The Criminology Academy

If you are new, welcome!  If you're not, welcome back! This week we don't have a guest. Jenn and Jose discuss what it is like being a teaching assistant, a research assistant, and engaging in service for the field and our department as graduate students. *We say HIPAA violation a few times in the episode, we mean FERPA*    You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @TheCrimAcademy. Please...

If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we spoke with Martin Bouchard who is a professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Simon Fraser University. We ask Martin about the social nature of gangs and gang members. He tells us why he thinks gangs are a very social and not necessarily anti-social phenomenon. Martin then discusses the network analysis method and why it may...

If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we speak with Sally Simpson who is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. We ask Sally to reflect back on her career as a criminologist starting with why she chose to be a criminologist in the first place. Her experience as ASC president and department chair. Sally also talks to...

If you're a first time listener, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! In this episode we talk to Kristin Lloyd, a professor at Georgia Southern University's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Vivian Aranda-Hughes, a doctoral candidate at Florida State's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Alex Nur, a doctoral candidate at Penn State's Department of Sociology and Crimi...

If you're a first time listener, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! In this episode we talk to Wim Huisman who is is a professor of criminology and the head of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam School of Criminology. Wim talks to us about white-collar crime and corporate crime. Crimes that are committed by people who are typically thought of as having respectable jobs or of respectable status. W...

If you're a first time listener, welcome! If not, welcome back! In this episode we talk to Bredan Lantz who is an Assistant Professor at Florida State's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Brendan talks to us about what exactly is a hate crime? How do we punish hate crimes? And should we even have punishment enhancements? We also talk about one of his recent articles studying whether hate...

If you're a first time listener, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! In this episode we speak with Marisa Omori, an assistant professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. This episode covers several important areas about America's criminal justice system but specifically the judicial experience. We open up the episode discussing race and e...

If you're a first time listener, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This is the first episode of the Fall 2021 semester and we speak with Jean McGloin who is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. This episode will cover the topic of collective behavior. Specifically, we discuss what collective behavior is and we then tackle 3 papers co-authored by Jean....

We're doing things a little differently. We went rogue with no outline and just winged it. Join us as we review our exciting Summer 21 slate if episodes and preview our equally as exciting Fall 21 episodes. We will have a fun time discussing what we've recorded and were we plan on going in the future. It's a good time as we wing it this time with no outline! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and T...

This week we speak with Kelsey Kramer who is a doctoral student at Sam Houston State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and Kathleen Padilla who is a recent PhD graduate from Arizona State's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. We discuss mental health, work-life balance, and the impacts of covid. You can find Kelsey and Kathleen on Twitter @klkramer13 and @kpad...

This week we speak with Chris Sullivan currently at the University of Cincinnati but will be moving to Texas State's Depart of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He talks to us about juvenile justice, disproportionate minority contact, and ways we can improve research in this area in the future. Chris also tells us about his work as a journal editor and provides us with useful tips and advice. His...

Are you interested in environmental issues? What about criminology? This week, we speak with Bill McClanahan, who is an assistant professor of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, about green criminology, visual criminology, and the combination of the two. Bill McClanahan has been published in journals such as Critical Criminology, The British Journal of Criminology, and Deviant Behavio...

This week we speak with Jillian Turanovic who is a professor at Florida State's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. We discuss victimization broadly, theories of victimization, and violence and victimization within schools. Jill has been published in journals such as Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, and Aggression and Violent Behavior. You can find Jill on Twitter @JTuran...

Curious about the death penalty? The week, The Criminology Academy hosts Professor Michael Radelet from the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. We chat with Mike about his career reflections and development, as well as his ground-breaking experience and work on the death penalty. Mike has published in journals such as Stanford Law Review, Annual Review of Sociology, Amer...

This week we speak with Rose Ricciardelli from the Department of Sociology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Mike Adorjan from the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary and a fellow at the University of Hong Kong. They talk to us about research ethics while doing research in criminology. This conversation can definitely extend to other social sciences that deal with hum...

*WARNING* This week's episode involves a discussion around suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or anyone you know is in crisis, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.  This week we speak with Natasha Frost from Northeastern University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. We talk about her work surrounding correctional officers. Specifically, Natasha...

This week, we wrap up our Spring 2021 semester and all of the amazing episodes we dropped. Jenn and I also discuss what we have in store for the summer. Enjoy!

This week we speak with Erin Kearns from the University of Alabama's Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice. We talk about the way terrorism and mental illness are portrayed in the media when an act of violence occurs. We also talk about trends of terrorism pre and post 9/11. Erin Kearns research has been published in journals such as Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, and Studies in Co...

This week we speak with James Densley from the School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice at Metro State in Minnesota. James talks to us about his work on street gangs across Europe, gang activity on the internet, and we move into mass shooting and James' upcoming book The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic along with his colleague Jillian Peterson. James has also authored ...

This week, Jose speaks with Temple doctoral candidate Juwan Bennett. We talk about Juwan's 2nd place finish paper for ASC's Gene Carte Student Paper Award. The paper touched on police legitimacy and how it may differ by race. We also talk about Juwan's involvement with the Inside-Out program.    Music by www.bensound.com  

This week we speak with Professor Ajima Olaghere from the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University. We discuss issues of education within incarceration settings, mainly literacy and numeracy. Ajima has been published in journals such as Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency and Adult Education Quarterly. You can find Ajima on Twitter @ajimaolaghere   Music by: www.bensound.com

This week we speak with recent PhD graduate Cecilia Meneghini. We talk about her work on illicit markets, organized crime, and Italian mafias. Cecilia has published in journals such as Applied Network Science and Crime & Delinquency. You can find Cecilia on Twitter @CeciMeneghini. We have also included a fully recorded episode we did with Cecilia as bonus material where we go more in-depth with th...

This week we speak with doctoral candidate Ilana Friedman who is at the University of Texas at Austin's department of Sociology and Ted Lentz who is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. They talk to us about prepping and taking comps (Ilana) and the process of proposing and submitting qualifying papers (Ted). Ilana a...

This week we speak with doctoral candidate Kendra Clark about parenting while in grad school! Kendra tells us about the planning involved and her experience of being pregnant and than having a baby while in school. She walks us through the challenges she's faced and shares some advice for those hoping to become parents. You can find Kendra on twitter @kendrajclark. Kendra has been published in the...

This week we speak with David Pyrooz from the University of Colorado Boulder. We talk about gangs in the United States as well as internationally. What are the characteristics of gangs and gang members? We also talk about David's recently published paper studying gangs and self-control. Finally, we do some gang myth busting. David has been published in journals such as Criminology, Journal of Quan...