Ericson, Richard V(ictor)

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ERICSON, Richard V(ictor)

ERICSON, Richard V(ictor). Canadian, b. 1948. Genres: Criminology/True Crime. Career: Cambridge University, England, instructor in sociology at Churchill College, 1971-73; University of Alberta, Edmonton, assistant professor of sociology, 1973-74; University of Toronto, ON, assistant professor, 1974-79, associate professor, 1979-82, professor of criminology and sociology, 1982-93, director of Centre of Criminology, 1992-93; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, professor of sociology and law and principal of Green College, all 1993-. Visiting professor and lecturer at colleges and universities worldwide. Publications: Young Offenders and Their Social Work, 1975; Criminal Reactions, 1975; (with B. Burtch) The Silent System (monograph), 1979; Making Crime, 1981, rev. ed., 1993; (with J. Chan) Decarceration and the Economy of Penal Reform (monograph), 1981; Reproducing Order, 1982; (with P. Baranek) The Ordering of Justice, 1982; (with M. McMahon) Policing Reform (monograph), 1984; (with S. Voumvakis) News Accounts of Attacks on Women (monograph), 1984; (with Baranek and Chan) Visualizing Deviance, 1987; (with Baranek and Chan) Negotiating Control, 1989; (with K. Carriere) Crime Stoppers, 1989; (with Baranek and Chan) Representing Order, 1991; (with K. Haggerty) Policing the Risk Society, 1997; (with A. Doyle and D. Barry) Insurance as Governance, 2003. EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: (with J. Gladstone and C. Shearing) Criminology: A Reader's Guide (monograph), 1991; (with Stehr) The Culture and Power of Knowledge (monograph), 1992; Crime and the Media (monograph), 1995; (with Stehr) Governing Modern Societies (monograph), 2000; (with A. Doyle) Risk and Morality, 2003. Contributor to books and academic journals. Address: Principal's Residence, Green College, University of British Columbia, 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1. Online address: ericson@unixg.ubc.ca

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