In 1993, Al was given the American Society of Criminologys Sutherland Award. A memorial service is being planned for September at LIU Post. In her courses and through various funded research opportunities for her students, Rita stressed the importance of constructive research partnerships with criminal justice agencies. At NIC, he placed early and focused attention on the vast disproportionate number of people of color in jails and prisons. It is still not uncommon for faculty and students alike to ask, What would Frank do? when challenging issues arise. Ben earned a M.A. He was also proud to be a member of the American Society of Criminology, the American Association of University Professors, and the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter at ASU. This award is made to a junior or above who is an underrepresented group. . Contributions can be made to the James A. Inciardi Memorial Award Fund, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2580. She served on the board of the Herstory women writers workshop. Roz is survived by husband, Matthew Muraskin, an attorney; sons Seth and Craig; a daughter, Tracy Birkhahn; and six grandchildren, Lindsay, Nickia, Benjamin, Zachary, Sloane and Sydney. (University of Iowa, 1984), M.S. Here are the tributes to Maurice Janowitz. One of the rare francophone researchers to regularly participate in ASC meetings, Jean-Paul completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1975 at the Universit de Paris and was a professor of Philosophy at the Universit du Qubec Montral until 1978. Plant a tree in memory of Dr. Steven An environmentally friendly option Plant a tree 6 trees planted in memory of Dr. Steven Janowitz. I was a friend of Paul Jesilow who was so supported by Hal, and in turn so admired by Paul, as they did influential and provocative work together on Myths that Cause Crime. Hal Pepinsky will be missed for his supportive way of being with many criminologists.~. She retired from this post in 2018. We were inseparable, bonded by our love of criminology, football, sports, Marathon Deli, and too many other things to name here. His most recent textbook, Criminal Violence: Patterns, Explanations and Interventions, is in its fourth edition. Among his other contributions at Silliman are the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development, the Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management, the College of Business Administration, the Senior High School Programs, and scholarships for high performing students. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. By the way, eventually there was a happy ending. He was able to integrate and even shape these three fields in a very creative and pragmatic manner. Scroll to the bottom to find: You can make a donation online using our donation form. And, to all of you who had a beer (or two) with Elmar, you will remember the Final-Final. Eric worked various positions during his career such as K-9 officer, SWAT, Detective, just to name a few. Long before the recent resurgence of criminological interest in genetics and crime, Nicky was one of few criminologists to examine the origins of the eugenics and crime movement and her decades-long interest in this area never waned. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. His reactions to societal changes were quick and incisive, and he had broadened the horizons for research into cross-border crime, corporate safety and human trafficking already by the 1990s. Sentencing Commission, and a number of other research organizations. Henry Pontell, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and UCI Al received his M.A. He also supported his alma mater, Silliman University in the Philippines, with student scholarships, faculty fellowships and grants to broaden and sustain quality education. Anthony was born Aug. 23, 1941, in New York City. She was demanding, fierce, and loyal. Originally published in the Spring 2009 issue of prism, The Magazine of Texas A&M International University. And I might well be called Steve in returnor called nothing at all. Then Steve added the punch line: No problem. Our profession, Criminology and Criminal Justice, is better for his commitment and dedication. Al completed his thesis, Juvenile Delinquency and the Social Structure, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1951 while continuing to teach at Indiana University. He passed away on August 7, 2011. Fox Funeral Home, Inc. Carol Hirschon Weiss, considered the founding mother of program and policy evaluation, died on January 8, 2013, at the age of 86. Therefore, he was required to obtain a G.E.D. He remained dean until 1986. After graduating from Chaparral High School, she attended Santa Clara University where she earned B.S. He encouraged students to develop their own interests and then did what he could to assist their projects. She was married to college professor Joseph Behar from 1965 to 1981, when their divorce was finalized. Dr. Steven Janowitz, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away on March 17, 2021.Cherished by his beloved wife, Kathy, son, Robbie, and his wife, Elissa. He is survived by his wife Edi, with whom he shared a home in Park Hill, OK, sons Justin Heck and Garrett Heck, and the mother of his children, Janice Feazel Downey, of Stillwell, OK, siblings: Elizabeth & Don Yielding, Charles Heck, and Kay Shipp of Monroe, LA, Berlin & Pat Heck of Broken Bow, OK, and Mary Ida Kay of Georgetown, TX. Who is T.J. Millers Wife? He was an influential and pioneering organized crime scholar who authored or co-authored books such as: East Side-West Side, Poisoning for Profit; The Business of Crime, Masters of Paradise, All Is Clouded by Desire, and Space, Time & Organized Crime. Adored Dr. J. to his staff and loved by his patients, peers and friends. He looked forward to walking his dog, Maggie. from