Mike Vecchio, PhD
@mikevecchio.bsky.social
Lecturer of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Loyola University Chicago (he/him) • UMSL PhD & BGSU alum • Youth gangs, violence, & victimization ♾️
Pinned
I am honored to be named a 'top finalist' for the 2025 Ignatius Teaching Award at Loyola University Chicago.
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Need help getting to/around the #MCJA2025 meetings?
Where:
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile (243 E Ontario St, 60611)
• 2nd Floor (see MCJA map)
When:
• Thursday, Sept 25th
∆ 8a – Registration opens
∆ 9a – 1st Panels
Where:
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile (243 E Ontario St, 60611)
• 2nd Floor (see MCJA map)
When:
• Thursday, Sept 25th
∆ 8a – Registration opens
∆ 9a – 1st Panels
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Need help getting to/around the #MCJA2025 meetings?
Where:
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile (243 E Ontario St, 60611)
• 2nd Floor (see MCJA map)
When:
• Thursday, Sept 25th
∆ 8a – Registration opens
∆ 9a – 1st Panels
Where:
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile (243 E Ontario St, 60611)
• 2nd Floor (see MCJA map)
When:
• Thursday, Sept 25th
∆ 8a – Registration opens
∆ 9a – 1st Panels
Good fight with Swalwell.
Hold the line.
Brush off their attacks.
Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.
Hold the line.
Brush off their attacks.
Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.
September 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Good fight with Swalwell.
Hold the line.
Brush off their attacks.
Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.
Hold the line.
Brush off their attacks.
Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.
Reposted by Mike Vecchio, PhD
The final program for #MCJA2025 is now available
• Sept 25 & 26
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
• MCJA.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-MCJA-Final-Program.pdf
• Sept 25 & 26
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
• MCJA.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-MCJA-Final-Program.pdf
September 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The final program for #MCJA2025 is now available
• Sept 25 & 26
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
• MCJA.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-MCJA-Final-Program.pdf
• Sept 25 & 26
• Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
• MCJA.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-MCJA-Final-Program.pdf
DOJ calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Sure, Jan.
Sure, Jan.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
DOJ calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Sure, Jan.
Sure, Jan.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Chicago is beautiful in the fall... 🍂🍁
Submit your abstract TODAY!
Submit your abstract TODAY!
Abstract submission for #MCJA2025 (Sept 25th & 26th) is OPEN!
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
July 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Chicago is beautiful in the fall... 🍂🍁
Submit your abstract TODAY!
Submit your abstract TODAY!
Reposted by Mike Vecchio, PhD
Abstracts due TOMORROW (July 15th)
Abstract submission for #MCJA2025 (Sept 25th & 26th) is OPEN!
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
July 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Abstracts due TOMORROW (July 15th)
Reposted by Mike Vecchio, PhD
Abstract submission for #MCJA2025 (Sept 25th & 26th) is OPEN!
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
• Papers
• Thematic panels
• Roundtables
• Student posters (Grad & Undergrad)
∆ MCJA.org/annual-meeting.html#/
July 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Loyola Chicago Center for Criminal Justice just released the Cook County Justice System Dashboard in cooperation with criminal justice system stakeholders.
The dashboard pulls together data from police, prosecutor, courts, jail, prison, and parole to examine all aspects of the justice system.
The dashboard pulls together data from police, prosecutor, courts, jail, prison, and parole to examine all aspects of the justice system.
June 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Loyola Chicago Center for Criminal Justice just released the Cook County Justice System Dashboard in cooperation with criminal justice system stakeholders.
The dashboard pulls together data from police, prosecutor, courts, jail, prison, and parole to examine all aspects of the justice system.
The dashboard pulls together data from police, prosecutor, courts, jail, prison, and parole to examine all aspects of the justice system.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health in question after DOGE/RFK
They've tracked Americans' drug use for decades. Trump and RFK Jr. fired them
The 17-person team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers around the country use the data to understand behavioral health.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
National Survey on Drug Use and Health in question after DOGE/RFK
Yesterday was interesting 😷
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yesterday was interesting 😷
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Whirlwind - Juliana for Illinois
YouTube video by Team Stratton
www.youtube.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It's more than 77° in my office.
Please. Kill. Me. 🥵
Please. Kill. Me. 🥵
April 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's more than 77° in my office.
Please. Kill. Me. 🥵
Please. Kill. Me. 🥵
I am honored to be named a 'top finalist' for the 2025 Ignatius Teaching Award at Loyola University Chicago.
April 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I am honored to be named a 'top finalist' for the 2025 Ignatius Teaching Award at Loyola University Chicago.
Donations to 2025 #BGSUOneDay ✅
• Criminal Justice Program
• Campus Tour Guide Fund
• HHS General Fund
• Jerome Library Mural Restoration Fund
givecampus.com/schools/BowlingGreenStateUniversity/one-day-at-bowling-green-state-university
• Criminal Justice Program
• Campus Tour Guide Fund
• HHS General Fund
• Jerome Library Mural Restoration Fund
givecampus.com/schools/BowlingGreenStateUniversity/one-day-at-bowling-green-state-university
One Day at Bowling Green State University
Join me and make a gift for Bowling Green State University's One Day!
www.givecampus.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Donations to 2025 #BGSUOneDay ✅
• Criminal Justice Program
• Campus Tour Guide Fund
• HHS General Fund
• Jerome Library Mural Restoration Fund
givecampus.com/schools/BowlingGreenStateUniversity/one-day-at-bowling-green-state-university
• Criminal Justice Program
• Campus Tour Guide Fund
• HHS General Fund
• Jerome Library Mural Restoration Fund
givecampus.com/schools/BowlingGreenStateUniversity/one-day-at-bowling-green-state-university
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
The first panel for #MCJA2025 has officially been received!
This year's @midwesterncja.bsky.social meetings are Sept 25-26 with abstracts due by July 15.
This year's @midwesterncja.bsky.social meetings are Sept 25-26 with abstracts due by July 15.
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The first panel for #MCJA2025 has officially been received!
This year's @midwesterncja.bsky.social meetings are Sept 25-26 with abstracts due by July 15.
This year's @midwesterncja.bsky.social meetings are Sept 25-26 with abstracts due by July 15.
Happy Oberon Day, Midwesterns!
March 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Happy Oberon Day, Midwesterns!
Fucking fascinating work by Pew
There's a big age divide over the use of profanity in public: Americans 65 and older are more than twice as likely as adults under 30 to say it's unacceptable for people to curse out loud or visibly display swear words on a T-shirt, sign or elsewhere. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
March 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Fucking fascinating work by Pew
Velkommen til klubben
March 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Velkommen til klubben
Rham, for President? @politico.com
politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/12/rahm-emmanuel-president-2028-column-00224241
politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/12/rahm-emmanuel-president-2028-column-00224241
Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President
The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
[Dawn] Glow up of Mundelein
February 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
[Dawn] Glow up of Mundelein