John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center
@johnjayrec.bsky.social
JohnJayREC (https://JohnJayREC.nyc) evaluates prevention strategies, tests the effectiveness of interventions, analyzes efforts to improve the impact and equity of justice systems, and helps non-researchers understand the goals & methods of evaluation.
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The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States
Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Area: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Sociology and Criminology
Telework Availability: On-campus Position
Employee Classification: Tenure...
employment.gonzaga.edu
July 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
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PCGVR research in the news:
Philly news stations use harmful tactics to report on firearm violence, studies say
Philadelphia stations often overreport mass shootings, shootings involving children and in wealthier areas with majority white residents.
healthjournalism.org
June 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
PCGVR research in the news:
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NYPD released Q1 2025 shooting data last week showing the fewest shootings through March that they've ever reported (data is available from NYPD back to 2006, but given murder figures it's probably the fewest shooting victims since the early 1960s or earlier).
April 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NYPD released Q1 2025 shooting data last week showing the fewest shootings through March that they've ever reported (data is available from NYPD back to 2006, but given murder figures it's probably the fewest shooting victims since the early 1960s or earlier).
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
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@vitalcitynyc.bsky.social asked me what I thought about the role of research in public safety. So, I told em...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/bet...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/bet...
Vital City | Better Evidence, Better Policy
A veteran criminal justice researcher argues that academics must reform themselves if they hope to have an impact on the real world.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@vitalcitynyc.bsky.social asked me what I thought about the role of research in public safety. So, I told em...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/bet...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/bet...
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Similar to our report from almost 7 years ago. Important to say it's not just Trump & other performative "conservatives" who perpetuate biased images of "urban" gun violence. Liberals do it too when they compile numbers from just those cities big enough to report data.
johnjayrec.nyc/2018/05/24/d...
johnjayrec.nyc/2018/05/24/d...
January 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Similar to our report from almost 7 years ago. Important to say it's not just Trump & other performative "conservatives" who perpetuate biased images of "urban" gun violence. Liberals do it too when they compile numbers from just those cities big enough to report data.
johnjayrec.nyc/2018/05/24/d...
johnjayrec.nyc/2018/05/24/d...
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JOB! NYC Office of Neighborhood Safety: Assoc Director for Community Activation. Manage the $86 million portfolio of street outreach, hospital violence intervention, & wraparound programs, known here as the Crisis Management System (CMS). Pays up to $180K
cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/associat...
cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/associat...
Associate Director for Community Activation
cityjobs.nyc.gov
January 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
JOB! NYC Office of Neighborhood Safety: Assoc Director for Community Activation. Manage the $86 million portfolio of street outreach, hospital violence intervention, & wraparound programs, known here as the Crisis Management System (CMS). Pays up to $180K
cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/associat...
cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/associat...
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We describe the goals and purposes of the upcoming special issue on community-centered violence prevention. Papers due Jan 31.
youtu.be/nTEF0yxuiAQ
youtu.be/nTEF0yxuiAQ
Webinar for Inquiry, a Sage Publications Journal
YouTube video by Research & Evaluation Center
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December 11, 2024 at 11:48 PM
We describe the goals and purposes of the upcoming special issue on community-centered violence prevention. Papers due Jan 31.
youtu.be/nTEF0yxuiAQ
youtu.be/nTEF0yxuiAQ
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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-...
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Good News. The submission deadline for this special issue has been extended to January 31.
Since many researchers are here now, I want to draw attention to a publishing opportunity. Special issue of the Sage journal, Inquiry, focused on violence prevention strategies that leverage community-level mechanisms. Deadline is Jan 11 & I can answer questions.
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Good News. The submission deadline for this special issue has been extended to January 31.
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Since many researchers are here now, I want to draw attention to a publishing opportunity. Special issue of the Sage journal, Inquiry, focused on violence prevention strategies that leverage community-level mechanisms. Deadline is Jan 11 & I can answer questions.
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Since many researchers are here now, I want to draw attention to a publishing opportunity. Special issue of the Sage journal, Inquiry, focused on violence prevention strategies that leverage community-level mechanisms. Deadline is Jan 11 & I can answer questions.
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
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Just posted a new one-pager analyzing differences in major crime trends between New York City and the rest of the State.
johnjayrec.nyc/2024/11/20/d...
johnjayrec.nyc/2024/11/20/d...
Major Crime Trends Differ in New York City and New York State - JohnJayREC.nyc — John Jay College's Research and Evaluation Center
One-page analysis of crime data from counties in the State of New York.
johnjayrec.nyc
November 20, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Just posted a new one-pager analyzing differences in major crime trends between New York City and the rest of the State.
johnjayrec.nyc/2024/11/20/d...
johnjayrec.nyc/2024/11/20/d...
