Dictionary of Criminology is a reference intended for the professional legal practitioner, criminal justice worker or the average person who may be interested in legal matters in Uganda. Prof. Mwene Mushanga studied Political Science and Sociology to PhD level at Makerere University and Criminology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He taught Sociology and Criminology at Makerere University and Social Psychology and Criminology at the University of Nairobi. He also worked as a consultant for the UN on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders. Mushanga has been Uganda's ambassador to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, Italy, Canada, Germany, Australia and the Vatican.