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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.
Sound Check? Music, Noise, and Street Culture
/by Jeffrey Ian RossIt’s Spring again. After a long hard year with COVID-19 bearing down on us, the roll out and adoption of vaccines to address this global health crisis, and the shadow of the wreckage left behind by former President Trump, an increasing number of city dwellers are emerging from their residences and on to the streets […]
Small colleges and universities need to embrace academic research, scholarship, and creative activities produced by their faculty
/by Jeffrey Ian RossOver the past decade, many universities and colleges in the United States and elsewhere have had to confront drastic budget cuts. Declining enrollments, stiff competition among institutions of higher education, financial mismanagement, changes in the way instruction is delivered (i.e., online education), and now the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in revenue and […]
Could the trial of Derek Chauvin be a turning point in America policing?
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThe criminal trial of Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, who is accused of killing 46 year old African-American George Floyd, is important on so many levels for different constituencies in the United States and elsewhere. For the family and friends of Floyd, and the majority of African Americans in this country, the trial […]