Gilbert Geis

Gilbert Lawrence Geis (January 10, 1925 – November 10, 2012) was an American criminologist known for his research on white-collar crime.[3] He is particularly recognized for his paper "The Heavy Electric Equipment Antitrust Case of 1961", originally published in the 1967 book Criminal Behavior Systems: A Typology.[4][5] He played a major role in founding the Department of Criminology, Law and Society in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. He also served as President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the American Society of Criminology. He was a member of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice convened by then-President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson. He was author of over 500 articles and book chapters, as well as twenty-eight books. He was described by Henry Pontell and Paul Jesilow as "one of the most prolific scholars in all of social science".[2]

Gilbert Geis
Born	Gilbert Lawrence Geis January 10, 1925 New York City, New York
Died	November 10, 2012 (aged 87)
Nationality	United States
Education	Colgate University Brigham Young University University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	Research on white-collar crime
Awards	Edwin H. Sutherland Award (1985)[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Criminology
Institutions	University of California, Irvine
Thesis	American motion pictures in Norway: a study in international mass communications (1953)
Notable students	John Braithwaite[2]

References

1. "Obituaries". American Society of Criminology. 2012. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
2. "Gilbert Geis". University of California. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
3. Meier, Robert F. (2001). "Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime". In Pontell, Henry; Shichor, David (eds.). Contemporary Issues in Crime & Criminal Justice: Essays in Honor of Gilbert Geis. Prentice Hall.
4. Dodge, Mary (2005). "Geis, Gilbert (1925–)". Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. p. 349. doi:10.4135/9781412914260.n193. ISBN 9780761930044.
5. Pontell, Henry N. (2014). "Geis, Gilbert". The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 1–5. doi:10.1002/9781118517383.wbeccj450. ISBN 9781118517383.

External links

• Gilbert Geis publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Faculty profile