Her interests encompass policing and punishment; law, administration and discretion; borders, risk and security; and national inclusions/exclusions as they relate to immigrants and refugees in Canada. Pratt’s research has focused on the intersections of criminal justice and immigration and refugee domains that culminate in detention and deportation (Securing Borders: Detention and Deportation in Canada, UBC Press, 2005). Her current major study is a SSHRC funded investigation into the culture, organization and knowledges that shape the policing of borders in Canada.