
Chrysanthi S. Leon J.D. Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Joint Appointment: Women and Gender Studies
University of Delaware
331 Smith Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Biography
Chrysanthi Leon, JD, PhD, is deputy director of the Honors Program and associate professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Women & Gender Studies, and Legal Studies at the University of Delaware. Leon received her graduate degrees from UC Berkeley. Leon is an interdisciplinary scholar in the area of 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 is co-editor, with Katie Hail-Jares and Corey Shdaimah, of Challenging Perspectives on Street-Based Sex Work (Temple University Press).
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