Background
Passas, Nikos was born on February 26, 1959 in Athens, Greece. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Emmanuel and Aphrodite (Economou) Passas.
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Nikos Passas
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Nikos Passas, Greek, British Criminology educator, researcher. Bar: Athens, 1983. Fellow Council Europe, 1984-1985, Lilly Foundation fellow, since 1994; grantee Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 1991, 92; scholar French Ministry of Culture, 1978, U. Edinburgh, 1985-1988, Exhibition scholar National Foundation Research, 1980; recipient Research award communications of European Community,1989-1990.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, University Athens, 1981. Master of Arts, University Paris II, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, 1989.
Career
Articled clerk, Athens, 1982-1983. Postgraduate researcher University Paris, 1983-1984. Council of Europe fellow University Edinburgh, 1984-1985, postgraduate researcher, 1985-1988, postdoctoral fellow, 1989.
Research associate London Law School University College, 1989. Assistant professor criminology and criminal justice Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1989. Consultant, Philadelphia, since 1990.
Interviewee to visual and printed media on crime issues, British Broadcasting Corporation, Columbia Broadcasting System, National Public Radio, Philadelphia Inquirer, United States of America Today, South Florida Business, journals., among others, since 1989. Reviewer University Press American, since 1992. Manuscript reviewer Harper Collins, 1992, West Educational Public, 1990.
Chair organized crime session XII World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, 1990, crime and terrorism American Society Criminology, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member Law and Society Association (chair local arrangements committee for annual meeting 1991-1992), Academy Criminal Justice Sciences, American Sociological Association, American Society Criminology, International Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Programs., European Community Studies Association, Council for European Studies, British Sociological Association, Athens Bar Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Hildrun J. Reimann, 1989.
Awards
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Fellow Council Europe, 1984-1985, Lilly Foundation fellow, since 1994. Grantee Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 1991, 92. Scholar French Ministry of Culture, 1978, University Edinburgh, 1985-1988, Exhibition scholar National Foundation Research, 1980. Recipient Research award Commission of European Community, 1989-1990.Fellow Council Europe, 1984-1985, Lilly Foundation fellow, since 1994. Grantee Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 1991, 92. Scholar French Ministry of Culture, 1978, University Edinburgh, 1985-1988, Exhibition scholar National Foundation Research, 1980.
Recipient Research award Commission of European Community, 1989-1990.