About the Author

Greg Marquis is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Politics at University of New Brunswick at Saint John (UNBSJ), specializing in Canadian history and criminal justice history. Professor Marquis has developed a number of courses in the area of law and society, and is on the editorial board of Acadiensis and the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. In addition to criminal justice history, his research interests include urban history and urban policy, the history of popular culture and the history of alcohol and drugs. Greg lives in Quispamsis, New Brunswick.