This is a list of notable
social scientists
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ...
that work in the field of
criminology and
criminal justice
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...
. Although some government agencies hire individuals with the title "Criminologist", a criminologist has a Ph.D. in Criminology or Criminal Justice. Since Criminology is an interdisciplinary field, individuals with a doctorate in economics, history, political science, philosophy, and sociology, but who publish scholarly articles and books in the field of criminology and criminal justice, are also considered criminologists. Although
forensic scientists
Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal p ...
may have an understanding of criminology and criminal justice, they are not criminologists.
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Abgrall, J.M
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Mimi Ajzenstadt (born 1956), Israeli criminologist; President of the
Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (C ...
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Athens, L
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Baldry, A.C.
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Beccaria, C
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Becker, G
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Becker, H.S
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Bentham, J
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Beto, G.
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Blumstein, A
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Body-Gendrot, S
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Brown, L.P
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Burgess, E
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Clinard, Marshall B.
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Cloward, R
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Cohen, A.K
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Cohen, S
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Durkheim, E
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Duwe, G
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Densley, J
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Eysenck, H
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Ferri, E
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Fox, J.A
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Hemenway, D
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Husserl, E
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Heinrich, Edward O.
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Jesse, F.T
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Karuppannan Jaishankar
Karuppannan Jaishankar is the founding Principal Director & Professor of Criminology and Crime Sciences at the International Institute of Crime & Security Sciences (IICSS) (A Not-for-Profit Academic Institution and Independent Policy Think Tank ...
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Kates, D
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Kelling, G.L
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Kleck, G
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Lacassagne, A
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Latimer, C
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Levin, J
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Locard, E
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Lombroso, C
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Lott, J
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McGill, Frances G.
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Merton, R.K
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Newburn, T
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Ohlin, L
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Park, R.E
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Persson, L.G.W
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Quetelet, A
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Reiss, A
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Ross, J.I.
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Semerari, A
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Sherman, L.W
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Sutherland, E
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Sutton, M
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Taylor, I
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Valle, I.L
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Veringa, G
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wembi, S
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Wilson, D
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Wilson, J.Q
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Wilson, W.J
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Wootton, B
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Young, J
See also
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List of sociologists
This is a list of sociologists. It is intended to cover those who have made substantive contributions to social theory and research, including any sociological subfield. Scientists in other fields and philosophers are not included, unless at least ...
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