Anthony Walsh is an American criminologist and professor emeritus at

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...

Boise Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

. He was educated at

Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

(B.A. in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

, 1975), the

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, which includes the University of T ...

(M.A. in

medical sociology Medical sociology is the sociological analysis of medical organizations and institutions; the production of knowledge and selection of methods, the actions and interactions of healthcare professionals, and the social or cultural (rather than clin ...

, 1977), and

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...

(Ph.D. in

criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

, 1983). He worked in

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term en ...

for 21 years before joining the faculty of Boise State University in 1984. These positions included a stint as a

probation officer A probation and parole officer is an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation or those released from incarceration to community supervision such as parole. Most probati ...

Lucas County, Ohio Lucas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is bordered to the east by Lake Erie, and to the southeast by the Maumee River, which runs to the lake. As of the 2020 census, the population was 431,279 ...

. He became interested in the science of

love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

while working on parole and probation cases, during which time he noticed many of these cases pertained to love. He subsequently wrote the book ''The Science of Love: Understanding Love and Its Effects'', which was published in 1991. Walsh is also the author of the books ''Biosociology: An Emerging Paradigm'' (1995), ''Criminology: A Global Perspective'' (with Lee Ellis, 2000), ''African Americans and Serial Killing in the Media: The Myth and the Reality''. ''Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Approach'' (with Lee Ellis and Richard D. Hartley, 2009), ''Introduction to Criminology: A Text/Reader'' (with Craig Hemmens, 2008; 4th ed., 2018), ''Corrections: A Text/Reader'' (with Mary Stohr and Craig Hemmens, 2009; 2nd ed., 2013), ''Feminist Criminology Through a Biosocial Lens'' (2011), ''Criminology: The Essentials'' (2012), and ''Biosociology: Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide'' (2014). He is the co-editor, with Kevin M. Beaver, of ''Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research''.Review of ''Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research'': * In 2008, he received Boise State University's Tenured Research Award.

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