Category: Criminology

Talking about Sex with South African Women

On September 17th and 18th, Jeanne Flavin, author of Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing of Women’s Reproduction in America and 2009 Fulbright Award recipient, led all-day workshops with 67… READ MORE

A Criminally Informative Blog: snitching.org

This post is from Alexandra Natapoff’s new blog, snitching.org, based on her forthcoming book, Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice I recommend this recent feature article in… READ MORE

Digital People Love to Read!

A little fun from the CharlotteLaw Library… Bobbie Studwell’s READ poster featuring The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Ageby Daniel J. Solove I chose this book for… READ MORE

An Introduction to Biocriminology

Longer than our usual posts, this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the emerging field of Biocriminology. One of the leading scholars quoted in the article is… READ MORE

Spray Paint Your Television

Greg Snyder, author of Graffiti Lives, makes his T.V. debut to discuss how vandalism can create a community.

Is Graffiti Good for Soho?

Just one of the many interesting points in the NYTimes City Room review of Graffiti Lives by Greg Snyder: A provocative map in the book points out that unlike other… READ MORE