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About Phillip C. Shon

Phillip C. Shon received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois (Chicago); he also holds an M.A. in linguistics and a B.A. in philosophy from Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago). He is currently a Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology where he teaches courses in homicide and criminological theory. He is the author of How to Read Journal Articles in the Social Sciences (2nd ed.). London: Sage 2015; Language and Demeanor in Police-Citizen Encounters. Lanham MD: University Press of America 2008; Respect Defense and Self-Identity: Profiling Parricide in Nineteenth-Century America 1852-1899. New York: Peter Lang 2014. He is a co-editor (with Dragan Milovanovic) of Serial Killers: Understanding Lust Murders. (eds). Durham NC: Carolina Academic Press 2006. Phil grew up in Chicago. He no longer hides the shame of being a Cubs fan and has completely forgotten Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series. He is patiently awaiting the Chicago Bears to come up with a sequel to the Super Bowl Shuffle before they return once more to the Promised Land.