Dr. Timothy Lauger Wins Paper Of The Year Award
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Lauger, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, on being named the recipient of the James L. Maddex Jr. Paper of the Year Award for 2014.
Dr. Lauger’s research, “Violent Stories: Personal Narratives, Street Socialization, and the Negotiation of Street Culture Among Street-Oriented Youth,” was selected from among all of the articles published last year in the Criminal Justice Review, an academic, peer-reviewed journal.
“Violent Stories: Personal Narratives, Street Socialization, and the Negotiation of Street Culture Among Street-Oriented Youth” examines how personal stories about violent events shape and transmit street culture among active gang members and street-oriented youth. Drawing from ethnographic recordings of conversations between active gang members on the streets of Indianapolis, the study contends that personal narratives about violent events apply and help clarify the meaning of cultural ideas.
Dr. Lauger was honored with a commemorative plaque and honorarium for the article during a reception held last month in Washington, D.C.