Bill was an international scholar, with visiting professorships in Nigeria, Sweden, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Vienna, Cardiff, and Zambia. Frank was a prolific scholar and writer, authoring, coauthoring or editing 19 books and over 60 articles and chapters. Box 355, Champaign, IL 61824-0355. This book continued the exploration of reconciliation between control theory and the facts about crime and delinquency, in contrast with other theories. He is a Past President and Fellow of ASC, a recipient of the Societys Edwin H. Sutherland Award (1974), and a former editor of Criminology, then Criminologica. A giant has passed before our eyes, and those that follow can see a little further and understand a little better: its all about preventing victims, not punishing the perpetrator. My condolences to the family. Elmar Weitekamp was one of the co-founders of the Eurogang group, an international collaboration of scholars, practitioners and others interested in the youth/street gang phenomenon. Robert Meier, University of Nebraska at Omaha He devoured everything from comic books to novels and history books. Steve was born and raised in Boston. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma, and in the fall of 1989 entered the doctoral program in sociology at the University of Buffalo, where he focused on criminology. Dr. del Carmen joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1974, was named Distinguished Professor in 1995, and named Regents Professor in 2007. Don is survived by his children, Diane Irwin (Craig) and Michael Gibbons, three grandchildren, Katie Cooper, Austin Gibbons, and Jonathan Irwin, and sister, Beverly Bergau. Satyanshu Kumar Mukherjee (13 September 1935 28 August 2021) died at his home in Australia, just shy of his 86th birthday. Dales passion for correctional research never waned and during his 21 years at CSUSB. Following a short stint as a Deputy Probation Officer with the Contra Costa County Probation Department in El Cerrito, CA, Dale worked through a sequence of applied research positions. We shared and relied on one another for a lot, some good some bad, but that is what made our friendship one that I have always cherished. But above all else, he was a great husband, who loved and cared deeply about his wife, Kim. He was 88.
steve janowitz obituary As a criminologist and legal scholar, he stood at the pinnacle of academic achievement and distinction. For many years, Elmar served as a co-director of the Post Graduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice at Dubrovniks Interuniversity Center, and moved the course to the Vrie Universiteit (Amsterdam) during the Balkan Wars from 1993 to1997; Elmar continued to participate as a co-director well into the second decade of the 21st century when his ongoing medical issues caused him to retire from active academic work. He became the President of its Scientific Commission in 1998 and the general President of the Society in 2006 until his untimely death in April of 2012. The paper they began at Albany on age and crime, and its derivations, might today be characterized as a disruptive event in criminology. Arnie was also heavily involved in University service and affairs, serving in numerous elected positions including Chair of the Irvine Division of the Academic Senate, and Chair of the UC system-wide Academic Senate in 1993-94. At NYU, Jim taught criminal law, criminal procedure, and federal criminal law, and a variety of other topics including the regulation of vice, guns, and cybercrime. He had an amazing gift for forming and sustaining friendships. Born in Bronxville in 1947, the son of a lawyer and a home-maker, Jim grew up in Mount Vernon and attended local public school. This classic book provided a comprehensive and sweeping analysis of the growth of Western systems of social control and how this historic growth shapes and informs their current and likely future patterns. While at the University at Albany, Rita supervised the dissertations of 12 doctoral students, many of whom have gone one to have distinguished careers in their own right. He participated in campus and department events, and, when he was able to, traveled around the country and world conducting field research and attending academic events. She was among the early organizers of the ASC Division of Women and Crime and credited her elected positions to support afforded by the Division. Over the years, when an international or out-of-state student needed financial assistance to receive in-state tuition, Dr. del Carmen would provide them with a $1,000 scholarship; almost all of these students he had never previously met. Never one to let her intellectual curiosity stagnate, in 2010, she was awarded a Fulbright to study and teach in Linz, Austria, childhood home of Adolf Hitler and the cultural center of the Third Reich. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her 1972 book, Evaluation Research: Methods of Assessing Program Effectiveness, was one of the first books devoted to methods for assessing program implementation, process and outcomes. This was perhaps the most important and active period in the history of American sociology centered on delinquency theory. Those of us who were recipients of his tutelage as Stus graduate assistants received an invaluable apprenticeship in research and teaching techniques. A charter member of UGAs Teaching Academy, Talarico was known for her innovative approach to teaching and mentoring and for her contributions to curriculum development at the universityserving as the driving force in the creation of the interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in criminal justice. WebIn 1982, Behar began a long term relationship with Steve Janowitz, a school teacher, calling him her spousal equivalent. He was a devoted institutional citizen who did more than anyone to make NYU a leading center of criminal law and criminal justice scholarship. He also began working on behalf of federal courts as a special master in cases involving prison and jail crowding, the provision of inmate medical care, and juvenile corrections systems in many states. Condolences may be sent to her at: 4946 Ebensburg Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33647. Austin set out a distinctively rigorous Weberian vision of conflict criminology and insisted that it be tested using objective and scientific standards that remained hallmarks throughout his scholarly career. Michael met his wife and children and became a family man late in life.
