Faculty Bio & Interests
Janet L. Lauritsen, Professor
Janet L. Lauritsen received her Ph.D. in Sociology
from the University of Illinois. Her areas of
research include the causes
and consequences of victimization, the social context of crime and
victimization, and quantitative research methods. She is currently working with Karen Heimer to develop estimates of long-term trends in violent victimization by gender and other sociodemographic characteristics, such as race and ethnicity, social class, and place of residence (National Institute of Justice 2007-IJ-CX-0026).
She is a member of the National Academy of Science Committee on National Statistics' Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Janet's CV