MARSHALL BARRON CLINARD is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Clinard's early education was at Stanford University, and his doctoral training occurred at the famous Chicago School, officially known as the department of sociology at the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in sociology in 1941. A highly distinguished scholar in the discipline of sociology and the subfield of criminology, Clinard has held academic positions in several universities, including the university of Iowa and Wisconsin, and Vanderbilt University.

In the course of his long and prominent career, Clinard has authored or co-written more than 10 books, 40 articles, and 25 book chapters. His awards are numerous, and he has been honored by many of the leading academic and professional ...