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Jeffrey Ian Ross
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Criminologist @ubaltmain #corrections #CrimesofthePowerful #StreetCulture #graffiti #streetart #police Co-founder #ConvictCriminology Website www.jeffreyianross.com Instagram http://buff.ly/2Se7geg Amateur Japanese Chef bit.ly/4f2XEtX .. more

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Jeffrey Ian Ross is a scholar, professor, and criminologist specializing in the fields of policing, corrections, political crime, violence, street culture, graffiti and street art, and crime and justice in American Indian communities. Since 1998 Ross has been a professor at the University of Baltimore. He is a former co-chair and chair of the Division of Critical Criminology and Social Justice of the American Society of Criminology. Ross is an author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of numerous books. .. more

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Dec 18
Happy to share that my INTRODUCTION TO CONVICT CRIMINOLOGY (Bristol University Press, 2024) was selected by CHOICE Editors as one of their top ten titles for December, representing the best across a range of disciplines.
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 16h
Excited to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book, LETTERS TO A YOUNG CRIMINOLOGIST. To be released in the spring of 2026. Link to 20 % discount for advance purchase jeffreyianross.com/wp-content/u... #criminaljustice #criminologist #instruction #mentoring #pedagogy

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 1d
My latest blog post, "Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary,” jeffreyianross.com/fear-and-kin... #AmericanIndians #FirstNations #Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary
I can’t remember what month it was, only that snow had begun to fall as we drove from Lethbridge to Calgary. The road wasn’t a highway, just a patchwork of farm grids: a few miles straight, a turn lef...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 3d
Quoted in the TIMES OF INDIA, @timesofindianews.bsky.social "Sandwich guy’ acquitted: Who is Sean Dunn and how did he become the face of DC resistance?” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/san...
‘Sandwich guy’ acquitted: Who is Sean Dunn and how did he become the face of DC resistance? - The Times of India
US News: A former Department of Justice employee, Sean Charles Dunn, became \"sandwich guy\" after throwing a salami sandwich at a federal officer's car. Found
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 6d
Reposting my earlier blog, “Rethinking the Subway Sandwich Guy Incident, jeffreyianross.com/rethinking-t... which was posted August 31, 2025

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 7d
My forthcoming book”Police Reform: An Obituary” is now listed on the Routledge website and will be released on March 31st!! Please have your university library order a copy.

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Police Reform: An Obituary
The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 8d
My latest blog post, “America’s Police Chiefs Must Speak Out,” jeffreyianross.com/americas-pol... #crime #immigrationenforcement #ICE #lawenforcement #police #policeadministration #policechief #protest
America's Police Chiefs Must Speak Out
Since the start of the new Trump administration (early 2025), we’ve seen an increase in federal law enforcement operations in major U.S. cities. In New York, Chicago, and Denver, federal agents (espec...
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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 9d
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 15d
I think the inflatable costumes play a helpful role for the reasons you state, but the larger problem is not that they take away from the message, but that the message lacked concrete policy demands that could be used to build and sustain a movement. "We don't like authoritarianism" is not enough.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 15d
My latest blog post, "Are Inflatable Costumes Helping or Hurting the Protest Message?” #activism #crimesofthepowerful #protest #politicalparticipation #semiotics jeffreyianross.com/are-inflatab...
Are Inflatable Costumes Helping or Hurting the Protest Message?
Over the past few weeks, considerable media attention has been given to protestors wearing inflatable or oversized novelty suits at anti-Trump demonstrations, including the recent No Kings protests. A...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 23d
Thinking hard about how I can integrate this finding into my upcoming American Society Criminology paper presentation. #crime #criminaljustice
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RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25d
Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, wearing a black suit, speaks to an audience. A headline reads: "Salesforce Pitched ICE on Services to Recruit More Staff, Documents Show." Photo by Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 28d
Cover for my forthcoming book “Police Reform: An Obituary”

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 29d
My latest blog post, “The Used Car Lot Next Door” jeffreyianross.com/the-used-car... #car #noise #publicspace #urban #urbanincivilities #urbanpublicspace #usedcar
The Used Car Lot Next Door
Living beside a used car lot can teach you about noise, boundaries, and the limits of goodwill. Years ago, I lived in a low-rise apartment in Toronto’s Little Portugal, right next to a small lot that ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29d
For weeks, anti-immigration agents have tossed smoke bombs at people in cars, shot so-called “less lethal” weapons like rubber bullets and pepper balls, and deployed a staggering amount of tear gas, sometimes unleashing it almost casually into streets crowded with passersby. trib.al/hvYuXLw
Trump Is Waging War on an American City
The real threat to people in Chicago ​(and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Oct 10
Advances in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)? instagram.com/reel/DMOXEIw... #Criminology #CriminalJustice #CPTED
architecturediscuss on Instagram: "The "bench with spikes," formally known as the "Pay & Sit: The Private Bench", is a provocative design by artist Fabian Brunsing. I…"
The "bench with spikes," formally known as the "Pay & Sit: The Private Bench", is a provocative design by artist Fabian Brunsing. Installed as a conceptual art piece in Berlin, Germany, the bench is equipped with retractable metal spikes that discourage prolonged use without payment. To sit comfortably, users must insert coins, which temporarily retract the spikes for a limited time, after which the spikes reemerge. Brunsing’s creation serves as a critique of the growing privatization and commodification of public spaces, highlighting societal disparities and exclusion, particularly affecting vulnerable groups like the homeless. While some applaud its ingenuity in sparking discussions about urban design and social issues, others condemn it as an embodiment of dehumanizing policies. This controversial bench remains a symbol of the ethical dilemmas surrounding public space management. #architecturediscuss #nuelarchitects #architecture #bench #innovation #art #money #archlovers #architect #landscapephotography #landscapelovers #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #nuelarchitect #architecturephotography #people #architecturelovers #architectural #archdigest #architecturedesing #design #Interiordesign #homedesing #graphicdesing #landscapeView all 3,398 comments
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Oct 5
My latest blog post, “Graffiti, Street Art & Dockless Mobility” jeffreyianross.com/graffiti-str... #graffiti #streetart #urbanmobilities #cities #urban #urbanevironments
Graffiti, Street Art & Dockless Mobility
Ever since the emergence of contemporary graffiti and street art, the surfaces where it has been applied and the methods by which it has been disseminated have evolved. In New York City, for example, ...
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Natasha J. Cabrera, PhD @natashajcabrera.bsky.social · Sep 30
I’m happy to announce the publication of my new co-authored book, HOW FATHERS HELP THEIR CHILDREN DEVELOP: MONEY AND LOVE www.amazon.com/Fathers-Help... #childdevelopment #ISSBD #SRCD
How Fathers Help their Children Develop: Money and Love
Amazon.com: How Fathers Help their Children Develop: Money and Love: 9781009209465: Cabrera, Natasha J., Mincy, Ronald B.: Books
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