Fields SociologyCriminology Role Author | Name Peter Manning | |
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Born September 27, 1940Salem,Oregon ( 1940-09-27 ) Institutions Northeastern UniversityOxford UniversityUniversity of SurreyUniversity of LondonMichigan State UniversityMissouri University (Columbia)Duke University Alma mater Duke UniversityWillamette UniversityGrant High School Influences Emile DurkheimErving GoffmanHarold Garfinkel Influenced by Erving Goffman, Harold Garfinkel, Emile Durkheim Books Electronic and Computer, Police Work: The Social Or, Democratic Policing in a Changi, The technology of policing, Policing contingencies Similar People Erving Goffman, Marcello Truzzi, Harold Garfinkel, Emile Durkheim | ||
Residence United States of America Notable students Michael W. Raphael | ||
Peter K. Manning (born September 27, 1940) is a sociologist who is an author and speaker on the topic of policing organizations.
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Background
Peter K. Manning was born in Salem, Oregon on September 27, 1940. He graduated from Willamette University in 1961. Manning went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D in Sociology from Duke University in 1963 and 1966 respectively.
Career
Peter K. Manning holds the Brooks Chair in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has taught at Michigan State, MIT, Oxford, and the University of Michigan. "His research interests includes the rationalizing and interplay of private and public policing, democratic policing, crime mapping and crime analysis, uses of information technology, and qualitative methods."