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I’m currently taking Dr. Echo Rivera’s class on Stellar Presentations, and trying hard to cut down on wordy Power Point slides to enhance learning. I find it easier to do this in my undergraduate courses, where I can easily use imagery to make my points, but it’s proving more difficult in more advanced courses, suchContinue reading “Improving Presentations in Quant Classes”

The political scientist Gregory Stanton has studied numerous genocides throughout history, and noticed they all followed similar patterns. They all develop in common ways, although aimed at different groups. After thorough analysis, Stanton has developed 10 stages through which all genocides seem to proceed: Classification Symbolization Discrimination Dehumanization Organization Polarization Preparation Persecution Extermination Denial Every country–everyContinue reading “The Current Stage of Genocide in the U.S.”

As a criminologist, I try to base my opinions on crime policy around “what works” with regard to findings from academic research. Certainly, there are times I have strong personal opinions about policies… but if the research says they don’t work (or work in a way that I wouldn’t expect), I need to abandon myContinue reading “Why Is It So Difficult to Say “What Works” with Regard to Gun Violence?”

Academic social media sites are becoming commonplace. Referred to as “Scholarly Collaboration Networks,” (SCN’s), sites such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and Mendeley.com were all created to allow academics to share their work and network with others in their chosen fields. One interesting aspect of these sites is the degree to which they encourage the uploading ofContinue reading “Academic “Social Media” and Copyright”

I was honored to be asked to contribute a chapter to the Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies on the issue of “Gender, Policing Styles, and Police Decision-Making”. It will be published in November 2012, and I love the cover image of Rosa Parks.