Steven Janowitz Emeritus Professor of Sociology Gerald R. Garrett, PhD (1940-2013) passed away unexpectedly in Hoosick Falls NY on January 14, 2013. Here as in his scholarly endeavors, he went to the tophe qualified for and finished one of the six World Marathon Majorsthe Boston Marathon. During my six years at the University of Malta his textbook was in our annual curriculum and proved to be an epiphany for many of our students. With typical generosity, she left money to establish a fund for Nordic criminological research. He remained dean until 1986. Some of these individuals participated in the ASC Oral History Project. His papers, reports, and books are used and referenced around the world. Kay helped shape Inside-Out into an internationally recognized program of transformative education and, following her retirement in 2012, continued to nurture Inside-Out and contribute to discourse on correctional policy. Missing the east coast, he was accepted into Harvards Ph.D. program in psychology, where he spent his third year of graduate work. Despite his various honors and awards, he was proudest of the many graduate students with whom he worked and who have assumed a variety of academic and governmental positions. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Crime & Delinquency for 15 years. It illustrates her true genius as an educator; she cares for you as a student, but more importantly, she cares about your development as a person., Commenting on her teaching, Robert Grafstein, head of the department of political science said, Soon after she came to Athens, her energy, devotion to her students, concern for her colleagues and general public spiritedness seemed irreplaceable. After graduate school, Travis joined the faculty in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington (1967-71). Jims early works bear the unmistakeable stamp of his training at Hopkins and Chicago and the world-class mentors he found there. Scholars respected his laser-like focus on action research. Her research is widely cited and will have a lasting effect on sociological and criminological scholarship for years to come. Scholarship fund. He worked initially in alcoholism research at Columbia University with sociologist Howard M. Bahr. from the University of California at Berkeley, 1974. His opinions resonated loudly in the Schools hallways and faculty meetings, where he engaged over the years in lively exchanges with the likes of Michael Hindelang, Leslie Wilkins, Travis Hirschi, Marguerite Warren, Graeme Newman, Michael Gottfredson, and Frankie Bailey. Kauko Aromaa was a colorful person who left a visible mark on Finnish criminology. Marshall had a special interest in and supported Doctors Without Borders, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin/Madison. I wish i had known, I would have been at the funeral, for Steve & Eden. It was the last one granted by Bill Clinton (2000). I learned a lot from Steve over the years and I am better for having known him. Sy authored or co-authored 16 books and over 130 articles. Xiaogang is survived by Yuan, Simon, daughter-in-law Lorraine, and his two grandchildren, Camille and Chandler. His breath of knowledge and joy for stimulating exchange meant that he improved any conversation of which he became a part. In 1990, he and Gottfredson (also then at Arizona) published A General Theory of Crime. Before joining the National Institute of Justice, he was a systems analyst at Systems Development Corporation in Santa Monica, California. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. She served as a member of the National Institute of Justices Justice Systems Research Scientific Review Panel (2012-2014); as Secretary/Treasurer of the ASCs Division on Corrections and Sentencing (2006-2010); as an Executive Counselor on the Board of the WSC (2011-2014); as a member of numerous ASC and ACJS committees; on the editorial boards Criminal Justice & Behavior, Women and Criminal Justice; and Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society; as a peer-reviewer for nearly two dozen scholarly journals; and on dozens of ASU board, committees, task forces, and community service initiatives. Jo was an active member of several professional associations, having served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Law and Society Association, organizer of multiple programs for the American Society of Criminology, and council member of the Law and Society Section of the American Sociological Association. For example, his pursuit of social justice in the application of the death penalty was relentless. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Steven Janowitz of Rockville, Maryland, who passed away on March 17, 2021, leaving to mourn family and friends. For 11 years (1972-1983), Rita, a clinical psychologist, was a popular professor at the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany. He taught enormously popular graduate courses at UH in social deviance, law and society, crime and the media, law and psychology, criminological theory, organized crime, juvenile delinquency, crime in the cinema, and white-collar and corporate crime. del Carmen was no shrinking violet. Her talent for articulating transparent models to link programs to outcomes made her a valued and trusted colleague in many research ventures, especially those in the area of corrections and community supervision of offenders. Simon Singer, Northeastern University He will be interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin on Wednesday, November 21, at 11:00 