Jack Levin (born June 28, 1941) specializes in research on murder, prejudice and hate, sociology of aging and sociology of conflict at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He has interviewed and corresponded with brutal killers, such as the Hillside Strangler and Charles Manson, and other violent criminals:

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and rapists,

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, and vicious hatemongers. He is also asked by news and television reports to comment on important occurrences of homicide or hate. Along with interviews, writing material, teaching classes, and research Levin has also given talks about violence or hate to groups including the White House Conference on Hate Crimes,

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. Jack Levin has authored and co-authored over 30 books and has written and published over 200 articles.

Biography

Current

Jack Levin, Ph.D. is currently the Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology Emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he teaches one course per year, “Sociology of Violence and Hate.” His course is only offered in the Fall semester and is held in Shillman Hall due to its large class size. He specializes in criminology, prejudice, and aging and is considered an authority on serial killers, mass murderers, and hate crimes. He is also the co-director of the Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence at Northeastern University. Additionally he is known to be a direct descendant of Albert Einstein. Levin was honored by the Massachusetts

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as its “Professor of the Year” and has received awards from the American Sociological Association,

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, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, and

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Books/publications

Levin has authored or co-authored 33 books, including: * The Allure of Premeditated Murder * ''Mass Murder: America’ s Growing Menace'' * ''Killer on Campus'' * ''Overkill: Mass Murder and Serial Killing Exposed'' * ''The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder'' * ''The Violence of Hate'' * ''Blurring the Boundaries: The Declining Significance of Age" * ''Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers: Up Close and Personal''. * ''Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder'' * ''Why We Hate'' * ''Hate Crimes Revisited: America's War on Those who are Different'' * ''Ageism: Prejudice and Discrimination Against the Elderly'' * ''Hate Crimes: The Rising Tide of Bigotry and Bloodshed'' * ''Hate Crime: A Global Perspective"

Teaching history

* 1968-1970: Assistant Professor at Boston University * 1970-1975: Assistant Professor at Northeastern University * 1975-1980: Associate Professor at Northeastern University * 1980–2016: Professor at Northeastern University

Major accomplishments

* Winner of the 2009 Public Understanding of Sociology Award given annually by the American Sociological Association * Levin recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems for his contributions to criminology * Levin has published more than 200 articles in professional journals and newspapers, such as ''

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'', '' Dallas Morning News'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. * He has appeared frequently on national television programs, including '' 48 Hours'', '' 20/20'', ''

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'', '' Good Morning America'', ''

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'', Inside Edition, and all network newscasts.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070103113901/http://www.violence.neu.edu/people/levin/ * http://www.northeastern.edu/socant/?page_id=325 * https://web.archive.org/web/20071115151239/http://www.violence.neu.edu/people/jack_levin_media_bio/

External links

Personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Jack Living people Northeastern University faculty People from Sharon, Massachusetts 1941 births American sociologists