Janet Lauritsen
| Janet Lynn Lauritsen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | University of Missouri-St. Louis |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Thesis | Adolescent sexual behavior and early childbearing: Empirical tests of social control and strain theories (1989) |
| Notable awards | Claude S. Fischer Award for Excellence in 2010, fellow of the American Society of Criminology since 2013 |
Janet Lauritsen is an American criminologist and the Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Education and career
Lauritsen received her Ph.D. in sociology in 1989 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[1] She joined the University of Missouri–St. Louis as an assistant professor in 1990, and served as a full professor there from 2002 to 2013, after which she was named a distinguished professor there.[2]
Research
Lauritsen's research focuses on, among other topics, the causes, consequences, and social contexts of criminal victimization.[1] Specific subjects she has studied include what happens to the siblings of people who are incarcerated, which, she has noted, is a topic that most criminologists do not study.[3] Often, her research is based on data from the National Crime Victimization Survey.[4][5]
Honors and awards
Lauritsen received the Claude S. Fischer Award for Excellence in 2010 for a book review she co-authored with Richard Rosenfeld. In 2013, she was named a fellow of the American Society of Criminology. She is a member of the editorial boards of Criminology and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Janet L. Lauritsen". National Academy of Sciences.
- 1 2 "Janet L. Lauritsen CV" (PDF).
- ↑ Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka (2016-11-14). "When a Sibling Goes to Prison". The Atlantic.
- ↑ Kilby, Bill (2015-12-22). "How Much Should You Worry About Getting Robbed Over the Holidays?". Vice.
- ↑ Meagher, Tom; Flagg, Anna (2016-10-20). "Chipping Away at the Crime Wave Myth". The Marshall Project.