Criminology

Critical Criminology

  • Here’s what was discussed at OPIRG Brock’s annual general meeting  October 9, 2024 7:04 pm The Brock Press Niagara’s chapter of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) recently hosted their annual general meeting, where they voted in a new Board of Directors, discussed everything from fundraising to achievements from the past year and much more.  …
  • A new way to ensure government and industry have enough cybersecurity people October 9, 2024 3:44 pm Federal News Network - Washington D.C. If education and workforce training are key to developing the cybersecurity workforce then one group thinks it has the answers. The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center, or ATARC, has published a detailed plan, what it calls a workforce development …
  • Cyber security guidance aims to raise awareness among smaller providers October 9, 2024 1:22 pm LaingBuisson News Better Security, Better Care has published guidance to help small- and medium-sized providers respond to and recover from cyber security incidents. Its guidance is aimed at the person with lead responsibility for data security and protection within the …
  • Opinion: Reimagining justice: Why the death penalty should be left in the past October 9, 2024 5:16 am The Lantern - Ohio In January 2024, Ohio lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow execution by nitrogen gas asphyxiation. Credit: Tracy Glantz via TNS [Original caption: People advocate to stop the scheduled execution of Freddie Owens during a protest outside Broad River …
  • The Department of Criminal Justice Hires Expert October 8, 2024 10:04 pm Seton Hall University - New Jersey Criminal Justice has long been a popular major at Seton Hall, and so the University is very pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Lee Williams as the newest faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice. …
  • The Role of Criminal Psychology in Legal Proceedings October 8, 2024 3:26 pm Lawyers and Settlements Santa Clara, CAUnderstanding criminal behavior is a critical part of ensuring justice is served in legal cases. Whether it's a high-profile murder trial or a complex white-collar crime, the human mind plays a central role in why people commit certain …
  • Sharon Pickering: 'we need mature conversations around migration' October 7, 2024 9:45 pm University of Nottingham Gender-based abuse has been among Australian universities’ thorniest issues of the past decade. The sector has endured several landmark reports and endless column inches about unacceptably high levels of sexual harassment and assault on campus – even …
  • How Dhaka became a ‘mobile phone theft capital of the world’ October 7, 2024 1:15 pm The Business Standard On a recent evening, Mamun, a college student, was travelling to Uttara on a public bus. Stuck in a traffic jam near the airport, on a dark road without street lights, he was casually browsing Facebook on his mobile phone while sitting by the window.  …
  • Steve Wasserman recounts his life at pinnacle of publishing in new memoir October 7, 2024 1:10 pm Berkeleyside - California Heyday publisher Steve Wasserman, author of the new book Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It’s a Lie: A Memoir in Essays. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight Local“Geography is fate,” Steve Wasserman, the publisher of Berkeley’s …
  • Opinion | The real cost of true crime media October 7, 2024 2:12 am The Daily Iowan When browsing any streaming service, we’re met with a flood of new documentaries and series about criminals. Netflix continues to spew new docuseries and movies to maintain the public’s interest in the worst killers and criminals. With a 66 percent …

