Peter Scharf, renowned criminologist, dies at 78
Dr. Scharf was the founding director of the Center for Society, Law and Justice at the University of New Orleans, and an expert witness on criminology.
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Dr. Scharf was the founding director of the Center for Society, Law and Justice at the University of New Orleans, and an expert witness on criminology.
A longtime New Orleans criminologist died over the weekend, according to LSU Health New Orleans.
Peter Scharf, a prominent and frequently quoted New Orleans criminologist who taught at University of New Orleans, Tulane University and LSU over a career that covered a half century, died
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