Background
Ward, David Allen was born on June 21, 1933 in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Theodore Allen and Jessie Miller (Ketchum) Ward.
( Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis, "D...)
Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis, "Dock" Barker—these were just a few of the legendary "public enemies" for whom America's first supermax prison was created. In Alcatraz: The Gangster Years, David Ward brings their stories to life, along with vivid accounts of the lives of other infamous criminals who passed through the penitentiary from 1934 to 1948. Ward, who enjoyed unprecedented access to FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Federal Parole records, conducted interviews with one hundred former Alcatraz convicts, guards, and administrators to produce this definitive history of "The Rock." Alcatraz is the only book with authoritative answers to questions that have swirled about the prison: How did prisoners cope psychologically with the harsh regime? What provoked the protests and strikes? How did security flaws lead to the sensational escape attempts? And what happened when these "habitual, incorrigible" convicts were finally released? By shining a light on the most famous prison in the world, Ward also raises timely questions about today's supermax prisons.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520265963/?tag=2022091-20
(Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin Karpis, 'Doc...)
Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin Karpis, 'Dock' Barker - these were just a few of the legendary 'public enemies' for whom America's first supermax prison was created. In "Alcatraz: The Gangster Years", David Ward brings their stories to life, along with vivid accounts of the lives of other infamous criminals who passed through the penitentiary from 1934 to 1948. Ward, who enjoyed unprecedented access to FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Federal Parole records, conducted interviews with one hundred former Alcatraz convicts, guards, and administrators to produce this definitive history of 'The Rock'. "Alcatraz" is the only book with authoritative answers to questions that have swirled about the prison: How did prisoners cope psychologically with the harsh regime? What provoked the protests and strikes? How did security flaws lead to the sensational escape attempts? And what happened when these 'habitual, incorrigible' convicts were finally released? By shining a light on the most famous prison in the world, Ward also raises timely questions about today's supermax prisons.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MZYSPW4/?tag=2022091-20
Ward, David Allen was born on June 21, 1933 in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Theodore Allen and Jessie Miller (Ketchum) Ward.
Bachelor, Colby College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1960.
Assistant professor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1960-1961; assistant research sociologist, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1964; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1965-1968; professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1968; department chairman sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984-1988, 92-95. Chairman Salzburg (Austria) Seminar in American Studies, 1977. Consultant judicial committee United States House Representatives, Washington, 1984.
(Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin Karpis, 'Doc...)
( Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis, "D...)
(Book by Cressey, Donald R., Ward, David A.)
Member Minneapolis Civilan Police Review Board, 1991-1994. Member American Sociological Association (chairman section criminology 1976-1977), Law and Society Association, American Society Criminology.
Married Carol Jane Barton, June 10, 1957 (divorced 1964). Children: Douglas Allen, Andrew Barton. Married Reneé Ellen Light, March 10, 1967.