The fourth edition of this powerful textbook Class, Race, Gender, and Crime introduces students to crime and the criminal justice system through the lens of class, race, gender, and their intersection. Maintaining the overall structure of the third edition, the fourth edition incorporates new examples, current data, and recent theoretical developments throughout.

Author Biography

Gregg Barak is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of a number of books, including Theft of a Nation: Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding. Paul Leighton is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is author or co-author of several books, including Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge and The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice. Allison Cotton is associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She is author of the book Effigy.