Gilbert Geis
Gilbert Geis | |
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| Born | Gilbert Lawrence Geis January 10, 1925 |
Gilbert Lawrence Geis (January 10, 1925 – November 10, 2012) was an American criminologist known for his research on white-collar crime.[3] He is particularly recognized for his paper "The Heavy Electric Equipment Antitrust Case of 1961", originally published in the 1967 book Criminal Behavior Systems: A Typology.[4][5]
He played a major role in founding the Department of Criminology, Law and Society in the
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice convened by then-President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson. He was author of over 500 articles and book chapters, as well as twenty-eight books. He was described by Henry Pontell and Paul Jesilow as "one of the most prolific scholars in all of social science".[2]
References
- ^ "Obituaries". American Society of Criminology. 2012. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ a b "Gilbert Geis". University of California. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ Meier, Robert F. (2001). "Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime". In Pontell, Henry; Shichor, David (eds.). Contemporary Issues in Crime & Criminal Justice: Essays in Honor of Gilbert Geis. Prentice Hall.
- ISBN 9780761930044.
- ISBN 9781118517383.
External links
- Gilbert Geis publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Faculty profile
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