Jose Pina-Sánchez

Professor Jose Pina-Sánchez is a Professor of Quantitative Criminology at the University of Leeds, affiliated with the School of Law within the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on criminal justice decision-making, particularly sentencing disparities, and employs advanced statistical methods to promote transparency and fairness in the justice system. He holds academic leadership roles, including Program Manager of the BSc Criminal Justice and Criminology (Quantitative Pathway) and Co-Director of the Social Research Methods Centre. Pina-Sánchez has collaborated with institutions like the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, the Scottish Sentencing Council, and law enforcement agencies to develop evidence-based policies.

Education: BSc in Economics (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), MA in Political Economics (Université Pierre Mendès France), MSc and PhD in Social Statistics (University of Manchester). Prior roles include a Fellowship at the London School of Economics and consultancy in public policy evaluation.

Research interests include methodological rigor in addressing measurement error, longitudinal data analysis, and causal inference. His current projects explore ethnic sentencing disparities, the 'dark figure' of unreported crime, and judicial decision-making patterns. He emphasizes open science practices and critiques positivist methodologies in complex social issues.

Teaching: Leads courses on statistical modeling, criminology research methods, and quantitative pathways. Supervises postgraduate researchers and delivers workshops on topics like missing data, multilevel modeling, and expert elicitation techniques.

Advising and grants: Oversees advanced quantitative methods training at the White Rose DTP and contributes to interdisciplinary projects funded by the N8 Research Partnership and others.

Labs/teams: Active in the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and directs the Social Research Methods Centre, promoting innovative data-driven approaches to criminal justice challenges.