Crime Theory

  • Board approves 22 new faculty appointments October 2, 2024 8:55 pm Princeton University - New Jersey The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 22 faculty members, including five full professors, one associate professor and 16 assistant professors. Professor Mircea Dincă, in chemistry, specializes in inorganic and materials …
  • What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? September 27, 2024 10:09 pm Politifact Sign on to social media these days and you’ll soon find posts warning about the threat of immigrants to your family’s — and your pets’ —  safety. Immigrants are eating the dogs, cats and geese in Springfield, Ohio, some posts have claimed. (They’re wrong.) …
  • What to study: how to choose your course September 20, 2024 10:10 am The Times What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a fun question to answer when you are a toddler — superhero, ballerina, astronaut — but as a teenager the question starts to come with baggage: thoughts of career prospects and intellectual fulfilment and the …
  • Community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria September 11, 2024 3:50 pm The European Times By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria ([email protected]m) 1. INTRODUCTION Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after goal in contemporary societies across the …
  • Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate September 11, 2024 1:44 pm Daily Herald - Illinois This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in …
  • Where do Virginia congressional candidates in key districts stand on top policy issues? September 9, 2024 10:46 am Virginia Mercury As Election Day draws closer, The Mercury asked candidates in four key Virginia congressional races — Districts 2, 7, 9 and 10 — to share their views and policy plans on the issues that most impact the commonwealth, and reviewed their positions on their …
  • Faculty and Staff Notables | September 2024 September 4, 2024 5:17 pm Mercer Den College of Education Dr. Karyn A. Allee, assistant professor of elementary education, with co-authors Erica DeCuir, Albany State University, and Dawn Robinson, University of South Carolina-Beaufort, presented a paper titled “The state of elementary school …
  • Sunak’s decision to call early election one of ‘most stupid political misjudgments’ in history of politics, says Tory August 22, 2024 9:44 am The Guardian Sunak's decision to call early election was one of the 'most stupid political misjudgements' in the history of politics, former Tory party chair saysThe former Tory chairman Jake Berry has said he believes the Conservative government’s plan on …
  • Sunak’s decision to call early election one of ‘most stupid political misjudgments’ in history of politics, says Tory – as it happened August 22, 2024 9:17 am The Guardian Sunak's decision to call early election was one of the 'most stupid political misjudgements' in the history of politics, former Tory party chair saysThe former Tory chairman Jake Berry has said he believes the Conservative government’s plan on …
  • Illinois State University faculty earn promotion and tenure August 20, 2024 1:15 am Illinois State University Author By Connie Blick August 19, 2024 The faculty granted tenure and promotion are: For promotion to full professor Alex Barelka, Chad Buckley, Geoffrey Duce, Cynthia Edmonds-Cady, Brian Franklin, Nathan Hartman, Rebecca Hayes, John Hooker, K. Megan  …

Black Lives Matter

  • Jalen Brunson’s Ethnicity: Exploring the New York Star’s Rich Heritage and Cultural Roots That Trace Back to Africa October 9, 2024 11:01 pm Essentially Sports During his childhood, the sounds of basketball frequently surrounded Jalen Brunson—bouncing balls, squeaking sneakers, and the supportive cheers of friends and family. Raised in New Jersey, he was fully immersed in a culture that revered sports and …
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Not-So-Radical Departure October 9, 2024 9:55 pm Foreign Policy Not long after I finished reading The Message, New York magazine ran a cover story on the book’s author headlined “The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates.” This raised the question: Had he gone missing? It had been nearly a decade since the publication of his …
  • 8 Art Books to Cozy Up With This October October 9, 2024 9:50 pm Hyperallergic You can keep reading for free! At Hyperallergic, we strive to make art more inclusive, so you’ll never hit a paywall when reading our articles. But, as an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to keep our high-quality coverage free and …
  • Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism October 9, 2024 9:21 pm TUKO Pharrell Williams (L) and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (R), shown here with Anna Wintour, are among the co-sponsors of the 2025 Met Gala. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP Source: AFP Singer and designer Pharrell Williams is among the co-chairs of New …
  • How Racial Injustice Undermines Democracy Promotion October 9, 2024 9:12 pm E-International Relations The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013, following the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. However, it was after the death of George Floyd in 2020 that the movement garnered global attention. The videos of Minneapolis police officers and …
  • The 2025 Met Gala theme is here October 9, 2024 9:06 pm Dazed & Confused Today, Vogue announced that the theme for the 2025 Costume Institute show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”.  The show takes inspiration from Monica L Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the …
  • Goderich council urged to denounce 'neo-Nazi ideologies' October 9, 2024 7:25 pm Wiarton Echo Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News This sign at a property on Highway 21 north of Goderich has caused controversy in the community since it was put up in August. Photo by Scott Nixon /jpg, GS, apsmc GODERICH – For Patrick Corvyn, the concerns …
  • The Beehive music venue profile October 9, 2024 7:11 pm Salt Lake City Weekly The moon—a striking glitch within a picturesque black sky—no longer serves as your singular guiding light on Halloween or other dark, cold nights. When breath begins to jump from your mouth just to freeze, and goosebumps prickle the nape of your neck with …
  • 2025 Met Gala: The Theme, Hosts, Dress Code, & Everything To Know October 9, 2024 6:58 pm W Magazine While the last Met Gala was all about flowers and ball gowns, next May’s edition will be a suited spectacle. This time, the attention will be placed more so on the men in attendance than ever before. The 2025 Met Gala theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black …
  • Ben O’Shea: Why Australians are on the fence about the Middle East October 9, 2024 6:27 pm PerthNow The crisis in the Middle East is being felt all over the world, but a new poll this week suggests the majority of Australians aren’t that invested and certainly don’t want our country dragged into it. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Resolve Political Monitor …

