Dr Leticia Couto

Leticia Couto is a Lecturer in Criminology and the Open Research Champion for the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education.

Leticia’s research interests include violence against women and girls (VAWG), domestic abuse, fear of crime, and policing. She has experience working closely with other organisations, such as governmental bodies, support services, and external research partners, and is a VAWG scrutiny panel member for Humberside Police.

Leticia supervises PhD students working on issues within the scope of her research interests and is particularly interested in evaluating interventions linked to her areas of expertise.