Dr. Cathy Spatz Widom awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology

The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize in the field of criminology and is the most prestigious award in criminology and an international acknowledgement of the value and body of her work. Congratulations Dr. Cathy Spatz Widom on such a prestigious award. The winners are awarded the prize in recognition of their important joint advance in knowledge about how parents and peers shape successes, or failures, in preventing adult violence and crime.  The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.