A tour de force! The Palgrave Handbook of Caribbean Criminology is an extremely rigorous and multi-faceted examination of crime in the Caribbean. It tackles organised crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, cyber-crime, indiscipline, violence and corruption in the police service, among others. The Handbook also addresses difficult questions, such as corporal punishment in schools, the continued criminalisation of same sex relationships and political violence. Indeed, no stone is left unturned in this volume. It will be the main reference for years to come for academics and policymakers.

-Professor Troy Lorde, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.

This handbook explores crime, deviance and punishment in the Caribbean with a focus on marginalized perspectives from scholars in the Caribbean. It explores the region's unique cultural context and challenges, particularly the ongoing influence of colonialism. It also covers types of criminal activities and punishment, including contemporary and emerging areas such as cybercrime and white-collar crime, as well as discussing victims and victimization, and crime and justice policies. This handbook builds on the growing field of interest in this region to establish a Caribbean Criminology. It speaks to both students and practitioners.

Wendell C. Wallace is Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. He is an English-trained Barrister and Certified Mediator with the Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago. His research interests include policing, gangs, violence (domestic and school), and education-related issues. He has published four books.

Wendell C. Wallace is Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. He is an English trained Barrister and Certified Mediator with the Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago. His research interests include policing, gangs, violence (domestic and school), and education-related issues. He has published four books.

