Titre du document / Document title

Donald R. Cressey : an Intellectual Portrait of Criminologist

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

AKERS R. L. ; MATSUEDA R. L. ;

Résumé / Abstract

The late Donald R. Cressey (1919-1987) was a central figure in twentieth century American criminology. A distinctive feature of criminology since the 1930s has been the dominance of sociology among the various disciplines studying crime and criminal justice. Cressey's contributions to the sociology of crime and delinquency came from his teaching, scholarship, and involvement in criminal justice policy. He was best known for his carrying on the tradition of Edwin Sutherland in taking Sutherland's criminology textbook through many revised editions after Sutherland's passing and for his pioneering, innovative contributions to the study of organized crime, prisons, and criminological theory. He also made central and lasting contributions to the sociology of criminal law and white collar crime. His ideas in each of these areas are reviewed to produce a portrait or profile of what he added to criminology, to remind those who know it already and to introduce it to those who may not

Revue / Journal Title

Sociological Inquiry  

Source / Source

1989, vol. 59, n^o4, pp. 423-438 (2 p.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

ETATS-UNIS  (Revue)

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Criminologie ; Etats-Unis ; CRESSEY, D. R. ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 22307