The Criminology Academy

This week we spoke with C. Jordan Howell, a professor of criminology at the University of South Florida. We discuss what cybercrime and cybersecurity is. Then we discuss a serious of projects that Jordan has worked on exploring the dark web and ransomware. Don't worry, Jose's 100s of dollars are safe! And no, Jenn didn't hack into Jose's accounts and buy pizza... although, that's not a bad idea.   C. Jordan Howell has been published in Crime & Delinquency, The British Journal of Criminology, and Deviant Behavior. You can find him on Twitter @Dr_Cybercrime and see his research lab on sarasotacyber.com

This week we spoke with Beverly Kingston, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and the director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. We asked Beverly about school violence generally. How it has changed over time and how we typically respond to school shootings. We then discuss a paper Beverly co-authored about school readiness to implement a program. Finally, we talk about the impacts some responses like school resource officers and lockdown drills can have on children.    Beverly has been published in journals such as Youth & Society, American Journal of Public Health, and Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.

This weeks we speak with Thomas Abt, a research professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. We discuss several key issues: (1) what is community violence? (2) how do we go about addressing community violence? and (3) how do we disseminate research in a way that non-academics can understand?   Thomas is the founding director of the Violence Research Center. You can find him on Twitter @Abt_Thomas. Please remember to rate and review!!    

This week we talk with Justin Nix, a professor of criminology at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Justin talks to us about: what are some of the statistics on police use of deadly force? what do we currently know and don't know about use of force? where should policing research on use of force go in the future? and finally, we discuss police legitimacy.    Justin has published in Criminology & Public Policy, Justice Quarterly, and Criminology. You can find Justin on Twitter @JNixy.

This week we speak with Simon Kolbeck, a doctoral candidate at The Ohio State University's Department of Sociology. Simon talks to us about the impacts that incarceration can have on recidivism, what role employment plays, and how race and ethnicity matter. We discuss a paper by Simon in which he studied the role of work history and race in the employment-recidivism relationship.    Simon has been published in places like Criminology and the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 

This week we spoke with Claire Lee who is a professor at UMass Lowell's School of Criminology and Justice Studies. Claire talked to us about what cybercrime and cyber security entail. We also discuss a paper she wrote about zoom bombings during COVID-19.   

This week we talked to Brook Kearley, a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore in the School of Social Work. Brook talks to us about experimental designs in criminology. We also discuss a paper in which she evaluated a drug court. 

This week we have three guests, Carlena Orosco, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics at Cal State LA, Luke Alward, a professor of Criminal Justice at Boise State University, and Wes Smith, who does research and development for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They are all recent PhDs who share insights and advice on writing the dissertation and then defending it. They also let us know what they did after they defended to celebrate their huge accomplishment.  Writing the Dissertation: 00:00:00 Defending the Dissertation: 00:35:51 The Aftermath: 00:53:42

This week we speak with Wayne Osgood, a professor emeritus at Penn State University's Department of Sociology and Criminology. Wayne walks us through his early career and how he became a criminologist. Then we talk about one of his signature pieces, a 1996 publication in American Sociological Review, "Routine Activities and Individual Deviant Behavior." Finally, Wayne gives us his thoughts on the field and where we should go moving forward. It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Wayne Osgood.    Wayne has been published in journals such as Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, and Journal of Research on Adolescence.