Rhode Island College and his Ph.D. in 1978 in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Ray lived each second of his life to the fullest. At Berkeley, he had the opportunity to study with Erving Goffman, David Matza, Irving Piliavin, Hanan Selvin, and Charles Glock. More impressive than the number of grants was the breadth and depth of his scholarly activity and the impact his work had on the field and on policy and program development. Also seminars between researchers and criminalists in the judiciary and prosecution became important in bringing criminology into contact with the very agencies which were part of its objects of study. with her. In 2002, Harry Allen began online teaching for the University of Louisville, team-teaching with his husband Bruce Ponder on a wide variety of courses, including Corrections, Community Corrections, Victimology, Alternatives to Incarceration, International Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security, Drug Abuse, and Ethics[1]. Over the course of her career, Professor Petersilia did not assume that social science research, however well done, will miraculously find its way to public policy makers; thus, she routinely worked with lawmakers, law enforcement agencies, and corrections officials on issues surrounding criminal justice reform. Four years later in 2012 he was elevated to Vice President for Special Programs and Sponsored Research, a post he held until he passed away. Mannheim in the famous exchange of conclusions ending the second edition of Pioneers in Criminology. She served the Western Society of Criminology in many capacities, including President from 2002-2003. Her compassion for others knew no bounds; it motivated her dogged work ethic and insatiable desire to get it right. Likewise, she took great pleasure and pride in cultivating this passion and commitment in others, including her many law students and Ph.D. students over the decades. Charles published several books and his many articles (often co-authored with graduate students and junior faculty whom he mentored over the years) appeared in our disciplines top journals, including Criminology, a journal for which he served five years as editor (1992-1997). A member of the Lyndon Johnsons Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement & Administration of Justice, Gil was responsible for the white-collar crime section of the report. When I started as an assistant professor at CSUSB in 2007, Steve was assigned as my faculty mentor. Steves wit and wry sense of humor is shown in a short piece that he contributed to the Sage Handbook of Field Work. He was involved in numerous research projects on gang violence and juvenile crime prevention. In May, she was awarded the 2007 American Political Science Associations Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award, a well-deserved honor that reflected her devotion to students. Since then, we have had had many mini-vacations together in varied places and varied times of the year, most recently again in a cabin near Gatlinburg and again organized by Helen, for 5 days before the ASC conference in November (2018). I first met Steve about 13 years ago when I was an undergraduate student at Cal State San Bernardino (CSUSB). Dr. McCords research interests included spatial analysis of crime and crime mapping, CPTED and environmental crime prevention, problem-oriented and third party policing. After his military service, Travis enrolled in the Ph.D. program in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. It should be clear that Tony viewed the practice of building bridges in a very integrated way: he was not only the inspiring architect who would design the constructions and accompany their implementation from afar, but also the careful master of the wharf who would supervise the building activities on a regular basis; and he was never afraid to act as the diligent construction worker who would not rest until the last nail was put in the right position. A lifelong baseball fanatic, he played in Little League, and few persons knew more about the sport, its players, and its statistics than Steve. As a result, the book transcended mere ideological or theoretical categorization. I know my life will never be the same, and Im far better off because of it. To send online condolences, visit www.stranofeeley.com. Dale K. Sechrest (1939 2011), or as he preferred to be called Uncle Dale, passed away unexpectedly at Loma Linda Hospital on November 12th, 2011 from cancer-related complications. Anthony Petrosino She was a Visiting Professor at several American universities, including Harvard, Yale, the University of Minnesota, UCLA, and the University of California at Berkeley and Santa Barbara. The del Carmen family then moved to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1969, where Rolando taught and Josie worked as secretary in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Cindy was born in Fostoria, Ohio. Following the completion of his Ph.D., Don accepted a one-year position as Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, with a joint appointment as Director of the Staff Training School at Oakalla Prison Farm. Devoted brother to Roni (Chuck). It became the guide to evaluation practice across many social program fields, including criminal justice. Her research covered a wide range of topics, including juvenile justice, corrections and human trafficking. She was a key contributor to the agencys work on prisoner reentry and reentry program evaluation. You can still show your support by planting a tree in memory of Dr. Steven Janowitz. Boulder, CO: Westview. He was a fellow of the American Society of Criminology and of the American Psychological Association, and in 1996 served as president of the American Association for Forensic Psychology. Dales dedication to supporting the scholarly