Anthony A. Peguero
Foundation Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Arizona State University, US
Anthony A. Peguero is a Foundation Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Arizona State University. His research interests involve youth violence, the intersection of the educational and juvenile justice systems, socialization and marginalization, racial/ethnic inequality and disparity, and the adaptation of the children immigrants.
Dr. Peguero is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on “The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing.” He directs the Laboratory for the Study of Youth Inequality and Justice.
Dr. Peguero is a member of the Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network and co-founder of Latina/o/x Criminology which hold the goals of advancing research on the intersection of race, crime and justice. He is also the former President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, former Vice-President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, former Vice-President of the Southern Sociological Society, and Vice-President of the American Society of Criminology.