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Prof. Leon is smart, funny, and cares a lot about his students. He's honestly one of the best professors at GW. Grades come from quizzes, three exams, and a weekly discussion post. Other than that, he also offers opportunities for extra credit. You'll do well as long as you put in the work.

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Professor Leon was one of the best professors that I have had so far at George Washington University. He is always accessible outside the class and is caring to his students. He is a dedicated professor and will take time to get to know each of his students. I highly recommend his class.

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Biography

George Washington University - Sociology

Assistant Professor of Latino & Caribbean Studies and Criminal Justice
Research
Kenneth Sebastian
Leon, PhD
Piscataway, New Jersey
I am an Assistant Professor of Latino and Caribbean Studies and a faculty affiliate of the Criminal Justice Program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. I specialize in crimes of the powerful, with a focus on the colonial and carceral functions of contemporary justice systems. Previously, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at George Washington University (GWU) and a contracted researcher of transnational organized crime at the National Institute of Justice (2016-2017). Select scholarship appears or is forthcoming in Critical Criminology; Crime, Law and Social Change; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; and Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology.

My book, Corrupt Capital-Nightlife, Vice, and Crimes of the Powerful is forthcoming with Routledge, Series on Crimes of the Powerful. Additional justice systems research includes evaluations of the Colombian National Police, the Honduran National Police, and the recruitment and retention of Latina/o/x police officers in New Jersey. I serve as the inaugural Managing Editor of the Journal of White-Collar and Corporate Crime, a SAGE peer-reviewed journal affiliated with a division of the American Society of Criminology. You can obtain a copy of my CV at www.ksebastianleon.com

Experience

  • Law and Society Minor at George Washington University

    Interim Director

    Kenneth worked at Law and Society Minor at George Washington University as a Interim Director

  • George Washington Univeristy

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    https://sociology.columbian.gwu.edu/kenneth-leon

  • Rutgers University

    Assistant Professor

    Assistant Professor of Latino and Caribbean Studies and Faculty Affiliate of the Criminal Justice Program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

  • George Washington University

    Adjunct Instructor

    Courses taught:
    -Criminology
    -Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
    -Intro. to Criminal Justice
    -The Sociological Imagination
    -Classical Sociological Theory

  • National Institute of Justice

    Research Assistant - Transnational Organized Crime

    The NIJ Research Assistantship Program is housed within the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice, and is designed to provide qualified doctoral students with practical and applied research experience that has direct implications for criminal justice practitioners. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research priorities. Research assistants perform a range of research-related duties and must work effectively as part of a larger research team. In this capacity, I plan and organize my work as a research contractor under the supervision of Dr. John Picarelli, who directs the research portfolio on Transnational Organized Crime.

    Current projects include:
    1. Determining the measurable differences between supply and demand-side interventions in
    illicit markets and underground economies (e.g. drugs, counterfeit goods, human trafficking);

    2. Employing a socio-legal framework to assess how laws and policy structurally incentivize
    specific forms of transnational organized crime;

    3. Assessing the ways in which state complicity or direct involvement is required for select
    transnational organize criminal enterprises to retain their comparative advantage(s);

    4. Highlighting social, political, and structural restraints (or contradictions) that impede or bias
    federally-funded research on transnational organized crime and corruption;

    5. Contribute to existing efforts that bolster data integrity and prevalence data concerning various
    forms of human trafficking (e.g. sex versus labor trafficking).

  • Humphrey Fellowship Program

    Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Humphrey Program brings young and mid-career professionals from designated countries to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts.

Education

  • American University

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

    Justice, Law & Criminology

  • Florida State University

    Magna Cum Laude - Bachelor of Science

    Criminology

  • The George Washington University

    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Criminology, Sociology

Positions

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

  • American Society of Criminology

    Communications Officer - Division of Critical Criminology

    I contribute to the ASC Division of Critical Criminology communications team. urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,164357664)

  • The Jackie & Rachel Robinson Society

    Former President

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,221414733)

  • Eastern Sociological Society

    Member

    urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAANftWgBmtjm6sggeCQD_hWtjLbL-5IM70o,84156366)

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