Introduction: Towards a Caribbean Criminology.- PART I: Criminology in the Caribbean.- 1. The state of Criminology in the Caribbean - Dr. Wendell C. Wallace (Confirmed).- 2. Criminal Law and Human Rights: A paradoxical relationship - Justice Avason Quinlan.- Williams and Justice Charmaine Pemberton (Confirmed).- 3. Corporate, Financial and White Collar Crime in the Cayman Islands/Caribbean - Dr. Kadesha Swearing (Confirmed).- 4. Gendered Violence and Crime in the Caribbean .- Halimah DeShong (Confirmed).- 5. Then and now: The need for Caribbean criminological theories.- PART II. Typologies of Contemporary Criminal Activities and Punishment in Caribbean Jurisdictions.- 6. Delinquency Among Juveniles in the Caribbean: Trends, Factors and Determinants - Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard (Confirmed).- 7. Homicides in the Caribbean - Mr. Sheridon M. Hill (Confirmed).- 8. Exploring crime typologies in Trinidad and Tobago - Dr. Wendell C. Wallace (Confirmed).- 9. Transnational Organized Crime in the Caribbean - Dr. Camille Gibson (Confirmed).- 10. Prison Conditions in the Contemporary Caribbean - Dr. Dacia L. Leslie (Confirmed).- 11. Cybercrime and cyber.- victimization - Mr. Andre Norton (Confirmed).- 12. Crimes by and against Tourists in Barbados.- 13. An Overview of Gangs and Criminal activities in Haiti - Guyma Noel (Confirmed).- 14. The decriminalization of cannabis offences in the Caribbean: Criminal Justice System and Public Health Implications - Dr. Alana Griffith (Confirmed).- 15. Impacts of Gangs and Gang violence on Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean - Charles Katz (Confirmed).- 16. Gangs and Gang Dynamics: Exploring Gangs in Jamaica - Mr. Tarik Weekes (Confirmed).- PART III: Victims and Victimization.- 17. Rethinking School Discipline in the Caribbean: The moveaway from Punishment - Dr. Sherill V. C. Morris.- Francis (Confirmed).- 18. School Violence: Implications for Teachers and Education in the Caribbean .- Dr. Lisa Jaggernauth (Confirmed).- 19. Caribbean Peoples and the Retention of the Death Penalty - Mr. Sheridon M. Hill (Confirmed).- 20. The War on Terrorism: Human Rights Issues, Implications, and Recommendations - Dr. Malisa Neptune.- Figaro (Confirmed).- 21. Domestic Violence (DV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): A Review of Perspectives of DV and IPV among Caribbean Women and Men - Dr. Leah Cleghorn and Miss Keel County (Confirmed).- 22. Political Crimes, Political Violence and Victimization in Caribbean Contexts - Dr. Peter St. Jean (Confirmed).- 23. Police Corruption in the Caribbean/Trinidad and Tobago - Mr. Danny Carr (Confirmed).- 24. The Invisible Victims of Crime: Children of Incarcerated Parents - Dr. Aveka Mano (Confirmed).- 25. Gender and Crime in Barbados - Dr. Kai.- Ann Skeete (Confirmed).- 26. Race, Class and Crime in Guyana - Dr. Mellissa Ifill (Confirmed).- 27. Human Trafficking as a Crime against Humanity: Patterns, Evolution, and Implications for the Caribbean - Professor Suzette Haughton (Confirmed).- PART IV: Slavery and Colonialism as Crimes Against Caribbean Peoples.- 28. Colonialism in the Caribbean: A Forgotten Crime against Humanity - Dr. Rita Pemberton (Confirmed).- 29. Outward movement of Caribbean Peoples as tools of Colonial (British) Development - Dr. Ronald Noel (Confirmed).- 30. The transmission of violence from colonialism to independence and Beyond: Myth or reality for the Caribbean - Dr. Winston Phulgence (Confirmed).- 31. Reparation for the Crime of Slavery against African/Caribbean Peoples.- 32. How Colonialism Criminalized Religion (and Culture) in the Caribbean - Dr. Marcia Burrowes (Confirmed).- 33. The Windrush Generations, 1948 to now: crimmigration of necessity in the sociology of knowledge and law - Dr. Michael Toussaint (Confirmed).- PART V: Critiques of Colonialism in Caribbean Criminology.- 34. Follow Fashion: Britain's continuing influence on the Death Penalty in the Caribbean - Dr. Timothy Affonso (Confirmed).- 35. Theoretical Criminology: Peacemaking and the Policing of Public Order in Guyana - Dr. Joanne Mars (Confirmed).- 36. Police and Policing in the Caribbean: Centralization, Pluralization and Caribbeanization.- 37. Policing Homophobia in the Caribbean: The Colonial Genesis - Dr. Perry Stanislas (Confirmed).- 38. Language Romanticized: The monopoly of English language usage in the criminal justice system in the bilingual society of St. Lucia - Dr. R. Sandra Evans (Confirmed).- 39. The intersection of colonialism and indentureship in the Caribbean (or a specific Caribbean country).- Part VI: Crime and Justice Policies.- 40. Norms in Contention: Human Rights Across Social, Gendered and Religious Conformity and Non.- Conformity - Dr. Sue.- Ann Barratt (Confirmed).- 41. Reformation of Caribbean Judicial Systems - Master Gillian Scotland (Confirmed).- 42. Use of ADR Mechanisms in Caribbean Judiciaries - Miss Ann Diaz and Cheri Lewis (Confirmed).- 43. The State of Data Collection in Caribbean Police Departments - Mrs. Karen Lancaster.- Ellis (Confirmed).- 44. Police Indiscipline: Police Oversight Agencies as Agents of External Police Control - Mr. David West (Confirmed).- 45. The Police Complaints Process - Dr. Wendell C. Wallace, Mr. Russel Mason and Miss Gisann Ramharack (Confirmed).- 46. Criminal Activities as threats to National Security in the Caribbean .- Dr. Marika Dawkins (Confirmed).- 47. Venezuelan Migration to the Caribbean in the 21st Century: Policy Implications .- Dr. Mauricia John (Confirmed).- 48. The Criminalization of Homosexuality in St. Kitts and Nevis/Caribbean .- Dr. Moyia Rowtham (Confirmed).- 49. Policy Responses to Criminality: Sexual Predation as a Bi.- product of Protracted Curfews .- Dr. Herbert S. Gayle (Confirmed).- 50. Sentencing Practices and Trends in Barbados .- Miss Rochelle Lashley (Confirmed).- 51. Penal reform or penal abolitionism in the Caribbean?.- Conclusion: Caribbean Criminology: At the centre or at periphery and for how long?.