Gilbert Lawrence Geis (January 10, 1925 – November 10, 2012) was an American criminologist known for his research on

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. He is particularly recognized for his paper "The Heavy Electric Equipment Antitrust Case of 1961", originally published in the 1967 book ''Criminal Behavior Systems: A Typology''. He played a major role in founding the Department of Criminology, Law and Society in the

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at the

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. He also served as president of the

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and the

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. He was a member of the

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convened by then-

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. He was author of over 500 articles and book chapters, as well as twenty-eight books. He was described by

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and Paul Jesilow as "one of the most prolific scholars in all of social science".

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1925 births 2012 deaths American criminologists Presidents of the American Society of Criminology University of California, Irvine faculty Colgate University alumni Brigham Young University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Scientists from New York City {{Criminologist-stub