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The social science fields, more specifically the academic departments in which they are located, the ones I know best, are funky beasts. Although there is a demand for scholars who work in a specific area to do interesting research, there is also often a blind loyalty to hiring candidates who have graduated in the social […]
Occasionally I hear and see the comment (also known as approach, axiom, principle, and statement), often in activist circles, that although somebody may be considered an expert on a subject (e.g., poverty, discrimination, criminal victimization, etc.), because they don’t have lived (or direct) experience of something (e.g., a problem, situation, series of events, persons, etc.), […]
Despite its 2021 publication date, almost four months have passed since my Routledge Handbook of Street Culture was released. Thus now is probably as a good a time as any to reflect on the goals and process connected to this project. What is Street Culture? In you want a definition, street culture refers to “the […]
COVID-19 has had numerous effects at home and abroad. Lives and institutions have been seriously disrupted. Many people have been infected, and over a half million people in the United States alone have died. Most public schools are closed, many businesses have shuttered, and lots of people and organizations have had to innovate. One of […]
There are numerous ways that criminal justice practitioners can demonstrate to others that what they have to say is credible. I would argue that there are two principle mechanisms. One is mastery of content and the other is through effective communication. The first approach includes understanding the concepts in your domain or specialization, and refraining […]
