John Laub

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John Laub
Born
John H. Laub

1953 (age 6768)
Alma mater University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, State University of New York at Albany
Awards Stockholm Prize in Criminology (2011; with Robert J. Sampson)
Scientific career
Fields Criminology
Institutions University of Maryland, College Park, National Institute of Justice
Thesis Criminal behavior and the urban-rural dimension  (1980)

John H. Laub (born 1953) [1] is an American criminologist and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Education

Laub received his B.A. from University of Illinois at Chicago Circle in 1975, where he majored in criminal justice and minored in history. He went on to receive his M.A. and Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1976 and 1980, respectively. [2]

Career

Laub joined the University of Maryland as a professor in 1998, and became a distinguished professor there in 2008. [2] From July 22, 2010 to January 4, 2013, he was the director of the National Institute of Justice, [3] a position to which he was appointed by President Barack Obama on July 16, 2010. [4]

Honors and awards

In 2011, Laub and Robert J. Sampson, with whom he frequently collaborates on research, jointly received that year's Stockholm Prize in Criminology. [5] Since 1996, he has been a fellow of the American Society of Criminology, and in 2002-2003 he served as its president. In 2005 he received the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the Society. [3]

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References

  1. "John H. Laub" . Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "John Laub Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Maryland, College Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "John Laub". University of Maryland. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "Criminal Justice Alum John Laub Tapped to Head National Institute of Justice". State University of New York at Albany. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. "John Laub and Robert Sampson Awarded Stockholm Prize". National Institute of Justice. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016.