My research examines how the policies and practices of local law enforcement agencies in Nashville, Tennessee intersect with federal deportation policy. Relying on interviews and ethnographic observations with members of... Learn More
Stephanie DiPietro received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland in 2010. Her research focuses primarily on patterns of adaptation (and maladaptation) among immigrant and... Learn More
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Dr. Carla Denise Coates is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Florida Memorial University. Dr. Coates earned her doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in... Learn More
Temitope Oriola’s research encompasses resource conflicts and “state-organized” crime; use of force and weaponization of the police in North America; and terrorism studies. A recipient of the Governor General of... Learn More
Dr. Brian Chad Starks, speaker, Writer and Critical Criminologist. Born and raised in “The Metro” – Columbia, South Carolina, he attended Richland County public schools and graduated from Columbia High... Learn More
My research investigates how recent developments—specifically mass incarceration, zero-tolerance policing, digital social media, and new forms of music—have reshaped the social fabric of disadvantaged neighborhoods in the twenty-first century. This... Learn More
