Browsing All posts tagged under »American Society of Criminology«

Names in Criminology: Robert Agnew

July 12, 2012 by

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Whenever you don’t know what to do with your spare time, you know you find yourself searching for big name criminologists on YouTube. No? Just me? Well, okay then. I’ll help out. Here’s a quick vid of Robert Agnew talking about his background, career, and work on general strain theory. Feel free to post your […]

An Interview with Bonnie Fisher and Bob Jerin About the New Division of Victimology at the American Society of Criminology

May 29, 2012 by

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The American Society of Criminology (ASC) was established in 1941. Why has it taken 71 years to establish a Division of Victimology? Probably because it has taken hundreds of years for society and particularly individuals involved in the criminal justice/criminology fields to recognize how important crime victims and services for them are when studying crime.

Defining American and European Criminology

May 21, 2012 by

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What is a criminologist, anyway? Put away your grin, wiseacre, if you were planing to say, “someone who practices or studies criminology.” As a member of the American Society of Criminology, the largest and most respected professional organization of criminologists in the world, I receive a subscription to ASC’s newsletter titled The Criminologist. Normally, there’s […]

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