DLC Awards

DLC Awards – 2026 Call for Nominations. We are now accepting nominations for the prestigious DLC Awards. This is your chance to recognize and celebrate excellence within our community. Consider nominating a deserving colleague or yourself – self-nominations are accepted and encouraged! All nominations are due May 15, 2026, 11:59 pm. NOTE: Awardees must be members of the DLC.

•  NEW: The Award for Innovation in Developmental and Life Course Criminology recognizes individuals or teams who demonstrate outstanding innovation in theory, research, teaching, practice, and/or scholarship related to developmental and life-course criminology. Whether through pioneering methodologies, creative pedagogies, practical applications, or theoretical advancements, this award celebrates those who inspire progress and transformation in developmental and life course criminology. Nominators should send an email specifying the contributions of the nominee that have advanced the field through novel approaches and groundbreaking work.
• NEW: The Student Paper Award recognizes exceptional scholarly contributions by student members of the DLC Division. To be eligible for this award, the paper must be first authored by students. In cases where professors are co-authors, a letter of support is required, detailing the professors’ roles and contributions to the paper. We encourage submissions that have not been previously published; however, if the paper is currently under review, a letter documenting its status in the review process must be included. Submissions can be empirical, theoretical, or conceptual in nature, encompassing original research findings, theoretical framework developments, or new concepts and models that advance understanding to developmental and life-course criminology. Nominators should submit a copy of the work.
• The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has a record of sustained and outstanding contributions to scholarship in developmental and life-course criminology. Nominators should send an email specifying the contributions of the nominee to developmental and life-course criminology plus a vita of the nominee. The recipient must also be available to present the “David P. Farrington Annual Lecture” at the 2025 annual ASC meeting and submit a manuscript of their lecture to the Editors for publication in the Journal of Life Course and Developmental Criminology. 
• The Early Career Award recognizes an individual who received a Ph.D. or similar graduate degree no more than four years ago (no earlier than 2022) who has made a significant contribution to scholarly knowledge on developmental and life-course criminology in their early career. Nominators should send an email specifying the contributions of the nominee to developmental and life-course criminology plus a CV of the nominee. 
• The Outstanding Contribution Award recognizes a DLC book, article, or book chapter published in the previous two years (publication years 2024 & 2025). Nominators should submit a copy of the work and a one-page summary of its significance.
• The Outstanding Student Contribution Award recognizes a DLC book, article, or book chapter published in the previous two years (publication years 2024 & 2025). The first author must have been an undergraduate or graduate student when the work was submitted for publication. Nominators should submit a copy of the work and a one-page summary of its significance.

Nominations must be submitted by Friday, May 15, 2026. Please send nominations to asc.dlc.nominations@gmail.com.  

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Congratulations to our most recent winners!

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The Life-time Achievement Award 

Commencing in 2017, the Lifetime Achievement Award winners delivered the “David P. Farrington Annual Lecture” at the annual ASC meeting. The prize winners’ lectures are published in the Journal of Life Course and Developmental Criminology:

Brandon Welsh (2024) Developmental Crime Prevention Manifesto—or “Saving Children from a Life of Crime” 2.0: The 2024 David P. Farrington Lecture | SpringerLink

Richard E. Tremblay (2021) Development and Prevention of Aggressive Behavior: Intergenerational, Interdisciplinary, Experimental, and Historical Perspectives Since Aristotle – ASC Division of Developmental and Life Course Criminology David P. Farrington Lecture, 2021 | SpringerLink 

Alex R. Piquero (2020) The Life-Course of a Life-Course Criminologist: The David P. Farrington Lecture for the Division on Developmental and Life-Course Criminology Lifetime Achievement Award Address 2020 | SpringerLink

Terrence P. Thornberry (2019) Intergenerational Patterns in Offending: Lessons from the Rochester Intergenerational Study—ASC Division of Developmental and Life Course Criminology David P. Farrington Lecture, 2019 | SpringerLink

Terrie E. Moffitt (2018) Innovations in Life-Course Crime Research—ASC Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology David P. Farrington Lecture, 2018 | SpringerLink

Robert Sampson and John Laub (2017) Life-Course and Developmental Criminology: Looking Back, Moving Forward—ASC Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology Inaugural David P. Farrington Lecture, 2017 | SpringerLink

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Past Award Winners

– Lifetime Achievement –

Brandon Welsh (2024)

Adrian Raine (2023)

Richard E. Tremblay (2021)

Alex R. Piquero (2020)

Terence P. Thornberry (2019)

Terrie E. Moffitt (2018)

Robert Sampson and John Laub (2017)

Alfred Blumstein (2016)

Friedrich Losel  (2015)

David Hawkins and Marc Le Blanc (2014)

Rolf Loeber (2013)

– Early Career Researcher –

Abigail Novak (2023)

Yeungjeom Lee (2022)

Alex Widdowson (2021)

Catia G. Malvaso (2020)

Adam D. Fine and Evan C. McCuish (2019)

Jill Portnoy and Jillian J. Turanovic (2018)

Amanda Gillian and Bryanna Fox (2017)

Lia Ahonen and Michael Rocque (2016)

David C. Pyrooz (2015)

Sytske Besemer (2014)

Delphine Theobold (2013)

– Outstanding Contribution –

Stephen Farrall, Emily Gray (2024)

Izabela Zych, David P. Farrington, Denis Ribeaud, and Manuel P. Eisner (2023)

David Kirk (2022)

Brandon Welsh (2021)

David M. Day and Margit Wiesner (2020)

Christopher J. Sullivan (2020)

Michael Rocque (2019)

Darrell Steffensmeier, Hua Zhong, and Yunmei Lu (2018)

Chongmin Na (2017)

Alex R. Piquero and Torbjørn Skardhamar (2016)

Gary Sweeten (2015)

– Outstanding Student Contribution –

Guy Skinner (2021)

Cherrell Green (2020)

Lauren N. Miley (2020)

Melanie Escue (2019)

Eric T. Klopack (2019)

Tyson Whitten (2018)

Olivia Choy (2017)

Amanda Gillman (2016)

Fredrik Sivertsson (2016)

Evan McCuish (2015)