Tag Archive for: Crimes of the Powerful

Reflections on Graffiti From the LA Anti-ICE Protests

Almost every major contemporary protest in the United States…

Good Food, Great Wine, and Unforgettable Conversations: A Tribute to Vincenzo Ruggiero (1951–2024)

(Reprinted from the newsletter of the American Society of Criminology,…

Why I Use the Word “Corrections” (Even Though It Makes Me Uneasy)

Although corrections is one of my primary scholarly research…

The Continuing Relevance of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Winter in America”

One of my favorite songs is Gil Scott-Heron’s Winter in America.…

My Students Are Afraid, and They Have Good Reason

At my university and at many others across the U.S., students,…