Rutgers–Camden Assistant Professor Wins Top Award from the American Political Science Association
Anthony Grasso’s 2024 book was recognized with the organization’s Gladys M. Kammerer Award for exceptional publications in U.S. national policy.
Camden, NJ – July 23, 2025 Anthony Grasso, assistant professor for political science at Rutgers University–Camden and author of “Dual Justice: America’s Divergent Approaches to Street and Corporate Crime,” has been honored with the 2025 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Gladys M. Kammerer Award.
The award is presented annually to honor the best book published in the last year in the field of United States national policy. Grasso will receive the award at the association's annual meeting in September.
“I am honored to receive this award from APSA,” said Grasso. “The book began as my dissertation research and subsequently developed into a long-term project. It is deeply gratifying to have my work recognized by the committee.”
Grasso’s book examines the history of the U.S. legal system and why individuals convicted of street crimes are viewed and treated differently than those convicted of corporate crimes. Beginning with the policies and principles of the Progressive Era, Grasso analyzes how intellectual history, policy debates, state and federal institutional reforms, as well as racial and class biases, have shaped America’s criminal law system.
Grasso’s body of research focuses on inequality and the development of American law, with a particular focus on criminal justice. As a political scientist, he examines the law as a product of politics, with a specific focus on how the contemporary legal system reflects and perpetuates the inequalities prevalent in American social and economic life. He earned a doctorate and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a bachelor's degree in political science from Rutgers University.
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