Lloyd E. Ohlin

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lloyd E. Ohlin (born August 27, 1918 in Belmont , Massachusetts , † December 6, 2008 ) was an American sociologist and criminologist .

Life

Ohlin studied sociology at Brown University (Degree: BA ), at the Indiana University Bloomington (Degree: MA ) and was at the University of Chicago doctorate ( Ph.D. ). Since 1967 he has taught criminology as a professor at Harvard University (Law School). He was honored with the Edwin H. Sutherland Award of the American Society of Criminology in 2005 . In 1986 he was President of the American Society of Criminology .

Together with Richard A. Cloward, Ohlin developed Merton's theory of anomies further and linked it with subculture theory . In their view, the likelihood of crime increases not only because of a lack of legitimate means of achieving common ends. It also depends on the availability of illegitimate means that are more likely to be made available in subcultures.

Fonts (selection)

  • Sociology and the Field of Corrections (1956).
  • Delinquency and Opportunity (1960 - with Richard A. Cloward).
  • A Theory of Correctional Reform (1977 - with Alden Miller and Robert Coates).
  • Diversity in a Youth Correctional System: Handling Delinquents in Massachusetts (1978).
  • Delinquency and Community (1985 - with Alden Miller).
  • Human Development and Criminal Behavior (1991 - with Michael Tonry and David P. Farrington ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stefanie Eifler : Criminal sociology . Transcript-Verlag, Bielefeld 2002, ISBN 3-933127-62-9 , p. 33.
personal data
SURNAME Ohlin, Lloyd E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist and criminologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Belmont , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 2008