Tribute to John Hagedorn: In Honor of a Radical Humanist

John, a longtime member of the Critical Criminology Division died on October 31, 2023, at the age of 76.Thanks to the organizers for inviting me and to Mary Devitt for making the suggestion.I'm very honored to be here with you on this important occasion.I am also happy to be here among my colleagues and comrades who have supported the work of John and myself for so many years.I'm going to spend my allotted time discussing some of John's multi-faceted work and what I consider some of his major contributions to the field that he and I have spent much of our academic careers developing, i.e., critical gang studies (Brotherton and Gude 2021a, b).But before I do, I just wanted to describe to you