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Important article by Ted Alcorn.
www.thetrace.org/2024/11/balt...
www.thetrace.org/2024/11/balt...
To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle
The block in East Baltimore where Ashley Long was shot and killed in 2017 is desolate, even by the standards of the surrounding neighborhood. On a Saturday afternoon last spring, a cop in a parked pol...
www.thetrace.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Important article by Ted Alcorn.
www.thetrace.org/2024/11/balt...
www.thetrace.org/2024/11/balt...
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The R Street Institute calls Trump a "known police proponent." Oh, ok, maybe ask the U.S. Capitol Police about that.
www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...
www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...
Trump’s distant but ever-present impact on NYC public safety - R Street Institute
What does a red electoral map mean for the men and women in blue? And local public safety in general? President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 victory could spell the return of the known police proponent...
www.rstreet.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:39 PM
The R Street Institute calls Trump a "known police proponent." Oh, ok, maybe ask the U.S. Capitol Police about that.
www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...
www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...
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Excellent, accessible work from The Trace.
www.thetrace.org/2024/01/gun-...
www.thetrace.org/2024/01/gun-...
Do Gun Regulations Equal Fewer Shootings? Lessons From New England
Gun rights advocates point to New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont to argue you don’t need strong gun laws to keep violence in check. Here’s what the data reveals.
www.thetrace.org
January 4, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Excellent, accessible work from The Trace.
www.thetrace.org/2024/01/gun-...
www.thetrace.org/2024/01/gun-...
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My new paper using data from the CDC and BJS-NCVS shows that Black Americans suffer disproportionately from firearm homicide at rates that far exceed those of whites as well as Hispanics. Read here open acess: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Racial Inequality in Firearm Homicide Victimization—but not Other Types of US Violence - Cambridge...
Research Question Is violent crime victimization among US minority groups higher than for White Americans in general, or is there a distinct failure of equal protection by race with respect to firearm...
link.springer.com
December 20, 2023 at 3:35 PM
My new paper using data from the CDC and BJS-NCVS shows that Black Americans suffer disproportionately from firearm homicide at rates that far exceed those of whites as well as Hispanics. Read here open acess: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Gotten a ton of feedback on this piece I wrote for The Hill today—it’s based on two years of research for a forthcoming book thehill.com/opinion/whit...
The next presidential transition starts right now
Though Election Day 2024 is a full year away, the next presidential transition must begin now — what transpired in 2020 proved coordination cannot be assumed.
thehill.com
November 1, 2023 at 11:41 PM
Gotten a ton of feedback on this piece I wrote for The Hill today—it’s based on two years of research for a forthcoming book thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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Seems obvious, right?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
One city’s surprising tactic to reduce gun violence: solving more nonfatal shootings
A Denver police unit started investigating all shootings like homicides. Now other cities are taking notice.
www.usatoday.com
October 31, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Seems obvious, right?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Alex Piquero on the importance of helping people avoid justice involvement.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
Vital City | To Prevent Crime, Respect the Role of Self-Control
An underappreciated way to reduce violence
www.vitalcitynyc.org
October 25, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Alex Piquero on the importance of helping people avoid justice involvement.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
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Really important piece in Politico by a CUNY colleague.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Sick of Cancel Culture? One Man Has a Surprising Solution.
Greg Lukianoff is on a quest to heal a fractured nation and guard America’s liberties — if it’s not already too late.
www.politico.com
October 21, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Really important piece in Politico by a CUNY colleague.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"The conflicting signals from our major statistical systems for measuring crime mean we cannot conclude with confidence whether violent crimes, other than homicide, went up or down in 2022."
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Did Violent Crime Go Up or Down Last Year? Yes, It Did.
While the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data showed a drop in the nation’s violent crime rate in 2022, data from the National Crime Victimization Survey showed that violent crime victimization inc...
counciloncj.org
October 18, 2023 at 8:45 PM
"The conflicting signals from our major statistical systems for measuring crime mean we cannot conclude with confidence whether violent crimes, other than homicide, went up or down in 2022."
counciloncj.org/did-violent-...
counciloncj.org/did-violent-...
Great opportunity.
www.codingitforward.com/fellowship
www.codingitforward.com/fellowship
Fellowship — Coding it Forward
www.codingitforward.com
October 18, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Great opportunity.
www.codingitforward.com/fellowship
www.codingitforward.com/fellowship
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Great way to use bank forfeiture funds.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC Taps Bank Forfeiture Funds for Criminal Justice Program
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is launching a $3 million program to connect recently arrested people with peers and social services.
www.bloomberg.com
October 16, 2023 at 10:11 AM
Great way to use bank forfeiture funds.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...