Victoria Canning

About the Author

Victoria Canning is a scholar and author whose work examines the social conditions, power structures, and lived experiences that shape harm and justice. Her writing brings critical criminology into conversation with broader debates about inequality, politics, and social responsibility, inviting readers to question conventional definitions of crime and wrongdoing. She is the author of From Social Harm to Zemiology: A Critical Introduction (New Directions in Critical Criminology), a significant contribution to contemporary discussions of zemiology and critical approaches to criminology. Canning’s work is attentive to theory while remaining engaged with the practical and human consequences of social harm.