Scott Decker

Scott Decker
Scott Decker in 2017
Born
Scott Henderson Decker

(1950-07-17) July 17, 1950 (age 74)
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)

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]

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. ^ a b "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.