Dr. Wendelin Hume has been an educator and researcher at the University of North Dakota for over 25 years. She completed her undergraduate degree at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota and her masters and doctoral degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Based in part on her experiences growing up on an Anishinaabe reservation in Northwestern Ontario and on her work in the criminal justice field her academic interests include: tribal justice, restorative justice, and victim issues ranging from cybercrime to family violence. Dr. Hume designed this text and its exercises to provide up-to-date information about the field of criminal justice and to emphasize the skills of critical and creative thinking in a way that will engage readers and strengthen their active reading skills. Her personal interests center around her family, her ranch, contributing time and energy to the community, and her undergraduate and graduate students.