Academic Background: PhD in Socio-Legal Studies, University of Edinburgh; MA, University of Sheffield.
Research Interests: Sociology of punishment, criminal law, and the history of criminological thought.
Appointments: Professor of Law and Sociology, NYU School of Law and Department of Sociology; Former President, American Society of Criminology.
Awards: Fellow, British Academy; Winner, Edwin H. Sutherland Award for contributions to criminology.
Publications: Author, The Culture of Control (Oxford University Press, 2001); Punishment and Modern Society (University of Chicago Press).
Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member, British Journal of Criminology.
Additional Contributions: Keynote speaker at international criminology conferences; Consultant on penal policy reforms.