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.
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.
Father’s Day is a special occasion reserved for recognizing and celebrating the invaluable role that dads play in the lives of their children. Beyond providing financial support, fathers can significantly contribute to their children’s personal and social development through the support and unconditional love they give their children. More specifically, a crucial aspect of parenting […]
Although correctional facilities and practices in the United States may not be as bad as those which exist in lessor developed countries, American prison systems have routinely been criticized for having a substantial amount of correctional officer deviance, corruption, poor living conditions, including overcrowding, substandard food, medical and psychiatric care, among other challenges. Some experts […]
A decade has passed since the publication of my edited book, The Globalization of Supermax Prisons. This collection of thirteen chapters, four of which I sole-authored, and another I co-authored, was published in 2013 by Rutgers University Press. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons included a foreword by Loïc Wacquant, a highly regarded and respected Sociologist, […]
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Father’s Day, White Dads, and Conversations about Race
/by Jeffrey Ian RossFather’s Day is a special occasion reserved for recognizing and celebrating the invaluable role that dads play in the lives of their children. Beyond providing financial support, fathers can significantly contribute to their children’s personal and social development through the support and unconditional love they give their children. More specifically, a crucial aspect of parenting […]
Analyzing legislators’ recent attempts to address the FBOP Crisis
/by Jeffrey Ian RossAlthough correctional facilities and practices in the United States may not be as bad as those which exist in lessor developed countries, American prison systems have routinely been criticized for having a substantial amount of correctional officer deviance, corruption, poor living conditions, including overcrowding, substandard food, medical and psychiatric care, among other challenges. Some experts […]
Thinking about the ten year anniversary of THE GLOBALIZATION OF SUPERMAX PRISONS
/by Jeffrey Ian RossA decade has passed since the publication of my edited book, The Globalization of Supermax Prisons. This collection of thirteen chapters, four of which I sole-authored, and another I co-authored, was published in 2013 by Rutgers University Press. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons included a foreword by Loïc Wacquant, a highly regarded and respected Sociologist, […]