Herman Goldstein

Herman Goldstein
Born(1931-12-08)December 8, 1931
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 88)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known forProblem-oriented policing
Children3
AwardsStockholm Prize
Scientific career
FieldsCriminal law
WorkplacesUniversity of Wisconsin Law School

Herman Goldstein (December 8, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American criminologist and legal scholar known for developing the problem-oriented policing model. He was Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he began teaching in 1964. He previously worked as an assistant to the then-superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, O.W. Wilson. In 2018, he was awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in honor of his research on policing.

Goldstein died in January 2020 at the age of 88. His funeral took place at Beth Israel Center in Madison, WI.

References

  1. ↑ 1996 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, pg. 2542
  2. ↑ Bumgarner, Jeff (2014). Profiling and Criminal Justice in America: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 166. ISBN 9781610698528.
  3. ↑ "Herman Goldstein wins international Stockholm Prize in Criminology". University of Wisconsin Law School. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Herman Goldstein: 1931-2020
  5. ↑ Knutson, Käri (January 24, 2020). "Policing pioneer, law school professor Herman Goldstein dies at 88". University of Wisconsin-Madison.