David W. Garland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David W. Garland

British sociologist

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1955

Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: university teacher, sociologist, criminologist, American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

David Garland is Arthur T.
Vanderbilt Professor of Law and professor of sociology at New York University, and professorial fellow in Criminology at Edinburgh Law School.
He is well known for his historical and sociological studies of penal institutions, for his work on the welfare state, and for his contributions to criminology, social theory, and the study of social control.