a. m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that in-memoriam donations may be made to the United Board for the support of Silliman University. Upon her retirement, the department of political sciences teaching award was named in her honor. At the time he left his academic post Toch was a Distinguished Professor in the SUNY system, and in every meaningful sense of the term. He continued this tradition in A Suitable Amount of Crime (2004). Cherished by his beloved wife, Kathy, son, Robbie, and Robbies wife, Elissa. Her work is published in Dutch, German, French, Belgian, British and American journals, reports and books. She taught me that one can be creative with language, even in writing for the social sciences. His first U.S. degree was an M.A. He was also a regular attendee in recent years at NIJ holiday receptions held each year. In his leisure time, Larry enjoyed cooking, spending time working on his garden, listening to bluegrass music, and going to ASU football games. He was one of the first forensic criminologists to blend sociology, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, law and government into a comprehensive perspective for the analysis of both normative and deviant behaviors. Until shortly before her death, former students and colleagues continued their relationship with Rita through visits to her retirement home and correspondence. He was given the NYU Trustees award for his scholarship. Committed to exporting the research of those who challenged traditional notions of organized crime, Margaret was in the fore-front of ensuring that organized crime research was given a diverse platform from which new and innovative approaches could be researched, critiqued and successfully implemented. Hal leaves spouse, Jill Bystydzienski (Emerita Ohio State U), their daughter, Katy, son-in-law, Christian, and grandchildren, Mila (age 15), and Evan (age 12). http://www.churchill-society-london.org.uk/RusnEnig.html, [3]UNH (2015) In Remembrance of Richard H. Ward, West Haven, CT: University of New Haven. His attention was always trained on the real world, on facts and practices, and on what criminal justice actors were actually thinking and doing. Jeff, as he was affectionately known, was retired from the faculty of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, and was a past president of the American Society of Criminology. In 2009 after guest hosting several episodes of Larry King Live, Joy launched her own The Joy Behar Show which lasted until 15 December 2011. He was the most talented teacher I have ever met, with an inspiring ability to explain concepts and generate enthusiasm for critical thought about real problems affecting the justice system. It was there that he published his second book, Causes of Delinquency, (1969). del Carmens habit was to celebrate others success. He also served as a consultant to help relocate Native American children from the reservation school to surrounding communities due to closing of the Fort Bethold Reservation to make way for the Garrison Dam project. She was a key contributor to the agencys work on prisoner reentry and reentry program evaluation. Always on the go, Dale jumped into the academic world with a faculty position at Florida International University. The recent passing of Allen Breed at age 90 is a great loss for our nation and his family and friends. Mower and Robert Sears, the Yale team that conceptualized Sigmund Freuds anxiety classification into the frustration/aggression theorem. Palmer provided the empirical research testing this theorem with the study of murders and a control group based on ethnicity and socio-economic status resulting in a best selling book The Psychology of Murder (1960). Contributed by (alphabetically) M. Kay Harris, Phil Harris, Alan Harland, Jerry Ratcliffe, Ralph Taylor. He was widely recognized for his work on corporate crime; his book Corporate Crime was republished in 2005. Generations of students benefited from his broad knowledge and capacity as a demanding stylist and critical interlocutor. Dr. Czajkoski was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was awarded an Honorary LL.D. Solicitor General in Royer v. Florida; leading a three-year project integrating public- and private-sector investments into a general theory of crime prevention and deterrence; advising the Bureau of Justice Statistics on the design of the National Crime Survey; leading the development of the Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support (CLEFS) program; and fostering partnerships with the Ford Foundation and Harvard Universitys Innovations in Government program and the Goldstein Awards in policing to highlight and accelerate the pace of innovation in criminal justice. In all of his studies of drug involvement, criminal justice and HIV, his work moved from careful observation, to hypothesis testing, and then to clinical trials of novel ways to address these problems. The committee was tasked with recommending policies to improve the campus climate for minority students. