Professor Emeritus
Biography
Shearing’s work has focused on the governance of safety and security, with a particular focus on non-state auspices and providers and their engagements with state agencies. His recent research explores shifting harm landscapes and their implications. Recent publications include: Criminology and Climate: Insurance, Finance and Regulation of Harmscapes, ed. with Holley and Phelan (Routledge 2021); Criminology and the Anthropocene ed. with Holley (Routledge 2018); Security in the Anthropocene: Reflections on Safety and Care with Harrington (Transcript 2017).
Education
B.Soc.Sci., Sociology, University of Natal
MA, Sociology, University of Toronto
PhD, Sociology, University of Toronto
Administrative Service
Director, University of Toronto Centre of Criminology, 1993-1998