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About
Finn-Aage Esbensen is an Endowed Professor Emeritus, and the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Tufts University. His Ph.D. (Sociology, 1982) was awarded by the University of Colorado, Boulder.
His research has covered a broad spectrum of methodologies and topics from participant observation in a county jail to conducting longitudinal national surveys of adolescents. Throughout his career, he has been interested in the nexus between research and policy, working on both evaluation and basic research projects. He is currently the Principal Investigator on a multi-year study of school safety – the UMSL Comprehensive School Safety Initiative – that is funded by the National Institute of Justice.
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Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
… → 1982
Sociology, MA, Tufts University
… → 1976
German and Sociology, BA, Tufts University
… → 1973
Research Interests
- Youth Violence & Gangs
- Differentiating Delinquent Groups and Gangs
- Evaluation
- Participant Observation
- Peer Victimization
- Longitudinal National Survey
- Longitudinal Analysis
- UMSL Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
- Violence Mitigation
Disciplines
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Evaluation of Teens, Crimes, and the Community Program and Community Works Training
1/1/03 → 1/1/09
Project: Research project
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Youth Groups and Gangs in Europe
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
1/1/99 → 1/1/00
Project: Research project
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From School Halls to Shopping Malls: Multilevel Predictors of Police Contact In and Out of School
Wiley, S. A., Slocum, L. & Esbensen, F.-A., 2022, In: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond the Breakfast Club: Variability in the Effects of Suspensions by School Context:
Wiley, S. A., Slocum, L. A., O’Neill, J. & Esbensen, F.-A., Jan 1 2020, In: Youth & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University of Missouri-St. Louis Comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative (UMSL CSSI)
Esbensen, F.-A., Wiley, S. A., McCuddy, T., Doherty, E., Slocum, L., Taylor, T. J., Thomas, K. & Vogel, M., Dec 2020Research output: Other contribution
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“Nerve” and violent encounters: an assessment of fearlessness in the face of danger
Melde, C., Berg, M. T. & Esbensen, F., May 1 2020, In: Criminology. 58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context
Esbensen, F.-A., 2019Research output: Book/Report › Book
Activities
- 4 Other
Prizes
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Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2010
Esbensen, Finn-Aage (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow, American Society of Criminology, 2013
Esbensen, Finn-Aage (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow Award, Western Society of Criminology, 2002
Esbensen, Finn-Aage (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Gerhard O. W. Mueller Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Services, 2012
Esbensen, Finn-Aage (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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James L. Maddex, Jr. Paper of the Year Award, Criminal Justice Review, 2013
Esbensen, Finn-Aage (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)