The Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award is an award that has been given annually 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 ...

in honor of

Ruth Shonle Cavan Ruth Shonle Cavan (August 28, 1896 – August 25, 1993) was an American sociologist based at the University of Chicago. She specialized in deviance and criminology and was a leader of the Chicago school of sociology. According to Moyer (1989): : ...

since 1997. It is given to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the discipline of

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 ...

, and who has received his or her Ph.D., M.D., or other

graduate degree Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. The organization and struc ...

no more than five years before receiving the award.

Past recipients

References

Academic awards Awards established in 1997 Sociology awards {{Criminology-stub