Coramae Richey Mann Award
Coramae Richey Mann Award: The Coramae Richey Mann Award recognizes a member of the DPCC who has made outstanding contributions of scholarship on race, ethnicity, crime, and justice.
About Coramae Richey Mann: Coramae Richey Mann, Ph.D., (1931–2004) a professor emeritus of criminal justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was a distinguished criminologist whose pioneering research addressed the intersections of race, gender, and criminal justice. Her influential work provided critical insights into the systemic inequalities faced by marginalized communities and significantly advanced our understanding of the role of race in the criminal justice system. Her scholarship has had a lasting impact on criminological research and policy, and she is remembered for her dedication and commitment to addressing social injustices and advocating for equitable reform within the discipline and in our systems.
Purpose: Honors outstanding contributions to scholarship on race, ethnicity, crime, and justice.
Eligibility: Must be an active DPCC member in good standing for at least 2 consecutive years.
Nomination Materials: Letter of nomination and nominee’s CV. Self-nominations are welcome.
2023 Coramae Richey Mann Award Recipient
Deena A. Isom, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of African American Studies and Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. Her research aims to bring marginalized voices and lived experiences center to the understandings of the causes and consequences of negative and harmful behaviors and entanglement with the criminal legal system through the advancement of criminological theory, critical perspectives, and intersectional methodologies. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets such as the Race and Justice, Feminist Criminology, Critical Sociology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Social Science & Medicine, and Youth & Society. She is also the author of the recent book, Gratuitous Angst in White America: A Theory of Whiteness and Crime with Routledge as well as the newly appointed editor of Race and Justice. She is a University of South Carolina McCausland Fellow and Garnet Apple Award recipient as well as an Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Minorities and Women Section’s Becky Tatum Excellence in Scholarship Awardee.
Previous Awardees | 2005 - Present
2022 – Daniel E. Martinez
2021 – Jorge M. Chavez
2020 – Jennifer Cobbina
2019 – Robert Durán
2018 – Nikki Jones
2017 – Rod Brunson
2016 – Ruth Peterson
2015 – Hilary Potter & Victor Rios
2014 – Charis Kubrin
2013 – Anthony Peguero
2012 – Marjorie Zatz
2011 – Nancy Rodriguez
2010 – Robert Crutchfield
2009 – Jody Miller
2008 – Karen Parker
2007 – Ramiro Martinez and Katheryn Russell-Brown
2006 – Eric Stewart
2005 – Shaun Gabbidon and Helen Taylor Greene