We are delighted to announce that Professor Leo Zaibert has become Director of the Institute of Criminology.
Leo joined the Institute in 2022 after more than 25 years working in the United States and two years in his native Venezuela. He is the inaugural holder of the Andreas von Hirsch Professorship in Penal Theory and Ethics and Director of the Centre for Penal Theory and Ethics.
With academic qualifications in both philosophy (PhD, 1997) and law (Abogado, 1989), Leo's scholarship has focused on questions central to criminology, particularly punishment and its moral and legal justification.
As Director, Leo will lead the Institute's continued pursuit of excellence in research and teaching, building on its reputation as a world leader in the field.