Dato Dr.
Sundramoorthy Pathmanathan
Centre of Policy Research
USM
Criminology Expert
Dato’ Dr. P. Sundramoorthy
Attached to the Centre for Policy Research, USM. Former Associate Professor and a leading authority on Malaysian policing reform.
Supervised
>15 PhD Candidates
Institutional Role
USM Leadership
Deputy Dean, Director of Security, & Deputy Chairman of USM Integrity Panel.
Crime Prevention (MCPF)
- Penang (1997–Present)Executive Member
- Federal (2010)Appointed by the Prime Minister
Visiting Professor
Utah, USA &
Chubu, Nagoya, Japan
ACS Councilor
Organizing Chairman: 10th (2018) & 17th (2026)
National Appointments
2011 – Present
MQA Board of Assessors
2015 – 2016
MACC Operations Review Panel
2019 – 2020
Death Penalty Review Committee
2021 – 2022
Adib Probe & MOE Safety Taskforce
Research & Data
Root Causes of Crime
Ministry of Finance
POCA Study
Ministry of Home Affairs
Primary Indicator
PCI Principal Investigator
Lead on the Perception of Crime Indicator (PCI) and nationwide policing perception surveys.




