RONALD J. BERGER is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he teaches courses in criminology and the sociology of law. He edited The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency.
PATRICIA SEARLES is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she teaches courses in gender roles, the family, and violence against women.
CHARLES E. COTTLE is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he teaches courses in political theory, public opinion, and research methods. The authors, together or separately, have published on a number of gender-related topics, including: sexual assault, rape law reform, women's self-defense, female delinquency, media images of women, and pornography.