Wesley S. McCann is a Visiting Assistant Professor of criminology at The College of New Jersey. He holds a PhD in criminal justice and criminology from Washington State University and has published numerous articles dealing with criminal law and procedure, judicial decision-making, legal scholarship in the field of criminal justice, and terrorism. His current research focuses on issues concerning hate crime and terrorism legislation, the immigrant–crime relationship, extremism, foreign policy, and contemporary issues relating to immigration law and policy. His work has appeared in Terrorism and Political Violence, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Criminal Justice Review, Corrections, Criminal Law Bulletin, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, and various law reviews.