development of students and faculty will be honored with the Dale Sechrest Memorial Fund and a research lab named in his honor. Dr. Steven Janowitz, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away on March 17, 2021. Dr. Stephen Tibbetts passed away unexpectedly on September 10, 2019, at age 49, of natural causes. In 1985, he returned to Louisville, where he created a national criminal justice planning and consulting business, which provided assistance to county and state governments on planning, and to architects on cost effective jail design, which led to the construction of modern jails across the country. An incredibly prolific social scientist, Gil produced more than 500 articles and chapters, dozens of research monographs, and 26 books during a highly distinguished academic career. At the University of Oklahoma, Harold was recognized for his achievements with several awards, including the David Ross Boyd Professorship, a Presidential Professorship, and the Kinney-Sugg Award for Outstanding Professor. Don is survived by his children, Diane Irwin (Craig) and Michael Gibbons, three grandchildren, Katie Cooper, Austin Gibbons, and Jonathan Irwin, and sister, Beverly Bergau. But the work was not all that mattered. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. His first book, written in collaboration with Hanan Selvin, a Tour de Force of research on crime and delinquency, established Travis as a penetrating thinker about the connection between research and its theoretical meaning (Delinquency Research: An Appraisal of Analytic Methods, 1967). He was widely recognized for his work on corporate crime; his book Corporate Crime was republished in 2005. Many knew Mike in a variety of capacities: distinguished scholar, colleague, mentor, and friend. The Untold Truth of Jimmy Kimmels Wife- Molly McNearney. As a colleague, teacher, mentor and friend, Chuck was widely appreciated for his incisive intellect, sharp wit and generosity. Finally, those who knew him will remember his sense of humor. The delinquent gang subculture includes a number of values and norms in some ways opposite to those of middle class culture (like rejection of the importance of doing well in school, less respect for private property, and acceptance of violence as a way to achieve status). He was sent to Vietnam as an intelligence officer and eventually was promoted to captain. The best.. Always on the go, Dale jumped into the academic world with a faculty position at Florida International University. He was Senior Research Associate for the Criminal Justice Program Evaluation Center at the Mitre Corporation, then returned to Penn as a faculty member to collaborate with his mentor, Marvin Wolfgang, becoming Director of the Graduate Program in Criminology and part of the move from Arts & Sciences to Wharton. We are all the lesser because of his passing. He was a patient teacher and mentor who generously gave his younger colleagues opportunities to take prominent roles on challenging and high-profile studies. Cherished by his beloved wife, Kathy, son, Robbie, and Robbies wife, Elissa. Nati passed away there in 2003. In an era when it was very difficult and unusual for female scholars to obtain university professorships, let alone win high office in international learned societies, Ulla Bondeson was a remarkable and very distinguished pioneering criminologist. While we worked together, I had come across a number of published criticisms of her work on several fronts. He helped form and hone the research tools to understand what works, he helped broker a more effective partnership between research, practice, and public policy, and he made real lasting contributions to the safety of our communities and neighborhoods across the country. Ulla was extremely concerned about the damaging effects of imprisonment. After passing the necessary exams, he started his sociological studies at Nan Kai University. Sometimes policemen picked him up and drove him home only to discover that he was the author of the famous book on juvenile delinquency they had read in their criminal justice programs. My favorite story is that Dad lobbied a judge to set a small bail and then paid the bail so the person he arrested didnt have to spend Christmas eve in jail. In fact, I had the distinct sense that Carol enjoyed engaging in all of these debates. As an intellectual, Jim was beholden to no one: there was no party line; no big theory; no ideological purity. His systematic critique of dominant criminological theories for their failure to consider gender as the starting point for theorizing about crime was an influential voice centered in the feminist critique of criminological theory. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. He is already missed by those of us who were fortunate enough to know him well. He had undergone esophageal surgery in December followed by a number of additional operations, had shown incredible strength in battling through these maladies, and was recovering at a rehabilitation unit in Houston when his heart failed him. Remarkably, at the same time, Travis pursued the idea that the important purpose of methodology in the social sciences was to connect theory and dataand that good methods could be judged only to the extent that they allow facts to be explicated by systematic ideas. He saw criminology and sociology as important bases for social and philosophical deliberations on the legitimacy of the exercise of societal power, and consistently raised basic issues of the states use of power and coercion. She directed NYUs interdisciplinary Institute for Law and Society and its Law and Society graduate program for many years. In 1978 he was invited as a visiting professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, which set the stage for his activities of the next several decades. Dr. Dean John Champion, popular