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- Title
BURSIK INTRODUCTION: “CRIMINOLOGY LIKE IT OUGHTA BE!”.
- Authors
SHORT, JAMES F.
- Abstract
This article presents a profile of Robert Bursik, which was written to introduce him as a speaker at the 2008 annual meeting for the American Society of Criminology. It discusses Bursik's career as an editor for "Criminology" and the challenges of the position. It offers biographical information, including his educational background, family, and work experience. Also discussed are his character, family, and favorite types of recreation. It concludes that Bursik has been a major contributor to the field of criminology as well as to the Chicago School of Sociology.
- Subjects
BURSIK, Robert J.; INTRODUCTION of speakers; CRIMINOLOGY; CRIMINOLOGISTS; CHICAGO school of sociology
- Publication
Criminology, 2009, Vol 47, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0011-1384
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00136.x