Chrysanthi S. Leon J.D. Ph.D.
Professor
Joint Appointment: Women and Gender Studies
University of Delaware
331 Smith Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Biography
Chrysanthi Leon, JD, PhD, is professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Women & Gender Studies, and Legal Studies at the University of Delaware. Leon received her graduate degrees from UC Berkeley. She is an interdisciplinary scholar in penology, law and society whose research and teaching includes sex crime and punishment, sex work, and law and literature Inside Out. Her book, Sex Fiends, Perverts and Pedophiles: Understanding Sex Crime Policy in America is available from NYU Press. Leon co-authored The Compassionate Court?: Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs with Corey Shdaimah and Shelly Wiechelt and is co-editor with Katie Hail-Jares and Corey Shdaimah of Challenging Perspectives on Street-Based Sex Work (both Temple University Press).
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