PULLMAN, Wash. Travis C. Pratt, associate professor and director of the Program in Criminal Justice at Washington State University, was selected by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) as the recipient of the Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholars Award for 2006.
“Knowing your work the way I do I feel like this honor is richly deserved,” said Gary LaFree, president of ASC, in his award notice to Pratt. “As you probably know, this award is given to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology by someone who has received the Ph.D. or a similar graduate degree no more than five years before the year of the award.”
“ASC is the leading association for criminal justice and attracts the best in the field,” said Pratt. “To have my work recognized for distinction by this group is particularly gratifying.”
Established in 1997, the Cavan Award is given annually to recognize a single work or a series of contributions and may include coauthored works. Pratt’s winning research focuses on the individual and ecological sources of criminal behavior.
“The Cavan Award is a testament to Travis’ extensive and high-quality research,” said Steven D. Stehr, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at WSU. “To date Travis Pratt has published over 40 refereed journal articles in many of the finest outlets in the areas of criminology and criminal justice. His selection for this prestigious award is further validation of the high-quality work being done in our nationally ranked criminal justice program.”
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The Criminal Justice Program at WSU: http://libarts.wsu.edu/crimj/
The American Society of Criminology Web site: http://www.asc41.com/