TAMIU professor of criminal justice, passed away Feb. 23, 2009, after a brief struggle with leukemia. After seeing the demonstrators march in during the Aspen Institute meeting, I wrote to Jeff asking several questions. His research focused primarily on juvenile justice and disproportionate minority contact with the criminal justice system. The Center now comprises funded studies by many other investigators in Delaware and Florida as well as collaborative efforts with national and international scholars. Jim was an active member of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and a former member of the Internal Advisory Committee, Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy. He also published many articles and book chapters on these and related topics. Amazingly, after his return to UCONN, Al assisted in an FBI surveillance investigation and federal prosecution. Most credit went to others, for later articles. His work with Hindelang resulted in fundamental studies of the causes and correlates of crime, including the book-length study of self-report methods for the study of delinquency (Measuring Delinquency, with Michael Hindelang and Joseph Weis, 1981). His woodcarvings included waterfowl and masks, and his paintings often depicted ocean front scenes from his beloved refuge on the Washington coast. Jeff stimulated the imagination of many criminologists over the years. I knew since I was 10 years old that I wanted to understand the underpinnings for individual differences in behavior, but it wasnt until I encountered Jeff that I was able to find a way to tangibly act upon this interest. Steve Janowitz is an American citizen of part-Italian descent born in the early '40s He attended high school and college in New York, and worked as a high school teacher for 45 years He married Joy Behar in 2011, 30 years after they first met Steve is a philanthropist and lover of animals, and enjoys reading and playing chess Joy Behar is a comedian, writer, actress, and TV show host who has appeared in multiple plays, films, and TV series, and written several books. He also had a special interest in the relationship between land use and crime. Elmar had been in poor health for several years. We would be remiss if we did not mention Bobs genuine appreciation for the more bizarre aspects of American culture. She was instrumental in convincing international policymakers to use criminological knowledge to better guide their work. c/o UNH Foundation Steve was always there for me. A Remembrance was held at the University of New Haven February 21, 2015. He is greatly missed. He also helped establish UCI as a center for the study of white-collar and corporate crime, and was a Co-PI, along with Gil Geis and Henry Pontell, on the first major research project looking at health care fraud in government medical programs, specifically, Medicaid fraud. She was born to Wilson and Peggy Piper on July 1, 1953 and died at the too-young age of 54. Submitted by Robert Heiner, Plymouth State University. For example, this was reflected in his important book on POLITICAL CRIMINALITY: The Defiance and Defense of Authority (Sage, 1982) and in his statement on Political Crime in Edgar Borgattas ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIOLOGY. After retiring, Al and Nati moved for the sake of her health first to Arizona and then to San Diego. If I remind you of some of their titles youll see what I mean: Breaking the Devils Pact; Gotham Unbound; Busting the Mob; and Organized Crime and its Containment. Kuehne eds.) From Berkeley, the family went to the University of Illinois, in Urbana, where they stayed for three years while Rolando finished his Doctorate of the Science of Law degree. After I finished my doctorate, I was brooding over what to do next. Nils Christie was always very engaged in creating scientific milieus with older and younger colleagues in the Nordic countries. Mike grew up in and cherished his home town, Milwaukee. There was no common language of communication for the most part, since the social scientists did not follow the arguments of the geneticists, and the reverse. Dr. Wells received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1976, after which he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford and then at Indiana University. She served as a member of the National Institute of Justices Justice Systems Research Scientific Review Panel (2012-2014); as Secretary/Treasurer of the ASCs Division on Corrections and Sentencing (2006-2010); as an Executive Counselor on the Board of the WSC (2011-2014); as a member of numerous ASC and ACJS committees; on the editorial boards Criminal Justice & Behavior, Women and Criminal Justice; and Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society; as a peer-reviewer for nearly two dozen scholarly journals; and on dozens of ASU board, committees, task forces, and community service initiatives. He attended junior and senior high school in Cleveland and graduated from Cleveland State University in 1958. Chuck will be sorely missed by many. SUSAN PEASE (Central Connecticut State University): From my point of view, the fact that Ray Jeffery could challenge students and colleagues to examine crime from a different perspective was a major contribution to the field. Debbie earned her BA from the University of South Florida, where she was active in local and state politics, was a member of the National Organization for Women, and was a fervent supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. His exploration of the significance of the interactions between parents and children for the life-chances of children helped fill a void in the field. A year ago, in January 2018, Helen was diagnosed with terminal cancer in her lungs, bones, and later, her brain. The Hungarian colleagues reminded us recently how he worked with them since the middle