 David Brewster More その他教育活動上特記すべき事項 3 Date(From) 2024/05/10 Date(To) 2024/05/12 Subjcet 新入生(歓迎)リトリート 2024 Summary 新入生向けの八王子大学セミナーハウスに開催された合宿研修 Date(From) 2025/05/17 Date(To) 2025/05/18 Subjcet 新入生(歓迎)リトリート 2025 Summary 新入生向けの八王子大学セミナーハウスに開催された合宿研修 Date(From) 2024/10/12 Date(To) 2024/10/12 Subjcet 留学生の研修旅行 2024 Summary 静岡県、生徒28名参加 1 役職・学内委員 2 件名(英語) Faculty Development Committee 2025/04/01 件名(英語) International Exchange Centre Steering Commitee 2024/04/01 1
David Brewster (ブルースター デイビッド) Please select the form format to download from below 「Education and research environment」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ①Outline for Vitae」format 「No. 4, the Ministry of Education document style ②Education and research environment」format Profile Information AffiliationAssociate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Communication and Sociology, Tokyo Woman's Christian UniversityDegreePhD (Criminology)(Feb, 2016, Cardiff University)MSc (Social Science Research Methods)(Jul, 2012, Cardiff University)BSc (Criminology)(Jul, 2010, Cardiff University)PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education(University of the West of England)Researcher number30814652ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-3780J-GLOBAL ID201901009871606261researchmap Member IDB000348437 Research Interests 10 Organisational culture Sociological criminology Criminology Sociology of drug use Governance Globalisation and social change Politics of crime Comparative criminology Criminal justice Drug policy Research Areas 3 Humanities & social sciences / Politics / Humanities & social sciences / Criminal law / Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Research History 7 Apr, 2024 - Present Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences Division of Global Social Sciences Department of Sociology, Tokyo Woman's Christian University Feb, 2021 - Present Fellow, Centre of Criminology, University of Hong Kong Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2024 Lecturer, Department of Liberal Arts, Kanazawa College of Art Jul, 2017 - Mar, 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Criminology Research Center, Ryukoku University Jan, 2016 - Jun, 2017 Lecturer in Criminology, University of the West of England More Education 4 Jan, 2016 - Jun, 2017 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCert), Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England Oct, 2011 - Feb, 2016 Criminology (PhD), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Oct, 2010 - Sep, 2011 Social Science Research Methods (MSc), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Oct, 2007 - Jul, 2010 Criminology (BSc), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Committee Memberships 1 Apr, 2021 - Present Director, Early Career Criminology Research Network (ECCRN) Awards 5 Oct, 2019 Early Career Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster May, 2018 Asian Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster Jul, 2015 Postgraduate Scholarship, British Society of Criminology David Brewster May, 2014 Postgraduate Scholarship, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy David Brewster Oct, 2010 MSc and PhD Studentship, Economic and Social Research Council (UK) David Brewster Papers 15 Cannabis Law Reform in Japan: Going with or Against the Tide? David Brewster Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, 95-110, Jun 2, 2025 Lead author Comparing Criminal Justice Participation Between Japan and the United States Tomoya Mukai, David Brewster, Yuma Matsuki, Eiichiro Watamura International Criminology, Mar 4, 2025 Continuity and change in drug treatment: Regimes of control in Japan David Brewster, Sho Sagara International Journal of Drug Policy, 116 104029-104029, Jun, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author Drug policy goals in a changing landscape: Perspectives of practitioners in Japan David Brewster, Jennifer May Hampton International Journal of Drug Policy, 112 103955-103955, Feb, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author Explaining the reproduction of illegal drug use control regimes in Japan: the multi-centred governance thesis David Brewster, Adam Edwards Global Crime, 1-20, Dec 27, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author More Books and Other Publications 1 Cultures of Cannabis Control: An International Comparison of Policy Making David Brewster Bristol University Press, Nov, 2022 (ISBN: 9781529214963) Presentations 17 Localisation and re-offending prevention: The Japanese experience David Brewster Rural Criminology Research Seminar, Dec, 2025 Recidivism prevention and localisation in Japan David Brewster Jun, 2025 The Transition of Juvenile Offenders to Adulthood: Policy Issues and Problematic Policies in Wales (United Kingdom) David Brewster Hokuriku Children’s Law Forum, Jul, 2023 Illegal drug policy in Japan: Perspectives of practitioners Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology Conference, Oct, 2022 Illegal drug policy in Japan: Perspectives of practitioners David Brewster European Society of Criminology Conference, Sep, 2022 More Teaching Experience 23 Apr, 2026 - Present Sociology of Social Problems (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2026 - Present 2nd Year Zemi (Communication and Sociology) (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2025 - Present 1st Year Zemi (Communication and Sociology) (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2024 - Present International Sociology (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) Apr, 2024 - Present Social Research Practicum II (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) More Professional Memberships 6 European Society of Criminology 日本社会学会 日本刑事政策研究会 Asian Criminological Society International Society for the Study of Drug Policy More Research Projects 6 The Multi-Centered Governance of Crime in Japan: A Comparison of Recidivism Prevention Policy 科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028 ブルースター デイビッド The Comprehensive Study on Life imprisonment: Socialization of Life and Treatment in Japanese Prisons Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2026 The Comprehensive Study on Life imprisonment: Socialisation of Life and Treatment in Japanese Prisons Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026 The Japanese Culture of Illegal Drug Control: A Q-sort of Practitioner Values Early Career, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022 David Brewster Illegal Drug Abuse Control in Japan: An Exploration of Recovering Users' Perspectives Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation, Oct, 2018 - Sep, 2019 David Brewster More その他教育活動上特記すべき事項 3 Date(From) 2024/05/10 Date(To) 2024/05/12 Subjcet 新入生(歓迎)リトリート 2024 Summary 新入生向けの八王子大学セミナーハウスに開催された合宿研修 Date(From) 2025/05/17 Date(To) 2025/05/18 Subjcet 新入生(歓迎)リトリート 2025 Summary 新入生向けの八王子大学セミナーハウスに開催された合宿研修 Date(From) 2024/10/12 Date(To) 2024/10/12 Subjcet 留学生の研修旅行 2024 Summary 静岡県、生徒28名参加 1 役職・学内委員 2 件名(英語) Faculty Development Committee 2025/04/01 件名(英語) International Exchange Centre Steering Commitee 2024/04/01 1