Hans Joachim Schneider (14 November 1928 - 18 June 2015) was a German jurist, criminologist and psychologist.
[1][2][3][4] Hans Joachim Schneider was born in Biedenkopf, a small market town in the hills between Cologne and Kassel.
[4] It was also in 1971 that Schneider transferred to the University of Münster where he was appointed Professor for Criminology, Legal psychology and Criminal law.
Between 1979 and 1985 he served as the founding president of the World Society of Victimology,[5][6] the focus of his work being on causes and prevention of crime.
[1] He also taught, post retirement, as a guest professor at the University of Łódź, which had awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1987.