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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.
Helping formerly incarcerated people get into respectable graduate programs in Criminology/Criminal Justice
/by Jeffrey Ian RossEarning a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the United States is, in many respects, no small feat. This is especially true if you are the first person in your family to go to college, are a single mother, a foster child, are of limited financial means, and were formerly incarcerated or have a […]
Why quick fix solutions to crime and criminal justice challenges don’t and won’t work
/by Jeffrey Ian RossYou’ve heard and seen them. They include some of our elected and appointed officials, wanna be politicians, heads of organizations, and pundits that appear in our news media feeds complaining about crime rates, and the institutions we’ve created and entrusted to respond to this social problem. They decry the uptick in crime, the brazenness of […]
The Plague of Motorized Scooters in our large Cities?
/by Jeffrey Ian RossWhat’s not to like? In general, scooters are a low cost and low environmental impact mobility solution ideally suited for urban environments. Not only do they enable people to get from one place to the other above ground, but they can also provide a needed cheap rush of adrenalin when operators dodge vehicles, parked cars, […]