The fourth edition of Crime and Criminology is a concise, comprehensive overview of criminological theory. By relating classical and contemporary theories to current criminological concerns through case studies and examples - such as racial profiling, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and cybercrime - the fourth edition is an up-to-date and remarkably accessible introduction to the study of theory in Canadian criminology.

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Lauren Eisler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and the former Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University. Her PhD, which focused on crime and deviance, was completed at the University of Saskatchewan in 2004.

Australian Authors: Rob White is a Distinguished Professor of Criminology in the School of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tasmania. He is also Director of both the Criminology Research Unit and a member of the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council. He is the former Director of Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies at the University of Tasmania.

Fiona Haines is a Professor of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD, completed at the University of Melbourne, won the 1996 Chancellor's Prize for excellence (Arts and Social Sciences). Her teaching and research interests include corporate and white collar crime, globalization, and the sociology of crime and deviance.

"The book provides a solid foundation for higher level study of the politics of crime and the policy-making process in the criminal justice system." -Scott Clark, Toronto Metropolitan University

"The primary strength is that it is Canadian. It situates the historical context within Canadian society, [and] it provides Canadian examples and applications throughout." -Stephanie Howells, University of Guelph

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