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Albert K. Cohen

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American criminologist (1918-2014)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1918 to 2014 · aged 96
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Albert Kircidel Cohen was a prominent American criminologist. He is known for his Subcultural Theory of delinquent urban gangs, including his influential book Delinquent Boys: Culture of the Gang.

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Albert Kircidel Cohen was a prominent American criminologist. He is known for his Subcultural Theory of delinquent urban gangs, including his influential book Delinquent Boys: Culture of the Gang. He has served as Vice President of the American Society of Criminology from 1984-1985 and in 1993 he received the society's Edwin H. Sutherland award.

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Lived 1918 to 2014 · aged 96
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