Last updated on:
1/31/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
George Kelling, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“We’ve argued for many years that when police pay attention to minor offenses — such as prostitution, graffiti, aggressive panhandling — they can reduce fear, strengthen communities, and prevent serious crime.”
National Review, Feb. 28, 2006
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the study of prostitution. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to prostitution issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
- Co-Founder, Police Institute, University of Rutgers, Newark, 2001
- Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
- Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- Former Visiting Fellow, National Institute of Justice
- Former Professor, Criminal Justice, Northeastern University
- Distiguished Alumni Award, St. Olaf College
- Education:
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- PhD, Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973
- MSW, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1962
- BA, Philosophy, St. Olaf College College, 1952
- Other:
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- None found