Ep. 27 If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? Collective Behavior with Jean McGloin

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 talk about opt-in and opt-out thresholds, meaning, how many people would it take in order for someone to engage in criminal activity. Similarly, how many people is too many and a person no longer wants to engage in the behavior? You will have to listen to find out! 

Jean McGloin has been published in journals such as Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 

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