43 min
Ep. 96 Reflection Series: Richard Wright - The Career of an Active Offender Researcher The Criminology Academy
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- Social Sciences
Richard Wright retired from the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2014, having spent 30 very happy years there. He then joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University as chair, before retiring again in 2021. Wright has published widely in the area of offending decision making, with particular focus on urban street criminals.
Richard speaks to us about his journey into criminology, his work on active offender research, and his thoughts on the field.
Richard Wright retired from the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2014, having spent 30 very happy years there. He then joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University as chair, before retiring again in 2021. Wright has published widely in the area of offending decision making, with particular focus on urban street criminals.
Richard speaks to us about his journey into criminology, his work on active offender research, and his thoughts on the field.
43 min