Gender and Crime

Prison Privatization

Prison Abolition

  • Theft, Death, and Disappearance: The Alberta Penitentiary 1906-1920 October 9, 2024 11:23 am The Good Men Project - California   By Matt Ormandy “There’s just one kind favor I’ll ask of you, See that my grave is kept clean.” Lemon Jefferson, 1927 The Alberta Penitentiary was a federal institution that operated from 1906-1920 just east of Amiskwaciwâskahikan, also known as Edmonton …
  • Why did the Supreme Court strike down discriminatory rules across state prison manuals? October 6, 2024 10:02 am The Indian Express The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) struck down a series of rules in several state prison manuals which “reinforce caste differences” and target members of marginalised communities, especially those dubbed “criminal tribes” in the colonial era for …
  • A new queer world: how poetry remade gay life [long read] September 27, 2024 9:45 am Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) In San Francisco and Boston after the Second World War, gay and lesbian poets came together to build a new queer literature and a new queer world. They came together both as activists and as poets. When activism failed, or visibility was denied, poetry …
  • The Nordic distraction: We need prison closures, abolition, and care September 26, 2024 6:39 pm Prism Despite the official recommendation of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to close five prisons, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has instead proposed renovating the state’s oldest facility—the one Jerry Brown planned to shutter decades ago …
  • When abolition and parenting intertwine September 23, 2024 2:33 pm Prism Police and prison abolitionists often emphasize how community care and providing resources for one another can both stave off harm and—if and when harm does occur—help us meet it with accountability as opposed to punishment, violence, and social exile. So, …
  • Free Khalida Jarrar, free all Palestinian political prisoners September 20, 2024 1:39 pm The New Arab Khalida Jarrar’s case is important, not just because of who she is, and what she has endured, but because of her role as a prison abolitionist, writes Nada Elia. [GETTY] On August 12 Israeli forces transferred Palestinian legislator and activist Khalida …
  • Calling Kamala Harris a ‘Marxist’ Insults the Legacy of Black Women Radicals September 19, 2024 11:17 pm The Progressive Magazine With all the charm of a viper, Donald Trump hissed during his September 10 debate with Kamala Harris, “Everybody knows she’s a Marxist.” Everybody, perhaps, with the exception of the 200 Republicans whose endorsements Harris flaunted at the debate— …
  • Exiting Prison With No Money, No Credit and No Way to Avoid Debt September 18, 2024 5:58 am In These Times - Illinois Marcelino Rodriguez had no debt when he was released from prison in 2019 — and no credit. A Bronx native, Rodriguez was arrested for manslaughter at 17 and served 17 years of a 20-year sentence. Upon release, he relied on cash and debit until he was able …
  • Witness To History: Ferguson 10 And The Attorney Who Was Forged In Fire September 17, 2024 2:40 pm NewsOne Source: JEWEL SAMAD / Getty The fifth episode of Urban One’s original iOne Digital limited-series podcast, Witness to History–which this season looks back at the uprising in Ferguson in 2014–our co-producer and host, Tory Russell, speaks with Alex …
  • Cops shoot people September 17, 2024 12:37 am INDIGNITY LAW & ORDER DEP'T. What Makes You Feel Safe on the Subway YESTERDAY, TWO OFFICERS of the New York Police Department opened fire at the Sutter Avenue stop on the L train, shooting a 49-year-old train passenger in the head. The police also shot …

