Professor Dr. Victoria Heßeler is Professor of Law in Social Work, specializing in criminal law and victim protection, at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences (katho) in Cologne. Previously, she practiced law for many years, focusing on representing victims in criminal proceedings. She earned her doctorate from Leibniz University Hannover with a dissertation on the right of victims to inspect files in criminal proceedings and has served as an expert witness before the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia on several occasions. She is also a member of the Criminal Law Commission of the German Association of Women Lawyers (djb) and a board member of Nebenklage e. V. (Association for Victims of Crime).
