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We were thrilled to host Dr. Holly Nguyen, Dr. Kim Przeszlowski, and Dr. Michael Rocque UA Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice last week to discuss their fascinating research on (a) male reentry & female labor markets; (b) law enforcement's use of real-time crime centers; and (c) maturity's effects on crime!

We're excited to welcome nominations for two executive board positions, Second VP and Director-at-Large. Nominations should be sent to Dr. Kathy Johnson at the email below. For additional information, the bylaws and constitution are available at southerncj.org/executive/by-l…

The Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures is hiring two 2-year Fellows to focus on specific pieces of our work that we're super excited about. More info below. Please share!

Gangs and Bikers and Jail, Oh My! In Special Topics: Gangs, Professor Fields spent the semester talking about the hidden but dangerous element of criminal street gangs. From their recruiting efforts to the well-known gangs including Bloods and Crips,

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Harvard Derangement Syndrome | My new essay in the New York Times nytimes.com/2025/05/23/opi…

RIP Susan Brownmiller. Her brilliant 1975 book Against Our Will is, sadly, remembered for the claim that rape is a weapon used by all men to keep all women in their place, but that was a minor aside in a searing and beautifully written history of sexual assault. The book deserves

Academics shown both AI- and student-written essays could only correctly identify the AI-written essays 59% of the time. If your strategy for ‘dealing’ with student AI use involves trying to ‘catch’ students, you’re probably going to fail. doi.org/10.1080/105112…

The FBI has just released its 2024 Active Shooter Report, and for the first time in years, we are seeing a real shift: • 50% reduction in active shooter incidents compared to 2023 • 57% decrease in total casualties • 80% drop in mass killings • 78% fewer deaths Download:

Why do some public mass shooters target specific women for murder, in addition to their broader acts of mass violence? This study, led by Adam Lankford provides answers on which women are targeted, what their killers have in common, and more. Learn more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

The stupidity of indiscriminately canceling grants to punish an entire university for a shifting mixture of grievances, mostly fictitious or distorted.

We can't wait for you to join us at the BSC Conference in July. We've got four days packed with excellent plenary sessions, panels and presentations. The full conference programme has now been emailed to registered attendees. #BSCC2025 British Criminology

Alumnus J. Frank Barefield Jr. has made a $35 million gift commitment to UA to name UA Arts & Sciences, approved today by the UA System Board of Trustees. The J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts & Sciences enrolls over 9,000 students across many programs. More: go.ua.edu/43Lpd7g

📢 Didn't forget to get your abstracts in for our September conference. The deadline is June 15! 📢 The submission portal is here: southerncj.org/conference-202… We are also accepting nominations for our awards, including the student/early career travel award to Charleston.

It’s good to see that following the tragic school shooting in Austria, there’s been almost no media coverage (so far) that uses his name or photo. For journalists, it’s easy to still cover the important news aspects & much less likely to inspire fame-seekers or copycats.