John H. Laub

John H. Laub (* 1953 ) is an American criminologist and one of the leading international representatives in his academic field.

research

Laub is a professor of criminology at the University of Maryland . He co- authored his best-known books on developmental criminology with Robert J. Sampson . Among other things, the authors developed the theory of turning points ( turning points in life, e.g. marriage, military service or relocation), which can lead to the termination of criminal careers. Laub and Sampson were able to empirically prove their assumptions through an analysis of the long-term study by the Glueck couple .

Laub was honored with the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology in 2005 .

Fonts

Crime in the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life (1995 with Robert J. Sampson).
Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70 (2003 with Robert J. Sampson).

literature

Wolfgang Stelly and Jürgen Thomas: Once a criminal, always a criminal? . 2001

Web link

University of Maryland staff site

Individual evidence

↑ Who are the most cited criminologists (2006-2010)? , Criminologia, blog by (former) lecturers and students at the Institute for Criminological Social Research (IKS) at the University of Hamburg , Laub is third in the ranking.

personal data
SURNAME	Laub, John H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American criminologist
DATE OF BIRTH	1953

[1] Who are the most cited criminologists (2006-2010)? , Criminologia, blog by (former) lecturers and students at the Institute for Criminological Social Research (IKS) at the University of Hamburg , Laub is third in the ranking.