Frank Tannenbaum : the making of a convict criminologist / Matthew G. Yeager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeager, Matthew G., author.

Series:

Routledge advances in criminology ; 19.

Routledge advances in criminology ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tannenbaum, Frank, 1893-1969.

Tannenbaum, Frank.

Criminologists--United States--Biography.

Criminologists.

Criminology--United States--History--20th century.

Criminology.

Imprisonment--United States--History--20th century.

Imprisonment.

Prisoners--United States--History--20th century.

Prisoners.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 149 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Frank Tannenbaum and the Making of a Convict Criminologist is a historical biography about Columbia University professor Frank Tannenbaum and his contribution to American criminology. Tannenbaum was a major figure in criminology in the early twentieth century, and is known for his contributions to labeling theory, particularly his conception of the "dramatization of evil" presented in his 1938 book, Crime and Community. Tannenbaum served a year on Blackwell's Island in New York City for labor disturbances in 1914 and subsequently became a prison reformer, writing about his experiences with the American penal system and serving as the official reporter for the Wickersham Commission's study on Penal Institutions, Probation, and Parole in 1931. This book explores his unique early career, and his influence on convict criminology, drawing on his personal papers housed at the Butler Library at Columbia University. Readers are kindly directed to the website, which contains further legal materials related to the application and appeal for access to the Tannenbaum adoption files, including the forthcoming decision by First Appellate Division of the New York States Supreme Court. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 American Criminal Justice a Century Hence 1

2 Early Years in New York City 5

3 Arrested as a Wobbly 11

4 Jail: One Year on Blackwell's Island 25

5 Frank's Association with Thomas Mott Osborne 38

6 Prison Work, Prison Reform, Prison Labor 57

7 Becoming a Public Intellectual 72

8 Crime and the Community 83

9 Frank's Contribution to Convict Criminology 98.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138939967

113893996X

OCLC:

910914804