Darnell Felix Hawkins (born November 24, 1946) is an American sociologist and criminologist. He is emeritus professor of African-American studies,

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 ...

, and criminal justice at the

University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Public university, public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus esta ...

. He is known for his research on

racial differences in crime Race is one of the correlates of crime receiving attention in academic studies, government surveys, media coverage, and public concern. Research has found that social status, poverty, and childhood exposure to violent behavior are causes of the r ...

, the ways in which the law is applied differently across races, and violence prevention. This includes research on urban violence and racial profiling.

Biography

Hawkins received his B.A. from

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

in 1968, his M.A.T. from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

in 1970, his A.M. and Ph.D. from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1974 and 1976, respectively, and his J.D. from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

in 1981. He was a professor at UIC from 1987 until his retirement from there in 2002.

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* African-American social scientists American social scientists Living people American criminologists 1946 births University of Illinois Chicago faculty Kansas State University alumni Wayne State University alumni University of Michigan alumni University of North Carolina School of Law alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{criminologist-stub