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J. Thorsten Sellin
J. Thorsten Sellin (1896–1994) was a renowned sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, recognized for his work as a penologist and as one of the pioneers of scientific crimin...view moreJ. Thorsten Sellin (1896–1994) was a renowned sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, recognized for his work as a penologist and as one of the pioneers of scientific criminology. He taught at Penn from 1922 until he retired in 1967. Sellin was an expert in crime statistics and consulted with the FBI, the Bureau of the Census, and the UN to improve crime reporting. A long-time president of the International Society of Criminology, Sellin also edited the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science for 39 years. Penn's Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law was named for him.view less