Luigi Esposito is a Professor and co-chair at of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University in Miami Shores, FL. He has co-edited three books and published numerous peer reviewed articles and book chapters on issues related to neoliberalism, race and ethnic relations, medicalization, social theory, gun politics, globalization, and ethics.

Fernando M. Perez is a Professor and co-chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University in Miami Shores, FL. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented widely at professional conferences on topics including consumerism/privatization, drug policy, mass violence, and medicalization.