Tag Archive for: Expertise

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 approach,…

Why developing a literacy of graffiti and street art is important

If you see or interpret graffiti and street art only through…

Democracy blindness: On being misinformed about democracy or ignoring its principles when the outcome does not go your way

The recent election demonstrated that many Americans either don’t…

Lies, Damn Lies and Thugs on a plane: Why do Conspiracy Theories exist and what to do about them?

This past week President Donald Trump announced, in an interview…

Small but consequential victories: Convict Criminology becomes an official division of the American Society of Criminology

Nobody goes into academia to become rich and famous. Working…