The International Society of Criminology (abbreviated ISC) is an international

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dedicated to advancing the field of criminology. It describes itself as "the only worldwide organization in the field of criminology and criminal justice." It has held the World Congresses of Criminology periodically since 1938. The most recent of these congresses was held on the campus of O. P. Jindal Global University in

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, in December 2016. It also publishes the ''International Annals of Criminology''.

History

The International Society of Criminology was established on July 16, 1937 in

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. Its co-founders included

Agostino Gemelli Agostino Gemelli (18 January 1878 – 15 July 1959) was an Italian Franciscan friar, physician and psychologist, who was also the founder and first Rector of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) of M ...

and Arturo Rocco. The society's founding president was Mariano d’Amelio, and Giovanni Novelli was elected the first vice president. Benigno di Tullio was elected as the first secretary general. The first International Congress of Criminology was held in Rome from October 3 to October 8, 1938. The society's activities were disrupted by

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, and it was not revived until 1949. In December 1950, the ISC accepted the Society for the Advancement of Criminology (since renamed the American Society of Criminology) as its American member. In 1969, the ISC attempted to revive interest in criminology in

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when it held an International Criminology Course in Mendoza,

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Presidents

The president of the International Society of Criminology is Emilio C. Viano. Previous presidents have included

Lawrence W. Sherman Lawrence W. Sherman (born October 25, 1949) is an American experimental criminologist and police educator who is the founder of evidence-based policing. Sherman's use of randomized controlled experiments to study deterrence and crime prevention ...

, Albert J. Reiss, and

Thorsten Sellin Johan Thorsten Sellin (26 October 1896 – 17 September 1994) was a Swedish American sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, a penologist and one of the pioneers of scientific criminology. Biography Sellin was born in Örnsköldsvik in ...

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://intercrim.com/ Criminology organizations International learned societies 1937 establishments in Italy Organizations established in 1937 Organisations based in Rome International scientific organizations based in Europe International professional associations based in Europe