John Hagan

John Hagan headshot

Research Professor

750 N. Lake Shore Drive
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
gro.nfba@nagahj

Joint appointment

John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Alberta

Bio

John Hagan is the editor of Annual Review of Law and Social Science. He co-author with Alberto Palloni of “Death in Darfur” in Science and is co-author with Wenona Rymond-Richmond of the…

Full bio »

Research focus

International criminal law, war crimes, lawyers, youth crime, war resistance.

Projects

Explaining Death and Atrocity in Darfur: Latest finding: Feb 9, 2009, with Alberto Palloni; Drawing on a unique set of data - interviews with refugees - this project is examining empirically the claims of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. It will provide an objective and…
Early Post-Law School Careers of Women and Men Lawyers in U.S. and German Cities: Latest finding: Oct 19, 2012, with Gabriele Plickert, Patricia Parker, Hans Merkens; International Study of Lawyers Berlin - Frankfurt am Main - New York City - Washington D.C. Free University Berlin and Law Associations of Berlin and Frankfurt Internationale…
Parental Incarceration and Intergenerational Social Exclusion: “The Long Arm of the Law”: Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Holly Foster; This study is designed to better understand the difference that parental incarceration makes in the life of an adolescent. American incarceration is four times larger than in the 1970s, six to ten…

All projects »

Publications

“Atrocity Crimes and the Costs of Economic Conflict Crimes in the Battle for Baghdad and Iraq”: European Journal of Criminology
“Children of the American Prison Generation: Student and School Spillover Effect of Incarcerating Mothers”: Law & Society Review
“Intergenerational Educational Effects of Mass Imprisonment in America”: Sociology of Education

All publications »

Presentations

Neighborhood Sectarian Displacement and the Battle for Baghdad: Nov 2012
Racial and Gender Differences in Career Attainment in AJD2: May 2012 Robert L. Nelson, M. Payne-Pikus
Death in Darfur: Apr 2012

All presentations »

Professional Service & Recognition

Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize, Law & Society Association, 2012

Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award, American Sociological Association, Crime, Law & Deviance Section, 2012

Awarded Stockholm Prize in Criminology, 2009

Albert J. Reiss Book Award, American Sociological Association (with W. Rymond-Richmond)

Michael J. Hindelang Book Award, American Society of Criminology (with W. Rymond-Richmond)

Co-Director, Center for Law and Globalization, American Bar Foundation and University of Illinois College of Law

Appointed Member, National Scientific Advisory Council, National Survey of Adolescent Health

Editor, Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Criminology

Criminology Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Northwestern University School of Law

Member, Editorial Boards, Social Problems, Sociological Forum, European Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Theoretical Criminology, and Canadian Journal of Law & Society

Links

All links »