Nicola Mary Lacey, CBE FBA (born 3 February 1958) is a British legal scholar who specialises in criminal law.
[3] She then undertook postgraduate studies at University College, Oxford, completing a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree in 1981.
[2] In 1998, she joined the London School of Economics (LSE) as professor of criminal law and legal theory.
[1] On 1 October 2010, she was awarded a Title of Distinction by the university as Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory.
[6] In September 2013, Lacey returned to the London School of Economics, where she had been appointed professor of law, gender and social policy.
[10] In the 2017 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "For services to Law, Justice and Gender Politics".
[13] In 2022, the Law and Society Association awarded her its International Prize, noting: "Professor Lacey transformed the fields of critical criminology and penology and opened up new areas of inquiry and advocacy for reforming criminal justice systems around the globe.