Ruth Delois Peterson is an American sociologist and criminologist known for her work on racial and ethnic inequality and crime. She earned her PhD in sociology from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1983. Peterson is emerita professor of sociology at the Ohio State University, former director of the Criminal Justice Research Center (1999-2011), and former president of the American Society of Criminology (2016).[1][2] She is the namesake of the American Society of Criminology's Ruth D. Peterson Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Diversity.[3]
Ruth Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ruth Delois Peterson |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD, 1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology, criminology |
| Institutions | Ohio State University |
| Thesis | The sanctioning of drug offenders: social change and the social organization of drug law enforcement, 1963-76 (1983) |
| Website | sociology |
Peterson is the co-organizer of the Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network's Crime and Justice program, an annual Summer Research Institute to support research in criminal justice and crime by underrepresented groups.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Bio Ruth Peterson". The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "ASC - Past Presidents". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "ASC - Ruth Peterson Fellowship". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "ASC Awards - Ruth D. Peterson" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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