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Edwin Sutherland
American criminologist (1883-1950) · United States · On the map · Died at 67
Edwin Hardin Sutherland was an American sociologist. He is considered one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century.
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He was a sociologist of the symbolic interactionist school of thought and is best known for defining white-collar crime and differential association, a general theory of crime and delinquency. Sutherland earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1913.
Country
United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1950 · aged 67