Michael J. Hindelang
Born
Michael James Hindelang

1945
Detroit, Michigan, US
DiedMarch 27, 1982(1982-03-27) (aged 36–37)
Schenectady, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationWayne State University (B.A. 1966, masters' 1967), University of California, Berkeley (doctorate, 1969)
OccupationProfessor
SpouseMary Lee Newell[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity at Albany
ThesisPersonality attributes of self-reported delinquents (1969)

Michael J. Hindelang (born 1945 in Detroit, died March 27, 1982, in Schenectady, New York) was an American criminologist.

Early life and education

Hindelang was born in Detroit.[1] He received his B.A. in psychology in 1966 and his master's degree in 1967, both from Wayne State University.[2] He received his doctorate in criminology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969.[1]

Career

In 1970, Hindelang joined the faculty of the University at Albany, where he became a full professor in 1976. He remained on the faculty there until his death.[2] In 1972, he founded the Criminal Justice Research Center at this university.[3] While at the University at Albany he collaborated with, among other researchers, Travis Hirschi, on multiple research projects pertaining to delinquency.

Their collaboration produced a paper regarding the link between IQ and delinquency, as well as the 1981 book Measuring Delinquency, which was co-authored by Hindelang, Hirschi, and Joseph Weis.[2] Hindelang and Hirschi, along with Michael R. Gottfredson, also collaborated on a paper criticizing research on the age-crime curve, a paper which later became one of Hirschi's most famous. However, as Hindelang's health declined, he became unable to contribute more to this paper toward the end of his life.[4] He served as associate editor for the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency from 1977 to 1980.[5]

Death

Hindelang died on March 27, 1982, of a brain tumor. He was 36 years old when he died.[1][4]

Recognition

After Hindelang died in 1982, the Criminal Justice Research Center he founded at the University at Albany was renamed the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center.[3] In 1991, the American Society of Criminology created the Michael J. Hindelang Award, which is given annually to a book that the Society thinks "makes the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology" of any book published in the three previous years.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Michael Hindelang; Teacher of Criminology". New York Times. 5 April 1982. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Michael J. Hindelang Biography" (PDF). American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center". University at Albany. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Miller, J. Mitchell (2014). The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 9780470658444.
  5. ↑ "Michael J. Hindelang 1945-1982". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 19 (2): 171. 1 July 1982. doi:10.1177/002242788201900202. S2CID 220357351.
  6. ↑ "ASC Award Winners". American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nominations for Michael J. Hindelang Award". American Society of Criminology. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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