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Herman Goldstein

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Herman Goldstein
Born(1931-12-08)December 8, 1931[1]
DiedJanuary 24, 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known forProblem-oriented policing
Children3
AwardsStockholm Prize
Scientific career
FieldsCriminal law
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin Law School

Herman Goldstein (December 8, 1931 – January 24, 2020)[2] 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.[3]

Goldstein died in January 2020 at the age of 88.[4][5] His funeral took place at Beth Israel Center in Madison, WI.

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  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.
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