Excerpt from Evaluating Police Uses of Force
June 17, 2020
Read an excerpt from a new book by Seth W. Stoughton, Jeffrey J. Noble and Geoffrey P. Alpert that provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force.
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Fighting Racism with Books: A Reading List
June 15, 2020
—Carl Suddler In these tumultuous times, it is imperative for all of us to remember even unprecedented moments can be connected to a past. So, instead of learning history to… READ MORE
The Tip of the Iceberg—Victor M. Rios on police brutality and the Black Lives Matter protests
June 9, 2020
—Victor M. Rios Police killings of unarmed Black people are the tip of the iceberg. In Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys, I write about a system… READ MORE
Association of University Presses Releases Equity and Anti-Racism Statement
June 3, 2020
Below is a statement released on June 2, 2020 from the Association of University Presses. The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) holds among our core values diversity and inclusion. As… READ MORE
COVID-19 won’t change anti-vaxxers’ minds, and a new vaccine might make vaccines even less popular in the future
May 14, 2020
—Jennifer A. Reich “Surely this will make anti-vaxxers believe in vaccines, right?” As a sociologist who researches why parents reject vaccines, I have regularly been asked some version of this… READ MORE
Tips for authors during COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Just because your local bookstore has closed its doors or your campus has shut down, that doesn’t mean you can’t still have launch events or spread the word about your… READ MORE
Underutilizing the ultimate technology during COVID—the human imagination
April 10, 2020
—S. Craig Watkins As COVID-19 began spreading across the United States, many schools made the decision to close down and transition to remote or online learning. Instantly, concerns that disparate access… READ MORE
MeToo And Mass Incarceration | Jill McCorkel | TEDxVillanovaU
April 9, 2020
Watch this TEDx event with NYU Press author, Dr. Jill A. McCorkel. Dr. McCorkel is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University and founder of the Philadelphia Justice… READ MORE