Scott Decker

Scott H. Decker (born July 17, 1950)[1] is an American criminologist and Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University (ASU). He is known for researching gang violence and criminal justice policy.[2][3]

Scott Decker
Scott Decker in 2017
Born
Scott Henderson Decker

(1950-07-17) July 17, 1950
Alma materDePauw University, Florida State University
Awards1989 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) since 2007, 2011 Bruce Smith Award from the ACJS
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology
InstitutionsArizona State University, University of Missouri-St. Louis
ThesisCriminalization, victimization and structural correlates of twenty six American cities (1976)

Education

Decker received his B.A. from DePauw University in 1972, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in criminology from Florida State University in 1974 and 1976, respectively.[4]

Career

Decker joined the faculty of the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1977 as an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. In 1986, he became a full professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and in 2001, he was named a curator's professor there. In 2006, he left the University of Missouri to join the faculty at Arizona State University, where he was named a Foundation Professor in 2010 and an Honors College Professor in 2014. From 2006 to 2014, he was the first director of Arizona State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.[4][5] In 2015, he became the first director of ASU's Center for Public Criminology.[6]

References
  1. "Scott H. Decker". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. Atkinson, Paul (15 October 2015). "Scott Decker appointed to prestigious criminal justice forecasting board". College of Public Service & Community Solutions. Arizona State University. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. Keteyian, Armen (8 December 2011). "Violent gangs impact college sports". CBS News. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. "Scott H. Decker CV". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. "Scott Decker". School of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Arizona State University. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. Bowling, Joshua (9 November 2015). "ASU criminology professor expands program amid allegations of ignoring complaints of sexual harassment". State Press. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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