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Gresham Sykes

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American sociologist and criminologist who co-authored, with David Matza, the 1957 paper introducing techniques of neutralization, and who pioneered the sociological study of prison life through his research on the New Jersey State Prison.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1922 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2010 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
American 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Co-developed techniques of neutralization theory with David Matza (1957). 1
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He coauthored Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency with David Matza, published in the American Sociological Review in December 1957.
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