Soo Jung Lee
Soo Jung Lee | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 56–57) |
| Citizenship | South Korea |
| Occupation | Forensic Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Professor |
Soo Jung Lee (Korean: 이수정; born 1964) is a South Korean forensic psychologist, professor of that subject at Kyonggi University in Seoul, and part of the country's first generation of criminal profilers. She has been named part of BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019, in the leadership category.[1][2][3] Lee has worked numerous high-profile murder cases, and believes stalking is what leads to more serious crimes. As a result of this she helped introduce an anti-stalking bill now passed in South Korea. [3]
She was previously a member of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Commission, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's sexual violence taskforce and the National Police Agency's reform committee. She has since written seven books, and given advice on popular Korean TV program . [3][4]
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- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?". 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Korean crime psychologist named one of BBC's 100 women of 2019". koreatimes. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 최경애 (2019-10-16). "S. Korean forensic psychologist named among BBC's 100 women of 2019". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Human Engineers | Soojung Lee: "Criminal Minds" | Talks at Google". Human Engineers. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- 1964 births
- Forensic psychologists
- Living people
- Iowa State University alumni
- South Korean psychologists
- South Korean women psychologists
- BBC 100 Women