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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

Chair of Sociology
 Karen
 Hegtvedt

Director of Graduate Studies
 Cathryn
 Johnson


Director of Graduate Recruitment
 Richard
 Rubinson


Director of Undergraduate Studies
 Tracy Scott

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