Everett Nionzi is a criminologist by training with a degree in law from the University of Kinshasa, and a master's degree in criminology in internal security from the same university. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in criminal law and criminology at the University of Kinshasa. She is an assistant at the School of Criminology at the University of Kinshasa. She is also a researcher at the Center for Criminology and Social Pathology attached to the School of Criminology. She attaches particular interest to qualitative research related to internal security, specifically in the areas of penitentiary and urban youth violence.