Criminologists and Reformers

John H. Laub

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Crime and Justice Atlas. "John H. Laub." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://crime.interactiveatlas.org/criminologists/john-laub.

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Crime and Justice Atlas. (n.d.). John H. Laub. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://crime.interactiveatlas.org/criminologists/john-laub

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@misc{crimeandjusticeatlas-john-h-laub,
  author = {Crime and Justice Atlas},
  title = {John H. Laub},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://crime.interactiveatlas.org/criminologists/john-laub},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

American criminologist who co-developed, with Robert J. Sampson, the age-graded theory of informal social control, after rescuing the original Glueck longitudinal delinquency data files in 1987 and following their subjects into adulthood.

Facts

Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1953 1

Nationalitythe subject's own account

American 1

Defining Contributionthe subject's own account

Co-developed the age-graded theory of informal social control with Robert J. Sampson, built on the rediscovered Glueck longitudinal data. 1

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