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About the Author
Larry J. Siegel, Ph.D., was born in the Bronx, New York. While living on Jerome
Avenue and attending City College (CCNY) in the 1960s, he was swept up in the
social and political currents of the time. He became intrigued with the influence
that contemporary culture had on individual behavior. For example, did people
shape society or did society shape people? He applied his interest in social forces
and human behavior to the study of crime and justice. After graduating from
CCNY, he attended the newly opened program in criminal justice at the State
University of New York at Albany, where he earned both master's and doctoral
degrees. Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University, where
he was a faculty member for nine years. He has also held teaching positions at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. He
then taught for 27 years at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the
University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he is now a professor emeritus. Dr.
Siegel has written extensively in the area of crime and justice, including books on
juvenile law, delinquency, criminology, criminal justice, courts, corrections,
criminal procedure and policing. Larry, his wife Therese and their dog Sophie now
live in Naples, Florida, where he continues to write on various topics and issues in
crime and justice.