Robert D. Crutchfield is an American
sociologist and professor emeritus of sociology at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
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. He is known for his book ''Get A Job: Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime'', which was published in 2014.
Education
Crutchfield received his B.A. from
Thiel College
Thiel College (, ) is a private college in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is one of the smallest colleges or universities in the region with about 100 full-time and part time faculty ...
and his M.A. and Ph.D. from
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
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Career
Crutchfield is the former vice president of 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 ...
, the former chair of the American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology. Founded in December 1905 as the American Sociological Society at Johns Hopkins University by a group of fif ...
's Crime, Law, and Deviance Section, and a former member of the American Sociological Association's committee. He was also a member of the National Research Council National Research Council may refer to:
* National Research Council (Canada), sponsoring research and development
* National Research Council (Italy), scientific and technological research, Rome
* National Research Council (United States), part of ...
's Committee on Law and Justice from 2005 to 2011.
Honors and awards
Crutchfield is a fellow of the American Society of Criminology, and has received the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award.[
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References
External links
Crutchfield's faculty pageCrutchfield's page
at Crime & Justice Research Alliance
University of Washington faculty
Living people
Thiel College alumni
Vanderbilt University alumni
American criminologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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