Robert Peacock

Robert Peacock is a Full Professor in the Department of Criminology, University of the Free State, South Africa. Prof Peacock is the President of the International Society for Criminology ISC-SIC, Paris and a former President of the World Society of Victimology. Since the apartheid years in South Africa, Robert Peacock has been working actively in the fields of Criminology, Victimology, Criminal Justice and Transitional Justice with structural and institutional victimisation as particular focus areas. Prof Peacock’s international service includes leadership in victimological education, research networks and exchanges involving universities, practitioners and civil society. His work has supported dialogue with United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives. With the dawn of democracy in South Africa, he was appointed by the Minister of Correctional Services to a national civilian oversight leadership role contributing to democratic accountability and institutional reform. Seeking to advance an African Victimology that is both regionally grounded and globally relevant, his work has been endorsed by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation. Recognition includes Monash University teaching and media awards and support through KU Leuven’s Global Minds programme. He has been a keynote speaker at many criminology and victimology conferences.

As Co-Chair of WCC 2027 Professor Robert Peacock brings an African and global victimological perspective to the congress’s leadership. His contribution connects criminal justice with social justice, victims’ rights and the accountability of institutions, supporting international cooperation and research attentive to the abuse of power, inequality and the conditions for human and ecological security.