John Keith Irwin
John Keith Irwin (May 21, 1929 – January 3, 2010) was an
criminologist who was known internationally as an expert on the American prison system.[1]
He published dozens of scholarly articles and seven books on the topic.
Early life and education
Irwin was raised in
armed robbery mostly at the Soledad Prison in the Salinas Valley. He finished a semester in college via correspondence. After his release he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. Irwin later became a professor and chaired the Meagan Coveney sociology department at San Francisco State University, where he taught for 27 years until his retirement.[2][3]
Career
In 1967 Irwin founded Project Rebound, a program which helps those coming out of prison go to college.criminal justice system.[2][3] In 1985 he received the August Vollmer award from the American Society of Criminology.[4]
Death
Irwin died on January 3, 2010, at the age of 80.[1]
Personal
Irwing was survived by his daughters Professor Katy Irwin, Anne, Jeanette, son Johnny and wife of 38 years, researcher Marsha Rosenbaum.[1]
Bibliography
- 1970 - The Felon (ISBN 978-0520060166)
- 1971 - The Struggle for Justice
- 1973 - The Ex-Prisoner (book chapter co-authored with Don Spiegel in Outsiders USA (ISBN 0-03-080263-6)
- 1980 - Prisons in Turmoil (ISBN 978-0673395849)
- 1985 - The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society (ISBN 978-0520277342)
- 2000 - It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge (ISBN 978-0534514983)
- 2004 - The Warehouse Prison: Disposal of the New Dangerous Class (ISBN 978-0195330472)
- 2009 - Lifers: The Long Road to Redemption (ISBN 978-0415801980)
References
- ^ a b c d San Francisco Chronicle. "Irwin, John." Wednesday, January 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Fagan "Criminal Turned Criminologist John Irwin Dies, San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b c The Sentencing Project. "John Irwin: Scholar, Activist, Convict Criminologist." January 5, 2010. Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Richards, Stephen C., et al. "John Irwin 1929 - 2010." Convict Criminology. January 5, 2010.
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