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dunn Straus; his children by a previous marriage, Carol Straus and Dr. John Straus; his stepchildren David Dunn and wife Kathy, Lisa Dunn, Thomas Dunn and wife Linda; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was in his office seven days a week throughout the year, excepting only when he was at a conference, working with colleagues on projects, or taking care of family members. Contributed by Kathryn Farr (Professor Emerita, Portland State University) and Annette Jolin (Professor Emerita, Portland State University). In Franks honor as a graduate student mentor, the Frank Scarpitti Graduate Student Award is presented annually to a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Contributions should be sent to: The Elizabeth Deschenes Memorial Fund Austin Turk had an extraordinary and lasting influence on the development of criminological theory and research. was being ignored, it turned out to be a much more complex and nuanced story. She served on the staff of the 1967 Johnson Crime Commission, which in many respects is where the multidisciplinary field of criminal justice took off. He dedicated his career to the work and the mission of NIJ and OJP. I was a friend of Paul Jesilow who was so supported by Hal, and in turn so admired by Paul, as they did influential and provocative work together on Myths that Cause Crime. Hal Pepinsky will be missed for his supportive way of being with many criminologists.~. He was also a voracious reader and did the New York Times crossword puzzle every day. At the Administration of Justice program in Houston, Professor Opolot showed distinctive and commendable services over the years through his participation in numerous dissertation committees and advisor to the Administration of Justice Club. She became so enamored with the story of how research was used (or not used) in the D.A.R.E. For over 20 summers, the family moved to its farm in Pennsylvania, where they adopted a simpler lifestyle focused on the outdoors and the wonders of nature. Xiaogang was a vital and highly valued member of the Sociology department and university. Much of his work in the 1990s focused on neighborhoods, social control, and crime, including his book co-authored with Robert J. Bursik, Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control. Those with little long-term exposure to the man saw him as a gruff, growling bear. Joan enjoyed a national and international reputation among scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike as someone who effectively takes research beyond the walls of academe and into the belly of the criminal justice system, especially corrections. He is best known as the husband of Joy Behar. Cherished by his beloved wife, Kathy, son, Robbie, and Robbies wife, Elissa. Nickys love of historical criminological research was born when her dissertation research on the punishment of defective delinquents, while a doctoral student at SUNY-Albany, brought her to the nearly-undiscovered world of state prison archives. Gifts in memory should be sent to The Mildred and Simon Dinitz Graduate Fellowship Fund, The Ohio State University, 2400 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, OH 43210, or to your favorite charity. Marc was an active researcher and teacher in the field of criminology who mentored numerous students. A. Ron Gillis, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto His Conflict Tactics Scale, which he revised over the years, became the standard approach for gathering information about child and spouse abuse and one of the more widely used instruments in social science. He also established the Police Executive Training Program for senior local and state law enforcement officials and for a period of time directed the National Jail Resources Institute. He was instrumental in creating DISC Village, a drug treatment center, and was on its board of directors for 35 years. Her career spanned a half century, beginning in 1959 when she was employed at a Swedish Correctional Training School for young females. In 1985, Marc was awarded the Herbert A. Bloch award for outstanding service to the society and the profession by the American Society of Criminology. He attended UCI mens and womens basketball games with his daughter, Karolina. He grew up in southern California, and was a 1976 graduate of Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. (1996). After Paul returned to the University of California, Irvine, Department of Criminology, Law and Society Paul mentioned he wrote a book with Hal. Academic audiences in Asia, Europe, and Africa have marveled at his grasp of detail, his piercing practical insight, and his contrarian disregard of conventional wisdom. Ron served tirelessly as a consultant to national and state agencies and courts about innocence, gangs, youth violence, and public policy, such as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the F.B.I. The journal was later renamed Criminology, and he returned as editor. During her 19-year career on ASUs faculty, Marie was well-known for her dedication to working closely with students to maximize their academic growth and development. Nati joined Al in 1948 and they were married in December of that year. After completing his doctoral work at SUNY-Albanyin 1977, John came to Temple in 1978 and chaired the department from 1979 to1983. He befriended and advised many younger scholars. One colleague remarked, His presence was huge and unforgettable. His Ph.D. was earned at Purdue University. We were all lucky to know her. It is noteworthy that the project helped provide validation evidence for self-report methods but is cited just as often for its substantive contributions about the nature of delinquency. Borrowing a well-known Winston Churchill phrase, Dick Ward truly was a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.[2] He was many things to many people. He spent tireless hours working in his studio in Charlottesville and had several gallery exhibitions. For me, he would enjoy sharing some crazy cat news story.
