Patrick A. Langan is an American statistician and criminologist who was formerly the senior statistician at the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
He has also served as a research statistician at the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, and as a research analyst at the National Institute of Justice. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in criminology.[1] He has studied various issues related to crime, including felony conviction rates in the United States, finding them to be highest in the South.[2]
References edit
- ^ "About the authors". Justice Quarterly. 9 (1): 1–2. 1992-03-01. doi:10.1080/07418829200091221. ISSN 0741-8825.
- ^ AP (1987-08-23). "South Leads the Nation in Felony Conviction Rate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
External links edit
- Only 2% are Acquitted in Deaths of Wives
- Blacks In Prison: It`s Not Racism
- Weighing Crime, Consequences