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Criminologist, Scholar, & Consultant
Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D., is a criminologist at the University of Baltimore and co-founder of Convict Criminology. His approach is shaped by nearly a decade of work before entering academia, as a courier, cab driver, corrections worker, and union shop steward. It is further grounded in three decades of visiting correctional facilities across North America, Europe, and South America, researching the conditions inside them, and having conversations with convicts and correctional officers and administrators. It also draws on interviews with formerly incarcerated people outside those facilities, and on ethnographic fieldwork on street culture and on graffiti and street art internationally. Ross has published more than thirty books and shares his expertise on corrections, policing, political crime, street culture, and graffiti and street art through scholarship, public writing, speaking, media commentary, and consulting.
Why Corporate Restaurants Fail
/by Jeffrey Ian RossIt’s a special occasion, such as a birthday, graduation, promotion, or anniversary. You decide to celebrate by going out to a fancy restaurant with a close circle of friends, relatives, or loved ones. In order to choose an appropriate eating establishment, you rely on memory, reputation, and/or the recommendation of someone whose opinion you trust […]
What Survived The Grinder This Year
/by Jeffrey Ian RossCreative work isn’t just about generating ideas; it’s about knowing which ones to keep and which ones to discard. Similar to what happens in artisanal butcher shops, most ideas don’t survive the grinder. Over the past year, Ross Industries put its provisional blog posts through that process week after week; trimming excess, cutting away what […]
How AI Has Negatively Affected Asynchronous Learning
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThe COVID pandemic accelerated the adoption of different classroom modalities. One of the most popular was the rise of asynchronous classes. They offered flexibility, reduced commuting, and made it easier for students with jobs or family obligations to complete their degrees. As long as the work was submitted on time, the model largely functioned. But […]