Biko Agozino (born 27 July 1961) is a Nigerian criminologist best known for his 1997 book Black Women and the Criminal Justice System.
[1] Agozino is a founding member of the international governing council of the Lagos-based think tank the Centre for Democracy and Development.
[1] In 2007, Agozino was appointed criminology unit coordinator and professor in sociology at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
[3][4] Agozino's work explores the past and present impact of colonisation on the way in which racial and ethnic minorities are treated by justice systems worldwide.
[8] His work is theoretical in nature, discussing the development of criminology in western countries and their impact on non-western societies, particularly former colonies.