Corporate Crime

  • Caitlin Johnstone: Meta Steps Up Aggressive Censorship October 9, 2024 10:45 pm Consortium Independent News Facebook and Instagram, when combined, have 5 billion users worldwide. It’s impossible to overstate how their regulation of speech in pro-U.S. direction can impact human communication. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley …
  • Jim Trotter, NFL Settle Discrimination Lawsuit October 9, 2024 10:34 pm Journal-isms League to Help Fund HBCU J-Scholarship Foundation (Homepage photo: Jim Trotter accepts the “Journalist of the Year” award in 2023 at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Birmingham, Ala. He is flanked by Somara Theodore and DeMarco …
  • GOP state Senate challenger faults ‘corrupt 1-party system’ October 9, 2024 10:21 pm The Reminder - Massachusetts Voters in the state’s largest Senate district, which covers 57 towns and cities in Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties, have a choice between Democratic incumbent state Sen. Paul Mark and Republican David Rosa in this year’s election. The …
  • Medcalf: We owe our most high-risk youth more than we’ve given them October 9, 2024 10:20 pm Star Tribune - Minnesota That’s how we must treat this issue of juvenile crime in the Twin Cities, too.Every Minnesota politician should view this as a bipartisan obligation. Every corporate leader should devote a portion of the resources they set aside for community initiatives …
  • TV talk: ‘The Franchise’ spoofs superhero films October 9, 2024 10:12 pm The Jerusalem Post One Day in October – Yes Drama, Yes VOD and Sting+ While the anniversary of the outbreak of the war has come and gone, there is a great deal of television programming still devoted to illuminating the many stories of those who were killed and those who …
  • Walz is a knucklehead and Vance is a less crazy Trump October 9, 2024 10:09 pm PCC Courier - California Share: In a rather refreshing turn of events, the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz showed a display of professionalism and civility that has unfortunately become something of a rarity in political debates. Instead of spending most of …
  • Did a minor Queensland party just make abortion an election issue? October 9, 2024 9:52 pm ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Abortion will almost certainly become an issue in Queensland parliament again if an LNP government is elected later this month. Less than a decade after it was decriminalised, the debate this time would be about whether to reinstate abortion as a criminal …
  • Cornwall 'parts ways' with Mathieu Fleury after one year October 9, 2024 8:24 pm Ottawa Sun Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Former Ottawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury is out of his job as Cornwall's top bureaucrat after just one year. Cornwall CAO Mathieu Fleury at this week's council meeting at city hall. Photo on Tuesday, May …
  • Milton's Landing: Big Oil Must Pay for Massive Storm Damage | Opinion October 9, 2024 8:16 pm Newsweek In 1989, Shell published an internal report analyzing two possible futures, one in which fossil fuels were brought under control and one in which they weren't. In the former, which they called the "sustainable world" scenario, greenhouse gas …
  • Hong Kong: End arbitrary censorship of Flow HK website October 9, 2024 7:48 pm ARTICLE 19 On Friday, 4 October people in Hong Kong reported that they had lost access Flow HK, a leading diaspora media outlet. As of Monday, 7 October, the website remains unavailable for most users with Hong Kong IP addresses. As reported by Voice of America, the …

White Collar Crime

State Crime

Environmental Crime

  • Colorado congressional candidates | 2024 VOTER GUIDE October 2, 2024 11:14 pm Colorado Politics Editor’s note: Candidates are listed in the order they appear on ballots. Active voter registration numbers are current as of Sept. 25, 2024, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. 1st Congressional District The strongly Democratic 1st CD …
  • Project 2025 is a Mandate for Destroying Democracy and the Climate September 30, 2024 9:29 pm Greenpeace International The Heritage Foundation’s 900+ page Mandate for Leadership 2025, known as Project 2025, is a detailed transition plan for the next conservative president. The proposal was written and supported by over 100 organizations and funded by Wall Street …
  • Environmental Analysis: Uncovering Earth’s Pollutants July 31, 2024 4:24 pm Technology Networks By understanding the complex interactions between pollutants and ecosystems, we can develop more effective strategies to protect our environment and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.  Through a collection of articles, interviews and …
  • MI leads nation in toxic methane emissions from landfills July 31, 2024 7:34 am Public News Service The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating underreported methane emissions from landfills nationwide, and a recent report names Michigan as a major offender. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and a key focus in combating climate change. Experts …
  • Kamala casts herself as environmental warrior, but the truth is ... June 30, 2024 12:13 am WorldNetDaily [Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire.] By Lee Fang Real Clear Wire SAN FRANCISCO—Vice President Kamala Harris has long cast herself as a fearless pioneer of efforts to fight for social and environmental justice. “When …
  • Presidential Debate and the Climate June 28, 2024 11:03 pm Living on Earth President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced each other in a historic debate at CNN's studios in Atlanta. According to Nielsen data, a combined 47.9 million total viewers watched the CNN Presidential Debate on TV. (Photo: Screenshot of …
  • Letters to the editor: May 1, 2024 (Pride, Gaza, Music and more) May 1, 2024 5:15 am Hudson Valley One - New York The views and opinions expressed in our letters section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Hudson Valley One. You can submit a letter to the editor here. Letter guidelines: Hudson Valley One welcomes …
  • DR. PETER CHOW: Ferrochrome smelter not what doctor orders to attract MDs to Sault April 26, 2024 12:07 am The Timmins Times Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column City must not merely consider short-term gain Demonstrators take part in a 2019 protest against a proposed Noront ferrochrome smelter in Sault Ste. Marie. Sault Star file photo With no exaggeration Sault Ste. Marie is …
  • Earth Matters: Republican energy-transition saboteurs; Biden's eco-work; are EVs truly green? March 17, 2024 3:18 pm Daily Kos At Sierra magazine, in a no-paywall article, veteran investigative reporter Rebecca Burns writes on Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition. Two or three paragraphs cannot do …
  • Earth Matters: No technological miracles needed to address climate; Green New Deal push relaunches March 3, 2024 5:08 pm Daily Kos Rod Lamberts wrote a decade ago:   If there’s one thing decades of advertising, public relations, psychology research and science communication have taught us, it’s that throwing facts at opposing opinions with the hope of changing people’s minds is like …

