Contact Information:

Dale Spencer
Carleton University
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
7th Floor, Loeb Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1S 5B6
dspence2@connect.carleton.ca

Research Interests (areas of potential collaboration):

Criminological Theory

Sociology of Emotions

Leisure

Phenomenology

Work and Organizations

Youth Studies

Previous and Current Research Projects:

“National Study of Young Offender Involvement in Motor Vehicle Theft”
w/ Daniel O'Connor
Funded by Auto21 Networks of Centres of Excellence.

“Health & Safety in the Auto Parts Sector”
w/ Alan Hall, Alan Sears and Anne Forrest
Funded by Auto 21 Networks of Centres of Excellence.

“Work and Governance in the New Economy: Private Security in Ontario and Michigan”
w/ Daniel O'Connor and Randy Lippert
Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

“Inside Warrior Culture: An ethnography of a mixed martial arts club”
Principal and Sole Investigator, June 2006 to 2010

"Without Work and Home"

w/Karen Foster and Jan Sistek

Publications

Refereed Journals:

Criminology and Criminal Justice (2008)

Canadian Journal of Sociology (2008)

Punishment and Society (2009)

Body and Society (2009)

Journal of Youth Studies (In Press)

Critical Criminology (In Press)

Criminal Law and Philosophy (In Press)

Sociological Research Online (Forthcoming)

Book Reviews

International Criminal Justice Review (2007)

Canadian Journal of Law and Society (2007)

Canadian Journal of Sociology (2009)

New Social Inquiry (2009)

Canadian Journal of Sociology (2010)