Barbara Perry is a Professor of Criminology in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University. Dr. Perry has written extensively in the area of hate crime. Her books include In the Name of Hate: Understanding Hate Crimes, Hate and Bias Crime: A Reader, and The Silent Victims: Hate Crimes Against Native Americans. Dr. Perry has also written on policing diverse communities, including work on social
control in Indigenous communities. Most recently, she has contributed to a scholarly understanding of anti-Muslim violence, hate crime against LGBTQ communities, and the community impacts of hate crime.