Ulla Bondeson (July 10, 1937 October 20, 2009) was one of the most internationally famous and renowned Scandinavian criminologists. One of our goals was to help her put some weight back on and we (and her doctors) were thrilled when shed put on 5 pounds. 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. 1998 and with a victimological Festschrift (Kirchhoff G.F. and P.C.Friday eds.) Devoted brother to Roni (Chuck). He was married for 46 years to his wife Mildred (Mim), and took great pride in the achievements of his children (Jeff, Thea, and Risa) and grandchildren. In the first cohort, there were just four post-docs, and we had Carol all to ourselves. In 1951, he joined the faculty in Sociology at OSU, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1991. Early in his career he specialized in rural sociology and the measurement of family interaction. We are sad to announce that on July 3, 2019, Maurice Janowitz (West Bloomfield, Michigan) passed away. The mission he established for CDAS is the production, dissemination, and utilization of scientific knowledge in preventing and treating substance abuse and other health risk behaviors among hard-to-reach populations of youths and adults. He attended college under the GI Bill, earning a bachelors degree at Colgate University in New York (where he ran track), a masters at Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At Dons invitation, Marvin D. Krohn became a co-author of the 4th and 5th editions of Delinquent Behavior. Opolot was consulted by UNICRI to write papers for the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, Vienna, Austria. 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 began as a youth counselor hoping to save money to enter Stanford Law School. I think of these books as constituting the Jacobean studies in skepticism.Each of these contrarian books takes a policy reform that has been universally embraced by liberals and by the legal academy more or less the same thing, Jim would have said and proceeds to show, in loving detail, why these reforms backfire. [4]UIC (2015) Celebrating a Life: Richard H. Ward, Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago. Dick returned to John Jay moving into administration and among other things established the Law Enforcement News and launching John Jays Ph.D. program. Don taught a variety of classes in Sociology, Criminology and Urban Studies and was highly thought of by his students. Dr. He retired in 2011 for health reasons and moved to Mobile, Alabama. This included research in 2008 on labour exploitation and human trafficking for the purpose of forced labour; he was among the first in Europe to take up this topic. He will always be remembered as a loving, generous man. On someones passing, we often say she will be missed. He created and edited the journal Criminologica for the American Society of Criminology, of which he later served as President. Nils Christies ideas had great influence upon the criminal policy discourse not only in Norway and Scandinavia, but in many other parts of the world which have benefited from translations of a number of his most important books as well as a large number of articles and lectures. She taught me that one can be creative with language, even in writing for the social sciences. So many of us have Bursik stories, and we encourage those who do to share them at the memorial session for Bob at the 2017 meetings of the ASC. Talarico is survived by her mother, her two siblings, her husband and son, nineteen nieces and nephews, and fourteen great nieces and nephews. He was promoted to Professor at UD in 1979. Ulla will be greatly missed by all criminologists who had the pleasure and privilege of knowing her. But the work was not all that mattered. At this time he also began a series of studies examining the associations between drug use and criminal activity, and this work would form the core of his scholarly activity for much of his professional career. He was a man of great statue, character, very interpersonal, provided excellent dental care and cared about his patients. A reception was held at Antrim 1844 in Taneytown. At OSU, Sy helped to establish a strong and lasting tradition in Criminology. He not only survivedhe published On the Take: From Petty Crooks to Presidents, a book that revolutionized our understanding not just of organized crime but of law enforcement and the state. Upon leaving the Secret Service, Dr. Mayo joined the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (OLEA) and subsequently co-founded the National Institute of Justice (then the NILECJ) where he was instrumental in developing and promoting Community Policing programs throughout the country. Sometimes policemen picked him up and drove him home only to discover that he was the author of the famous book on juvenile delinquency they had read in their criminal justice programs. Lou was known to many long-time employees at the U.S. Department of Justices National Institute of Justice as NIJ Employee #1. Lous history with the agency dates to its earliest days in 1968. Her courage and humor over this last year is nothing short of heroic. In Susettes case, that doesnt begin to describe it.. Jim was an avid skier, an aficionado of the arts, a Yankees fan, a dog-lover, a NYC boulevardier, a loving husband, father, and grandfather to Jan, Tom, Sophi, and his four young granddaughters and this too would be absolutely essential to any accounting of who Jim was and of the life he led. Elliott Currie, UCI Steve always expressed such joy and pride when talking about the special loves in his life his wife, Kim; his daughter, Rian, and his mom and dad, Jane and Steve. He was loved and cherished by many people including : his wife Kathy; his son Robbie; his daughter-in-law Elissa; his grandchild Maks; his sibling Roni (Chuck); and his brother-in-law Bruce. In December she got pneumonia and went downhill quickly. The Many Faces of Youth Crime: Comparing and Contrasting Theoretical Perspectives on Youth Crime is now in press (Springer). Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. I learned so many things from Carol. He was 86 years old. I discovered the beauty of well done science and the potential for it to inform practices that would ultimately improve the quality of life among people who are disadvantaged by their experiences, their genetics, and the dynamic impact of these factors on their ability to function in society. Intrigued by Turkey, she enjoyed a year there as a Fulbright Senior Researcher. Here is his response: I found the conference to be both most exciting and challenging, and at the same time discouraging. Frank was a devoted husband and father, participating with Susan and Jeffrey in a variety of activities as they passed through their childhood and teenage years. Doting Papa Steve to Maks. He completed a stellar masters thesis on the social psychology of the sanctioning of high-status defendants (later published in Law & Human Behavior), and placed articles in medical journals on issues In lieu of cards or flowers, the Wells family would appreciate contributions to the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences Rev. At the time he joined the zone of collective immortality, he was a Professor and Graduate Faculty of the Administration of Justice in Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Texas. Professor, Dept. He was the Northern Division Vice President of the Pacific Sociological Association in 1976-1977 and then the Associations President in1982-1983. His work led to the creation of the KEY/CREST Therapeutic Community continuum of treatment for drug involved offenders in Delaware, which became a national and international model for criminal justice treatment. John Goldkamp, age 64, Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University, passed away on August 26, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Condolences may be sent to her at: 4946 Ebensburg Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33647. She authored or co-authored more than 15 scholarly works, including five books. At that time, there were two units, Sociology A and Sociology 1, and new faculty lines were offered in only the research unit. I met Hal through Joan Petersilia, Gilbert Geis and Paul Jesilow. In 2020, the department named a graduate student paper award in his honor to recognize his many contributions. When named and distinguished professorships became an additional rung on the ladder for faculty to achieve in academia and another status symbol on email signatures, he added the moniker, Emperor of Wyoming, to his signature in playful protest. In the late 1960s he went to work for Carl Chambers at the New York State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission and entered graduate school at New York University. Following the completion of his Ph.D., Don accepted a one-year position as Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, with a joint appointment as Director of the Staff Training School at Oakalla Prison Farm. from the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas and her M.A. WebSearch Janowitz family obituaries and memoriams on Legacy.com. (His parents chose not to name him Hugo Jr.) Young Hugo grew up in the San Francisco area. He later went to Indiana University for his PhD in sociology where he studied with Alfred Lindesmith and published The Deterrent Influence of Punishment. Bills first academic job was at the University of Washington where he wrote the pathbreaking A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy. That piece quickly became a classic and established Bill as a founding father of both conflict criminology and the contemporary sociology of law. He was always there to help students and other faculty. He was an enthusiastic participant in recent internationally-based, collective efforts to build up the scholarly infrastructure of rural criminology through online participation in roundtables for the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime, and contributions to the Encyclopedia of Rural Crime (Routledge, 2022). She will be fondly remembered for her boundless joie de vivre and optimism, her deep compassion and wisdom, and her long-lasting friendships. She will be missed dearly by the many students whose careers and lives she enhanced, her colleagues who consider her to be among the dearest of friends, and her beloved husband, Charles. Donald Cressey once called the young Bill Chambliss, one of my sociological childrenpeople who drifted into my UCLA undergraduate classes in the 1950s and got turned on to sociology. Hundreds of us are now Bills criminological children (and grandchildren), turned on to criminology by his righteous anger, his engagement, and his theoretical vision. In 2001, he was Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Louisville. Likewise, Professor Petersilias work has been recognized by a plethora of research and service awards from diverse audiences, including academic societies, community groups, practitioner organizations, and government agencies. In 2015, the Secretary-General of the U.N. appointed her Director of UNICRI, the first woman to serve in this capacity. Non-ASC members must set up a temporary account then can log