Patricio is a Lecturer (Teaching) for Latin America and the Caribbean at the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science, where he designs and delivers professional development courses to police and security professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as conducts research on crime and security in the LAC region.

His research interests focus on crime in Mexico and other developing countries, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean—with particular attention to extortion against businesses and other organised crimes.