of the seventies, i.e., long before the fundamental changes in Central and Eastern Europe had even surfaced; as a result of this commitment, he was offered in 2010 the Honorary Membership of the Hungarian Society of Criminology. In 1955 he and Anna Yergensen, also from southern Utah, were married. Rick was a highly productive scholar, publishing over 130 articles, technical reports, and encyclopedia entries, plus he authored and edited 13 books. Al noted in his personal biographical sketch that at Harvard he had the good fortune to take courses offered by outstanding sociologists including Pitirim Sorokin, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton. Despite his various honors and awards, he was proudest of the many graduate students with whom he worked and who have assumed a variety of academic and governmental positions. In Delinquent Behavior, first published in 1976, he again expertly used his author skills and considerable knowledge to offer students an overview of the study of juvenile delinquency. They were the picture of the balcony-seated muppets Statler and Waldorf with a running critical commentary of the proceedings. Gene had a wonderful sense of humor and was a colorful, gregarious conversationalist. Among his accomplishments was the development of our Ph.D. program. After serving as a consultant to correctional and judicial agencies in Colorado, Winterfield moved to New York City in 1984, where she began a career as a policy researcher at the Vera Institute of Justice and later at the New York City Criminal Justice Agency. Paul and Hal were colleagues at Indiana University. He was always my strongest supporter at work. He was 66 years old. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Interestingly, NIH coined this term many, many years after Jeff taught the very fundamental principles on which it is based. Bob, as he was known by all, had retired from the university in August 2016. During his illustrious career he served three terms as Chair of the Department of Sociology creating the doctoral program in sociology in 1968. His work for the Task Force led to an invitation to join the School of Public Administration at The Ohio State University as a tenured Associate Professor (1971) and Professor (1975), and as Director of the Program for the Study of Crime and Delinquency. Program which he directed. Marie was the kind of person that everyone wanted in a colleague, friend, and neighbor. Losing my friend and mentor has been devastating, but I will be forever grateful for the time I was fortunate enough to share with Steve. Since 1991, 3 of the 4 of us have had breast cancer and 2 of the 4 of us had painful no-confidence votes in our positions of chair by colleagues we thought were our friends and for whom wed advocated. He was a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Society. Noted criminologist and author, he was a former University of Louisville professor, devoted husband of Della Scott Newman, and member of Southeast Christian Church. Doting Papa Steve to Maks. Beginning her research career at RAND in 1974, she was one of the first criminologists to recognize community corrections as an important area for research and to conduct large-scale empirical studies in this area. He was the principal investigator on a 2003 Maryland state-commissioned study of the role of race and geography in the application of the death penalty that empirically demonstrated the differential likelihood of receiving a death sentence for white and African American defendants and across jurisdictions. He retired as Emeritus Professor of Sociology in 1997. With Great Sadness but Also Gratitude for Having Been Loved by Helen. He was a great man and a wonderful father., An OJP colleague who knew Lou for many years remarked that the IACP Conferences wont even be the same without Lou therewho else, in the world of sole proprietors, believes in their work so much that they have a booth at IACP every year?. Jims work, did, of course, contain certain working assumptions. Dr. Opolot made wonderful and memorable contributions to African criminology and justice systems. His net worth is over $400,000, accumulated from his years of teaching, while Joys net worth is over $12 million, amassed from her acting career. Dr. Garrett joined the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1970 and played many important roles in the department and the larger University community until his retirement in 2002, after which he was named professor emeritus. Although his battle with cancer curtailed many of these activities in recent years, he remained remarkably positive and upbeat, and never gave up hope in his fight. The National White-Collar Crime Research Consortium named its distinguished scholar award in his honor. In addition to baseball, Steve was also a movie and media expert. Some of her most important writings (and her full vita) were collected together in Crime, Punishment and Justice (Bondeson, 2007), which is a brilliant legacy. Although trained in criminology, his first professional position was as director of one of the first community mental health research studies, testing the efficacy of home care for schizophrenic patients. He was ordained a Southern Baptist minister in 1959. He was a quintessential role model for students, especially underrepresented students and those with physical disabilities, and was a noted scholar, making major contributions to criminology, particularly the study of white-collar crime. *** He embraced innovations and was not afraid to take risks. Marc was an active researcher and teacher in the field of criminology who mentored numerous students. She brought both a rigorous understanding of advanced statistics and a practical understanding of real world needs. His kind, generous, and caring personality radiated to countless persons that entered his orbit.