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About the Department

Department of Sociology
Emory University
1555 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-7510
Fax: 404-727-7532

Department Administration

Bob Agnew
Chair of Sociology
Cathryn Johnson
Director of Graduate Studies
Alex Hicks
Director of Graduate Recruitment
Jeff Mullis
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Robert Agnew

Robert Agnew Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-7502
FAX: 404-727-7502
E-MAIL: bagnew@emory.edu

OFFICE: 209 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1980

General Research Area: criminology, social psychology, theory

Current Research: causes of delinquency

Selected Publications: Pressured Into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory (Roxbury, 2006); Why Do They Do It? A General Theory of Crime and Delinquency (Roxbury, 2005); Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control (Roxbury, 2005); Criminological Theory: Past to Present (Roxbury, 2005).

Selected Courses