Jeffrey Butts
@jeffreybutts.bsky.social
Research Professor and Center Director, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City Univ of New York). Kid from Ohio, living in Manhattan - https://JeffreyButts.net -
#justice #criminology #research
#justice #criminology #research
Seeing Bill & Ted's Excellent Beckett this evening.
September 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Seeing Bill & Ted's Excellent Beckett this evening.
Well, I think this photo is just as good, although I don't know why you stepped away from your film career.
July 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Well, I think this photo is just as good, although I don't know why you stepped away from your film career.
Wife's new t-shirt. (We are both radicals)
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Wife's new t-shirt. (We are both radicals)
I've done many research projects funded by government agencies. I'll just say: Yeah, this is familiar.
June 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I've done many research projects funded by government agencies. I'll just say: Yeah, this is familiar.
As a car-free New York City resident, I'm unaware of gas prices. But, I just walked by this sign in Manhattan. Is this common?
May 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As a car-free New York City resident, I'm unaware of gas prices. But, I just walked by this sign in Manhattan. Is this common?
I think my staff would say this represents me perfectly.
May 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think my staff would say this represents me perfectly.
Just realized I'm standing by the entrance to the Perkins Coie law firm. ... Wonder what they're doing these days...
April 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just realized I'm standing by the entrance to the Perkins Coie law firm. ... Wonder what they're doing these days...
Saw this tonight. Highly recommended for those in the New York area.
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Saw this tonight. Highly recommended for those in the New York area.
Tired of seeing MAGA hats. I made a hat representing my political philosophy.
March 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Tired of seeing MAGA hats. I made a hat representing my political philosophy.
Reading this book. It describes early 20th Century efforts of rich industrialists and accommodating government officials to keep the working class poor by breaking unions & using obscenity laws to restrict access to birth control & sustain the supply of workers. Can you imagine living through that?
January 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reading this book. It describes early 20th Century efforts of rich industrialists and accommodating government officials to keep the working class poor by breaking unions & using obscenity laws to restrict access to birth control & sustain the supply of workers. Can you imagine living through that?
I read this when I was 12 years old. I wish all American 12-year-olds had been required to read and discuss it.
January 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I read this when I was 12 years old. I wish all American 12-year-olds had been required to read and discuss it.
Trump advisers begin to meet in Washington, DC.
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trump advisers begin to meet in Washington, DC.
Told my wife I would buy milk on my walk home. But, as I was about to go into the store, Louis & Duke's "Mood Indigo" started up on my earbuds. ... I can buy milk tomorrow.
January 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Told my wife I would buy milk on my walk home. But, as I was about to go into the store, Louis & Duke's "Mood Indigo" started up on my earbuds. ... I can buy milk tomorrow.
Saw the Shirley Chisholm exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York yesterday. I will keep this quote in mind over the next 4 years.
December 30, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Saw the Shirley Chisholm exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York yesterday. I will keep this quote in mind over the next 4 years.
I read this as an undergrad at the University of Oregon, and I thought "no, the Pacific NW would never secede from the U.S. and form a new country." Today, I think "no, the NW coast and the NE coast should both secede, and join Canada."
December 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
I read this as an undergrad at the University of Oregon, and I thought "no, the Pacific NW would never secede from the U.S. and form a new country." Today, I think "no, the NW coast and the NE coast should both secede, and join Canada."
Wonder why the public is disproportionately concerned with youth crime? Maybe partly culture shock, but also because news media promote far more youth crime stories.
www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
December 11, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Wonder why the public is disproportionately concerned with youth crime? Maybe partly culture shock, but also because news media promote far more youth crime stories.
www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
What I'm reading now. After reading a dozen books in the last year about how democracies slide into authoritarian dictatorship, we're actually watching it now in the U.S., so I needed relief. And, in a way, this book also helps me understand Trump and his followers.
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
What I'm reading now. After reading a dozen books in the last year about how democracies slide into authoritarian dictatorship, we're actually watching it now in the U.S., so I needed relief. And, in a way, this book also helps me understand Trump and his followers.
Yes, firearm violence in the U.S. went up during the COVID years. But, next time someone tells you these have been the most violent years ever, tell them to read something.
bit.ly/4fMYUSq
bit.ly/4fMYUSq
November 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Yes, firearm violence in the U.S. went up during the COVID years. But, next time someone tells you these have been the most violent years ever, tell them to read something.
bit.ly/4fMYUSq
bit.ly/4fMYUSq
This should be fun.
September 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
This should be fun.
Fun to see a play with my wife who works in theater, as she introduces me to the playwright and we get to discuss the play before seeing it.
September 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Fun to see a play with my wife who works in theater, as she introduces me to the playwright and we get to discuss the play before seeing it.