Institute of Criminology Public Seminars: 'A Tale of Two Eras: A Reconsideration of Turning Points and Pathways Out of Crime' - Professor John H. Laub

Speaker: John H. Laub, Distinguished University Professor, Dept of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park

In this seminar, Professor Laub presents the nuts and bolts of the Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck study of 500 delinquent boys, whom he followed up for another half-century. He will then consider whether or not the pathways to desistance or persistence in crime have changed in the modern era.

John H. Laub is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park. From July 2010 to January 2013, Dr. Laub served as the Director of the National Institute of Justice in the Department of Justice. Along with his colleague, Robert Sampson, he was awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in 2011 for their research on how and why offenders stop offending.

This seminar starts at 5.30pm,and will be held in Seminar Room B3, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA. A drinks reception in the basement foyer will follow this seminar for attendees.

The IoC Public Seminar Series is open to all interested in attending, with no ticket required. If you wish to be added to the seminar mailing list, please contact: Joanne Garner, on: jf225@cam.ac.uk