Vincenzo Ruggiero is Professor of Sociology at Middlesex University, London, UK. His work is available in several languages, and his books (single-authored and edited) include Western European Penal Systems (1995), The New European Criminology (1998), Crime and Markets (2000), Social Movements: A Reader (2008), Penal Abolitionism (2010), Corruption and Organised Crime in Europe (2012) and The Crimes of the Economy (2013).