in and make a tax-deductible donation to Bens Award. (October 20,1931-March 14, 2020) Our esteemed, longtime colleague and friend, Ted Palmer, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020. He also had a special interest in the relationship between land use and crime. Josine was a true internationalist avant la lettre. He helped build a strong legacy of applied sociology at UMass Boston. He was a professor at the University of Delaware from 1972 to 1975, before moving to Columbus to teach at The Ohio State University. As a result, the book transcended mere ideological or theoretical categorization. The quality and impact of her work was recognized with the 2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the most prestigious award in criminology (sometimes called The Nobel Prize in criminology). Travis received the Ph.D. in 1968. He was also one of the contributing authors to the American Friends Service Committees influential report Struggle for Justice. Whats good for the University of California? He would go on to write five books, several monographs, and nearly an article or book chapter a year for some thirty-five years. In May, she was awarded the 2007 American Political Science Associations Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award, a well-deserved honor that reflected her devotion to students. Hugo Adam Bedau was born on Sept. 23, 1926, in Portland, Ore., to Hugo Adam Bedau and Laura Romeis Bedau. Don served his profession with similar enthusiasm and commitment. Professor Bedaus previous marriage, to the former Jan Mastin, ended in divorce. He served as editor of the Journal of Crime and Justice, and more recently, Justice Quarterly. 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. Current Interim Social Ecology Dean, Mona Lynch notes, His great legacy lives on, as scholars continue to work across disciplines on major social challenges to improve life conditions for those near and far., Binders daughter Jen Capasso said UCI held a special place in her fathers heart. After I had explained myself he would say Well, if you can now just put that onto paper you will be just fine, you seem to understand things clearly. It was a gentle way of telling me I had to re-work the writing but he had confidence in me. Eric McCord (59) passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 15, 2016, in Louisville. Steve used to take great joy in presenting the most absurd news stories he could find in class. Even as a graduate student, he would spend significant time to explain concepts to others who didnt grasp as quickly. Charles Chastain was diagnosed with cancer the first week of June and died two days later. Mail to: ISU Foundation, Campus Box 8000, Normal, IL 61790-8000. Jean-Paul would move on to become one of Criminologys most authoritative experts in the fields of policing, security, sentencing, and social justice. Police administrators admired the many stands he took, unwilling to compromise his principles. Sadly, criminology has lost another giant. The last day we were there (a Saturday or Sunday) we went to Haight-Ashbury and realized we were all born in 1958, and we became the 58 GRRRLS. A funeral mass was held at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Coral Gables on November 25th, 2009. Allen emphasized the use of research to improve corrections and sought to upgrade professional organizations in the field. It is interesting to hear those words from students when they also found him to be one of the toughest, most demanding faculty members (he was a grammar Nazi). For example, in 1976, when he instituted training to improve methods for dealing with rape victims, it was often the first time that police detectives, emergency room doctors, prosecutors, and mayors representatives had been at the same table to work on the problem. She was born to Wilson and Peggy Piper on July 1, 1953 and died at the too-young age of 54. He is survived by his wife Anna (they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this fall! In addition to publishing about police systems, he escorted a number of student study tours to Sweden and was one of the first to take students to China. Scholars respected his laser-like focus on action research. We called him the dean of death penalty scholarship, said Michael Radelet, a death penalty expert at the University of Colorado who began working with Professor Bedau in the 1980s. She was certainly not shy about enlisting the cadre of conflict and Marxist criminologists in the war against organized crime, advancing the belief that much of what is defined or described as organized crime are crimes committed by the state against its people. Juiius Debro, D. First genre: the work on prisons and imprisonment.The leading works here are Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society; Guard Unions and the Future of Prisons; and Perspectives on Prisons and Imprisonment. Albert K. Cohen, the noted criminologist and sociologist whose work and life enlightened and inspired scholars and law enforcement practitioners around the world, passed away unexpectedly on November 25 in Chelsea, MA. in sociology and history and received a M.S. At UCI, Ron was widely and justifiably admired by his faculty, and by his colleague dean and vice chancellors, for fairness and decency in administration. (1973) in sociology from Rutgers University, and his M.A. Harold mentored and published research with many students. Steve Janowitz was born in the early 40s in New York City, USA, an average American citizen who came under the spotlight after he began dating Joy Behar, a comedian, writer, and actress.