Robinson, John N.

The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) was formed in 1951 by social scientists interested in using social research to help in the solution of persistent social problems. The volume is published by the Justice 21 Committee of the SSSP, an endeavor that was inspired by Dr. Robert Perrucci in his 2000 SSSP Presidential Address, "Inventing Social Justice: SSSP and the 21st Century," in which he reminded the SSSP membership of the need to engage in public discourse with those who might use our academic and practical knowledge in addressing social problems.i Not only did Dr. Perrucci's