James W Williams
Associate Professor
Criminology (CRIM)
Undergraduate Program Director (UPD), Department of Social Science
Office: 742 Ross Building South
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext: 77176
Email: jamesw1@yorku.ca
Accepting New Graduate Students
James W. Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science and a member of the undergraduate program in Criminology and the graduate programs in Sociology and Socio-Legal Studies. Current areas of research include: financial regulation; the impact of financialization in the social sector; new computing technologies and crime prevention programming; and new regulatory technologies and their impact on corporate wrongdoing. Williams is the author of Policing the Markets: Inside the Black Box of Securities Enforcement (Routledge, 2012). His work has also been published in journals including the British Journal of Criminology, Environment and Planning A, Economy and Society, Journal of Cultural Economy, Law and Policy, and Science, Technology, and Human Values.
Degrees
Ph.D., Sociology, York UniversityM.A., Social and Political Thought, York University
B.A. Honours, Social Behaviour, Queen's University
Research Interests
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4657 6.0 | A | Crime and the Corporation | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4657 6.0 | A | Crime and the Corporation | SEMR |
James W. Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science and a member of the undergraduate program in Criminology and the graduate programs in Sociology and Socio-Legal Studies. Current areas of research include: financial regulation; the impact of financialization in the social sector; new computing technologies and crime prevention programming; and new regulatory technologies and their impact on corporate wrongdoing. Williams is the author of Policing the Markets: Inside the Black Box of Securities Enforcement (Routledge, 2012). His work has also been published in journals including the British Journal of Criminology, Environment and Planning A, Economy and Society, Journal of Cultural Economy, Law and Policy, and Science, Technology, and Human Values.
Degrees
Ph.D., Sociology, York UniversityM.A., Social and Political Thought, York University
B.A. Honours, Social Behaviour, Queen's University
Research Interests
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4657 6.0 | A | Crime and the Corporation | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4657 6.0 | A | Crime and the Corporation | SEMR |
