Place, Race and Politics presents an integrated analysis of the social and political processes that combined to construct a media-driven 'crisis' concerning African youth crime in the city of Melbourne, Australia.

Leanne Weber is Professor of Criminology at the University of Canberra and a Research Associate at the Centre for Criminology, Oxford University.

Jarrett Blaustein is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.

Kathryn Benier is Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.

Rebecca Wickes is Professor of Criminology at the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.

Diana Johns is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.