Don Gottfredson

Don Martin Gottfredson (September 25, 1926[1] – June 23, 2002[2]) was an American criminologist who was the founding dean of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. At the time of his death in 2002, he was the Richard J. Hughes Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Rutgers.[2] The Criminal Justice Library at Rutgers was renamed the Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice in his memory in 2003.[3]

Don Gottfredson
Born	Don Martin Gottfredson September 25, 1926 Sacramento, California
Died	June 23, 2002 (aged 75) Sacramento, California
Nationality	American
Education	University of California, Berkeley Claremont Graduate University
Spouse(s)	Betty Gottfredson
Children	Eric Gottfredson Gary Gottfredson Michael Gottfredson Ronald Gottfredson Stephen Gottfredson
Scientific career
Fields	Criminology Psychology
Institutions	Rutgers University
Thesis	Organization in recall (1959)

Biography

Gottfredson was born on September 25, 1926 in Sacramento, California.[1][2] He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1951,[4] followed by a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School in 1959.[5] Before joining the faculty at Rutgers, he worked at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, where he was the first research director from 1965 to 1973.[6][7][8] He joined Rutgers as the founding dean of their School of Criminal Justice in 1973, and remained in that position until 1986.[2] He served as president of the American Society of Criminology in 1987.[9] He died in Sacramento on June 23, 2002, after developing an illness.[2]

References

1. "Gottfredson, Don M." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
2. "In Memoriam: Don M. Gottfredson 1926-2002" (PDF). The Criminologist. Vol. 27 no. 4. July–August 2002. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
3. "Criminal Justice Library". Rutgers Law. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
4. Berkeley, University of California (1951). Commencement. p. 55.
5. Gottfredson, Don M.; Gottfredson, Gary D. (July 1969). "Decision-Maker Attitudes and Juvenile Detention". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 6 (2): 177–183. doi:10.1177/002242786900600206. ISSN 0022-4278. S2CID 146692362.
6. Barrett, William P. (1974-02-03). "New Rutgers Classes Set". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
7. Finckenauer, James O. (2003-11-06). "Don Gottfredson". Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 38 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1300/j076v38n01_01. ISSN 1050-9674. S2CID 146948257.
8. RECTOR, MILTON G. (February 1996). "Tribute to Don Gottfredson, Former Director of Research of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 33 (1): 133–135. doi:10.1177/0022427896033001010. ISSN 0022-4278. S2CID 144478589.
9. "Past Presidents". American Society of Criminology. Retrieved 2018-11-18.

Further reading

• ADLER, FREDA (February 1996). "A Man of Many Hats". Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 33 (1): 129–132. doi:10.1177/0022427896033001009. ISSN 0022-4278. S2CID 144421080.