In Memoriam

Joan McCord

Dr. Joan McCord was a leading contributor to the disciplines of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology. President of the American Society of Criminology, and Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University, Dr. McCord remained professionally active until the very end. At the time of her death she was President of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, and had one book and one book chapter in press. Read more...

Albert J. Reiss, Jr.

One of the great influences on Penn Criminology is the work of Albert J. Reiss, Jr., the William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology at Yale University (1970-1993) who was the mentor and dissertation supervisor of the founding chairman of Penn's department of criminology, Lawrence W. Sherman. The clear and consistent emphasis on systematic field research and evidence-based policy in Reiss's work is a hallmark of Penn Criminology, and is found throughout our curriculum. Read more...

Franz von Liszt

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Thorsten Sellin

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Marvin Wolfgang

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