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Criminologist, Professor, Scholar, & Consultant
Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, and a Research Fellow in the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. He has been a Visiting Professor at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and University of Padua, Italy.
Why Virginia’s Cooperation with ICE is a Misguided Policy & Practice
/by Jeffrey Ian RossFollowing Indiana Governor Mike Braun’s lead, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed an executive order enabling state and local law enforcement agencies (and jails) to assist federal authorities, specifically Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in detaining and extraditing undocumented immigrants. This policy is neither new nor effective—it has been tried with predictable consequences, including strained […]
The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThis past week, Trump proposed an executive order aimed at increasing sentences for violent crimes (especially gun-related), quality-of-life offenses (e.g., public urination), the clearing of homeless encampments, and the removal of graffiti from national monuments in the District of Columbia. Notwithstanding whether Trump has the legal authority to impose these sanctions, over the past century, […]
Tracing the History of Documenting and Sharing Images of Graffiti & Street Art
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThe documentation and dissemination of images of contemporary graffiti and street art have been integral to its existence and development. Meanwhile, how people have shared images of this material has evolved. Much of this shift parallels advances in photographic, computer, digital, and web-based technology and the culture’s response to these developments. While practitioners and audiences […]