Tag Archive for: Criminal Justice

Crime rates, reporters, and experts. A cautionary tale

When it comes to crime, journalists are typically interested…

Who is the real criminologist? And other uncomfortable questions about expertise

Unless I'm mistaken, there are two situations in which people…

Could the trial of Derek Chauvin be a turning point in America policing?

The criminal trial of Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police…

Why preferring individual social science disciplines is a bad practice: Two cheers for interdisciplinary approaches

The social science fields, more specifically the academic departments…

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”

Occasionally I hear and see the comment (also known as…