Professor Mike Levi has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the British Society of Criminology.

The award was presented by President of the Society, Professor Sandra Walklate.

Professor Levi has a distinguished track record of research in a range of criminological areas, including an international reputation for excellence in research on money laundering, corruption, cybercrimes, transnational organised crime and white-collar crimes.

Professor Levi joined Cardiff University in 1975 as a Lecturer in Criminology, after gaining undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton Universities.

He has been conducting international research on the control of white-collar and organised crime, corruption and money laundering, and the financing of terrorism since 1972.

Professor Levi said: “It is a great honour for myself and for my areas of expertise to get this award among so many other deserving candidates and subject areas.”