Matthew Ball is a foundational scholar in queer criminology, researching at the intersections of sexuality, gender, and justice. He is the author of Criminology and Queer Theory: Dangerous Bedfellows?, co-editor of Queering Criminology and four other edited volumes in queer criminology.

Henry F. Fradella is the author or co-author of 12 books and nearly 120 articles, reviews, book chapters, and scholarly commentaries on legal issues in criminal justice. He specializes in the intersection of law with the social sciences, most frequently with emphases in either forensic psychology or human sexuality.