Alan Lizotte
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Alan Lizotte | |
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| Born | United States |
| Education | Brown University, University of Illinois |
| Awards | 2003 Michael J. Hindelang Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | University at Albany |
| Thesis | Patterns of Firearms Ownership in Illinois (1979) |
Alan Jeffrey Lizotte was an American criminologist and Distinguished Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany.
Lizotte grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he later recalled almost everyone he knew owning a gun.[1] He served in the United States Navy from July 1966 to January 1970. His service included one tour on the USS Jouett in the Vietnam War, and one-and-a-half tours in the Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One, Unit 2, on land; he attained the rank of Second Class Petty Officer as a radioman before being discharged.[2] He later received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Brown University in 1974, followed by a M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1979) from the University of Illinois, also in sociology.[3] As a grad student at the University of Illinois, he shared an office with Gary Kleck.[4]
