Ronald Weitzer

Ronald Weitzer
Born1952 (age 7273)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1985)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, 1978)
University of California, Santa Cruz (BA, Honors, 1975)
Known forResearch on police-minority relations, including racial profiling, and studies of the sex industry, prostitution laws, and trafficking policy.
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, Criminology
InstitutionsGeorge Washington University 1988–2019 University of California, Santa Cruz 2023-present

Ronald Weitzer (born 1952) is an American sociologist specializing in criminology and a professor at George Washington University, known for his publications on police-minority relations and on the sex industry.