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Desmond, Scott

Non-Resident Scholar
Purdue University
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Scott Desmond is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Purdue University. Dr. Desmond has published a number of articles on adolescent religiosity, crime, and delinquency that have appeared in journals such as the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Spectrum, Teaching Sociology, and the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. He has also co-edited a book, Teaching and Learning in Large Classes. Although his research focuses primarily on adolescent religious development, and how adolescent religiosity influences juvenile delinquency, he also studies how neighborhood characteristics and self control contribute to crime, delinquency, and substance use.