Obituary of Dr. Steven Janowitz - Connie Wozny. Beginning in the mid-1980s, much of her research focused on assessing the impact of community-based punishments on offender behavior and public safety. This remarkable woman touched the lives of countless students, colleagues and friends in ways that will never be forgotten, said Thomas P. Lauth, dean of the School of Public and International Affairs. When I saw that the fellowship director was Carol Weiss, I rushed to put my application in, and was very fortunate to get selected. He valued intellectual exchange, but also appreciated light-hearted conversation and a good laugh. But among those who knew him and there are hundreds and hundreds of us Jim will mostly be remembered for his warmth, his humor, and his humanity. Using numerous cross-cultural practices and informal strategies, these modern models of conflict resolution are now widely practiced in many different settings. Bill is survived by his wife Pernille, his children Jeffrey, Lauren, and James, his grandchildren, and the many friends, colleagues, and students whose lives he touched. Besides Ms. Putnam, whom he married in 1990, he is survived by four children from his first marriage: Mark, Paul and Guy Bedau and Lauren Bedau Evans; two sisters, Carol Bell and Renee Larsen; and five grandchildren. As a colleague, he would sit and listen and could discern what was important. Joan was appointed chair of that panel, and in that role she co-wrote the final report, Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities, which was published and distributed by the National Academy of Sciences (2001). He received his BA from Chapman University, masters degree from California State University, San Bernardino and his Ph.D. in from Temple University all in Criminal Justice. He is survived by : his significant other Maureen McGill; his children, Steve Janowitz and Eden Janowitz Allyn; his grandchildren, Jake and Ava Janowitz; his siblings, Paula Allan (Jerry Errico) and Shelly Davis (late Stuart); and his aunt Toby Chudnow. Division of Criminal Justice He loved the Yankees, standup paddle boarding, traveling, backpacking, skiing and walking our dog, Mickey, in the woods. Kauko carried the intellectual and social heritage of the radical 1960s the protection of the weak and socially marginalised throughout his whole life. Dr. Wells memorial service was held at Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday November 9 at 2p. It is no coincidence that Elmars dissertation was on an alternative form of punishment, restitution. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-joseph-bernard&pid=130579429. His legacy will guide scholars for many years to come. Some of these individuals participated in the ASC Oral History Project. You can contact him at [emailprotected]. Rita was an active member of the American Society of Criminology and served as an Executive Counselor and later Vice President of the Society.
Her work helped to stimulate far greater African engagement at the 14th World Congress than at the 12th. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. There is no photo or video of Maurice Janowitz.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. The turning point in my life came one day in the bull pen that served as offices of the in sociology and educational psychology in 1958. Xiaogangs dissertation critically examined rational-choice and deterrence theories, drawing on data that he collected on a county-wide stop-shoplifting program. Ray lived each second of his life to the fullest. He taught key courses in the sociology and criminal justice curricula, including Criminology, Corrections and an internship in Alcohol and Drugs. Secondly, Tony Peters also liked to build bridges between institutions. The recipient must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and embodies the teaching and spirit of Rev. His professional writing accomplishments include nine published books and 81 journal articles in sociology and criminology. Criminology has lost a giant figure with the passing of Hans Toch at age 91. del Carmen and Michael S. Vaughn have served as Co- Directors of the Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston, an entity designed principally to assist graduate students publish legally-oriented articles. In this role he helped to cement Criminology as the premier outlet for cutting-edge, theory-driven criminological scholarship. Born Jan. 10, 1925 in New York City, as a teenager Gil worked as an usher on Broadway and collected tickets at NY Yankee and Giant baseball games before becoming a radioman in the Navy during World War II. Ben earned a M.A. Ed was an accomplished researcher and writer and authored many research papers including DNA Analysis for Minor Crimes: A Major Benefit for Law Enforcement, (2006, with Mary B. Murphy); Why Prisons Matter, (1997); Private Security and Controlling Crime, (1990); The Economics of Disincarceration, (1984); Space Flight, Street Crime, and Methodological Juxtaposition, (1984); and Performance Measurement in Public Agencies: The Law Enforcement Evolution, (1979). Lou is survived by his three children, Louis Allen Mayo III, Robert Lawrence Mayo, and Carolyn Jean Mayo Fritz, four grandchildren, Cara Mayo, Carleigh Mayo, Kelly Mayo, and Harrison Fritz, and his sister Eloise Mayo. He is greatly missed.