Thomas O'Reilly-Fleming graduated with first class standing from University College, the University of Toronto. He holds an M.A. from Toronto's Centre of Criminology and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He has taught at Grant MacEwan College, the London School of Economics, York University, Trent University and the University of Toronto. He now teaches at the University of Windsor. His other books include Deviant Designations (1987), The New Criminologies in Canada (1985), Youth Injustice (1993), and The 'Right' Rules (1993). He has published numerous articles in the area of criminology and is a frequent commentator on crime and deviance issues in the media.