Ronald Akers

Ronald Louis Akers (born January 7, 1939 in New Albany, Indiana) is an American criminologist and professor emeritus of criminology and law at the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Ronald Akers
Born	Ronald Louis Akers January 7, 1939 New Albany, Indiana
Nationality	American
Education	Indiana State University (B.S., 1960), Kent State University (M.A., 1961), University of Kentucky (Ph.D., 1966)
Known for	Work on social learning theory and crime
Awards	1988 Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology
Scientific career
Fields	Criminology
Institutions	University of Washington (1965–1972), Florida State University (1972–4), University of Iowa (1974–80), University of Florida
Thesis	Professional organization, political power, and occupational laws (1966)
Influences	Albert Bandura

Career

Akers taught sociology at the University of Washington from 1965–72, criminology at Florida State University from 1972–4, and sociology at the University of Iowa from 1974–80. He chaired the department of sociology at the University of Iowa from 1978 to 1980, when he became a professor at the University of Florida. From 1980 to 1985, he chaired the department of sociology at the University of Florida, and in 1994, he became the director of the Center for Studies in Criminology and Law there.[1]

Awards and positions

In 1979, Akers served as president of the American Society of Criminology, and he received its Edwin H. Sutherland Award in 1988.[2][3]

References

1. III, Frank P. Williams; McShane, Marilyn D. (2015-03-02). Criminology Theory: Selected Classic Readings. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 9781317523024.
2. "Ronald L. Akers". Encyclopedia Britannica.
3. "Past Presidents". American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• Faculty page
• Ronald Akers publications indexed by Google Scholar