The Salvadoran Willie Horton: MS-13, Electoral Politics and Racialized Fear Mongering K. Sebastian León and Maya P. Barak·July 22, 2019Willie Horton – A Reintroduction As criminologists, we study the relationships (both real and perceived) between race, class,...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
Rehabilitation and Corrections in the Era of Mass Incarceration Citizen Critics·January 10, 2019A Chat with Citizen Critic Dr. Rita Shah about The Meaning of Rehabilitation and Its Impact on Parole:...ChatsCriminal Justice·0 Comments·0
I’m not racist; I’m nostalgic for racial terror: The Debate Over Confederate Monuments George F. (Guy) McHendry Jr.·June 6, 2017For over a century a 16.5-foot-tall statue of Robert E. Lee towered over the city of New Orleans,...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
Examining Arguments for ‘Campus Carry’ Matthew Boedy·April 28, 2017The debate over guns on campus has been intensifying in recent years as more state legislatures debate and...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
Bad Hombres, Good People and Being ‘Great’ Luis Daniel Gascón·April 20, 2017President Donald Trump’s first executive action strengthens the ability of US immigration authorities to control “bad hombres”. It...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
Executive branch signals return to tough on crime policies Rita Shah·March 2, 2017Over the past few years, criminal justice scholars and policy makers shifted from “tough on crime” language to...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
The Quiet Death of Community Policing Aaron Roussell·February 14, 2017Much of the consternation about the current administration’s executive orders is over how to decode the intent from...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0
Racist Strawman Rhetoric on the White House Website Kyle Larson·January 26, 2017On Inauguration Day, the transition from President Barack Obama to President Donald J. Trump felt especially swift given...Criminal Justice·0 Comments·0