The Edwin H. Sutherland Award is an annual award that has been given by the

American Society of Criminology The American Society of Criminology (ASC) is an international organization based on the campus of Ohio State University whose members focus on the study of crime and delinquency. It aims to grow and disseminate scholarly research, with members wo ...

(ASC) since 1960. Named for the influential American criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland, the award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to theory or research 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 ...

. It is the most important annual award given by the ASC.

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Awards established in 1960 Criminology Social sciences awards {{Award-stub

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