Critical Theory

  • Communists Out of the Closet October 9, 2024 1:15 pm American Thinker Longtime AT readers will remember my viral 2008 article: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis. That article described the Cloward-Piven Crisis strategy that Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, two radical Columbia University professors, …
  • The Immortal Ghost of Karl Marx September 30, 2024 6:29 pm Jacobin Joseph Heath, a distinguished academic philosopher from Canada, has now published two essays proclaiming and detailing the death of Marxism. His first essay, “John Rawls and the Death of Western Marxism” is stimulating and engaging. But while Heath knows a …
  • Fredric Jameson, the world’s greatest Marxist critic, is dead – long live Utopia! September 30, 2024 7:24 am The Conversation There are writers and critics, theorists and gurus. And then there is Fredric Jameson. Or there was. Because on September 22, at the age of 90, undimmed and over-productive as ever (three books in 2024 alone!), Jameson passed quietly away. Over the course …
  • Jamie Sarkonak: Ontario’s education curriculum is infected with Marxist nonsense September 27, 2024 5:07 pm National Post Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Doug Ford's PC's need to step in and end the madness Get the latest from Jamie Sarkonak straight to your inbox Sign Up TORONTO, ONTARIO:TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2024—TORONTO—People take part in a Stop Jewish Hatred …
  • Waterloo continues hydrant flushing Thursday September 24, 2024 8:05 pm Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Iowa Elegy for a buck In August of last year, I was driving along the outskirts of town when I spotted a graceful buck with a handsome set of antlers. He was standing with the natural pride and fearlessness of youth, as if he expected some day to cut a figure …
  • The Left Should Take Alasdair MacIntyre Seriously September 23, 2024 10:38 pm Jacobin Alasdair MacIntyre is that rarest of intellectuals: an author of such obvious intelligence and depth that his insights have been claimed by figures across the political spectrum. This includes many important intellectuals on the political right. Robert …
  • Marxist thinker Fredric Jameson, influential voice on postmodernism, passes away at 90 September 23, 2024 7:00 pm Mathrubhumi Fredric Jameson, a leading figure in contemporary philosophy and a key theorist of postmodernism and postcapitalism, has died at the age of 90. Known for his profound insights, Jameson argued that cultural criticism is an essential part of Marxist theory. …
  • Is Kamala Harris a Marxist? We Asked Actual Communists September 13, 2024 4:50 pm Newsweek During Tuesday's heated presidential debate, former President Donald Trump insisted that Kamala Harris, the current vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, was a "Marxist." Referring to Harris, the Republican presidential …
  • Kamala Harris's Father Wasn't a Marxist, He Was a Post-Keynesian September 12, 2024 1:58 am The Stranger - Washington State And so it happened. During the debate, Donald Trump asserted that his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, is a Marxist. Why? Because "her father [was a] Marxist professor in economics. [And he] taught her well.” MAGA, as we all well know by now, …
  • How Fredric Jameson Remade Literary Criticism September 3, 2024 7:43 pm Jacobin Review of Fredric Jameson, Inventions of a Present: The Novel in Its Crisis of Globalization (Verso, 2024) For over five decades, Fredric Jameson has been the leading Marxist literary and cultural critic in the United States, if not the world. At ninety, …

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