Lieselot Bisschop is Professor of Criminology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research and teaching focus on environmental crime, corporate crime, and organised crime, with particular attention to questions of responsibility, victimisation, and the ways in which public and private actors work together in addressing these issues.

Recently, she has studied industrial pollution, particularly PFAS, collaborating with colleagues and investigative journalists to explore lessons from regulatory oversight, different forms of harm, and the experiences of those affected. She also researches cooperation in tackling drug trafficking and human trafficking in the Port of Rotterdam as part of the FORT-PORT project (Focusing on the Right Things in the Port of Rotterdam).

In her work on fraud and crime, she applies a broad understanding of harm, as many damaging practices fall outside criminal law: “lawful but awful.” The tension between public and private interests makes discussions on prevention, regulation, and accountability both compelling and highly relevant.