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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.
Making sense of graffiti and street art in local, state, and national parks
/by Jeffrey Ian RossGraffiti and street art can be found in most big cities and urban environments, and on almost any type of surface. One of the less acknowledged and academically studied places where graffiti and street art exist are the numerous local, state, and national parks. These range from comparatively small areas that local governments set aside […]
Reconsidering Hirschman’s EXIT, VOICE, AND LOYALTY in the context of the great resignation
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThe 1960s were a tumultuous time in American political history. One of the legacies of this period was the publication of Albert O Hirschman’s classic and influential book, Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Responses to Declines in Firms, Organizations, and States. (1970). Although Hirschman’s book is instructive, it was primarily aimed at American political institutions that […]
Painting without permission: Graffiti & Street Art as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
/by Jeffrey Ian RossIn the weeks leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and ever since tanks rolled over the border, an increase in anti-war, more specifically anti-Russian, and anti-Putin graffiti and street art has been produced. This type of urban public art, collectively referred to as “Conflict Graffiti” was in many respects predictable, however the unique […]