Gresham Sykes, Ph.D.
Affiliations: | 1954 | Sociology | Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
1952-1958 | Sociology | Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | |
1965-1972 | Sociology | University of Denver, Denver, CO, United States | |
1974-1988 | Sociology | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
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"Gresham M. Sykes, in full Gresham M’Cready Sykes, (born May 26, 1922, Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.—died October 29, 2010, Charlottesville, Virginia), American criminologist known for his contributions to the study of delinquency and prisons.
After attending Princeton University (A.B., 1950), Sykes studied sociology at Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1954). He taught at several universities, including Princeton, Dartmouth, and Northwestern, before becoming a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia (1974–88).
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