Michael Hindelang

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Michael J. Hindelang
Born
Michael James Hindelang

June 1, 1945
Detroit, Michigan
DiedMarch 27, 1982(1982-03-27) (aged 36)
Schenectady, New York
Education Wayne State University (B.A. 1966, masters' 1967), University of California, Berkeley (doctorate, 1969)
OccupationProfessor
SpouseMary Lee Newell [1]
Scientific career
Institutions University at Albany
Thesis Personality attributes of self-reported delinquents  (1969)

Michael James Hindelang (June 1, 1945 - March 27, 1982) was an American criminologist.

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Early life and education

Michael James Hindelang was born in Detroit [1] on June 1, 1945. [2] [3] He received his B.A. in psychology in 1966 and his master's degree in 1967, both from Wayne State University. [4] He received his doctorate in criminology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969. [1]

Career

In 1970, Hindelang joined the faculty of the University at Albany, where he became a full professor in 1976. He remained on the faculty there until his death. [4] In 1972, he founded the Criminal Justice Research Center at this university. [5] While at the University at Albany he collaborated with, among other researchers, Travis Hirschi, on multiple research projects pertaining to delinquency.

Their collaboration produced a paper regarding the link between IQ and delinquency, as well as the 1981 book Measuring Delinquency, which was co-authored by Hindelang, Hirschi, and Joseph Weis. [4] Hindelang and Hirschi, along with Michael R. Gottfredson, also collaborated on a paper criticizing research on the age-crime curve, a paper which later became one of Hirschi's most famous. However, as Hindelang's health declined, he became unable to contribute more to this paper toward the end of his life. [6] He served as associate editor for the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency from 1977 to 1980. [7]

Death

Hindelang died on March 27, 1982, of a brain tumor. He was 36 years old when he died. [1] [6]

Recognition

After Hindelang died in 1982, the Criminal Justice Research Center he founded at the University at Albany was renamed the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center. [5] In 1991, the American Society of Criminology created the Michael J. Hindelang Award, which is given annually to a book that the Society thinks "makes the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology" of any book published in the three previous years. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Michael Hindelang; Teacher of Criminology". New York Times. 5 April 1982. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Michael Hindelang in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  3. ↑ Michael J Hindelang in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
  4. 1 2 3 "Michael J. Hindelang Biography" (PDF). American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center". University at Albany. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 Miller, J. Mitchell (2014). The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN   9780470658444.
  7. ↑ "Michael J. Hindelang 1945-1982". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 19 (2): 171. 1 July 1982. doi:10.1177/002242788201900202. S2CID   220357351.
  8. ↑ "ASC Award Winners". American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nominations for Michael J. Hindelang Award". American Society of Criminology. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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