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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. He brings an insider’s perspective to his work, shaped by his experience as a former courier, taxi driver, corrections worker, and union shop steward. This approach has also benefited from numerous visits to correctional facilities across North America, Europe, and South America, and firsthand research on street culture, and graffiti and street art internationally. Ross has published 30+ 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.
Be mindful of the “lived experience fallacy” and its cousin, “those who are closest to the problem are in the best position to change it”
/by Jeffrey Ian RossOccasionally I hear and see the comment (also known as approach, axiom, principle, and statement), often in activist circles, that although somebody may be considered an expert on a subject (e.g., poverty, discrimination, criminal victimization, etc.), because they don’t have lived (or direct) experience of something (e.g., a problem, situation, series of events, persons, etc.), […]
Contextualizing the publication of my ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF STREET CULTURE
/by Jeffrey Ian RossDespite its 2021 publication date, almost four months have passed since my Routledge Handbook of Street Culture was released. Thus now is probably as a good a time as any to reflect on the goals and process connected to this project. What is Street Culture? In you want a definition, street culture refers to “the […]
Gimme Shelter? Examining the temporary structures that restaurants have built for outdoor dining during COVID-19
/by Jeffrey Ian RossCOVID-19 has had numerous effects at home and abroad. Lives and institutions have been seriously disrupted. Many people have been infected, and over a half million people in the United States alone have died. Most public schools are closed, many businesses have shuttered, and lots of people and organizations have had to innovate. One of […]