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Jeffrey Ian Ross
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Criminologist @ubaltmain #corrections #CrimesofthePowerful #StreetCulture #graffiti #streetart #police Co-founder #ConvictCriminology Website www.jeffreyianross.com Instagram http://buff.ly/2Se7geg Amateur Japanese Chef bit.ly/4f2XEtX .. more

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Jeffrey Ian Ross is a scholar, professor, and criminologist specializing in the fields of policing, corrections, political crime, violence, street culture, graffiti and street art, and crime and justice in American Indian communities. Since 1998 Ross has been a professor at the University of Baltimore. He is a former co-chair and chair of the Division of Critical Criminology and Social Justice of the American Society of Criminology. Ross is an author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of numerous books. .. more

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 18d
Excited to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book, LETTERS TO A YOUNG CRIMINOLOGIST. To be released in the spring of 2026. Link to 20 % discount for advance purchase jeffreyianross.com/wp-content/u... #criminaljustice #criminologist #instruction #mentoring #pedagogy

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 1d
Increasing number of National Guard in DC will not lead to lasting decreases in crime unless community engagement, targeted policing strategies, & social-service interventions are present. Thus current response is mostly symbolic & PR #crime #crimerate #DC #lawenforcement #patrol #policing

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d
BREAKING: The Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard members to Washington after shooting, Pete Hegseth says.
Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers
The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops.
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 4d
My latest blog post, “This Month’s Song on Heavy Rotation,” jeffreyianross.com/this-months-... #activism #hophop #jazz #mauricemobettabrown #music #song #standup
This Month’s Song on Heavy Rotation
For the past month, and even longer, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown’s “Stand Up,” released on his 2017 album, THE MOOD, has dominated my playlist. The song, much like his title track “The Mood,” is an infect...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 6d
Quoted in an article about ICE in the Argentine daily newspaper LA NATION, www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unid... #ICE #immigration #lawenforcement #police #policing
Cómo se mueve el ICE, la CBP y otras agencias federales en las calles de Charlotte: detalles para reconocerlos
Cada agente cuenta con una determinada forma de vestir en los operativos; así se pueden identificar
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Josh McCrain @joshmccrain.bsky.social · 10d
new paper by Sean Westwood:

With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 12d
My latest blog post, "How a Monthly Meet-Up of Scholars of Graffiti and Street Art Builds Community.” jeffreyianross.com/how-a-monthl... #art #graffiti #scholarship #mentorshi[
How a Monthly Meet-Up of Scholars of Graffiti and Street Art Builds Community
The academic study of graffiti and street art is interdisciplinary. Although two scholarly journals (i.e., Nuart Journal and Street Art & Urban Creativity) specialize in this subject, university-level...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 15d
Good to hear. I think it’s a great read regardless of age but then again I’m biased.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 19d
My latest blog post, "Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary,” jeffreyianross.com/fear-and-kin... #AmericanIndians #FirstNations #Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Fear and Kindness on the Road to Calgary
I can’t remember what month it was, only that snow had begun to fall as we drove from Lethbridge to Calgary. The road wasn’t a highway, just a patchwork of farm grids: a few miles straight, a turn lef...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 20d
Quoted in the TIMES OF INDIA, @timesofindianews.bsky.social "Sandwich guy’ acquitted: Who is Sean Dunn and how did he become the face of DC resistance?” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/san...
‘Sandwich guy’ acquitted: Who is Sean Dunn and how did he become the face of DC resistance? - The Times of India
US News: A former Department of Justice employee, Sean Charles Dunn, became \"sandwich guy\" after throwing a salami sandwich at a federal officer's car. Found
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 23d
Reposting my earlier blog, “Rethinking the Subway Sandwich Guy Incident, jeffreyianross.com/rethinking-t... which was posted August 31, 2025

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · 25d
My forthcoming book”Police Reform: An Obituary” is now listed on the Routledge website and will be released on March 31st!! Please have your university library order a copy.

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Police Reform: An Obituary
The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...
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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 26d
My latest blog post, “America’s Police Chiefs Must Speak Out,” jeffreyianross.com/americas-pol... #crime #immigrationenforcement #ICE #lawenforcement #police #policeadministration #policechief #protest
America's Police Chiefs Must Speak Out
Since the start of the new Trump administration (early 2025), we’ve seen an increase in federal law enforcement operations in major U.S. cities. In New York, Chicago, and Denver, federal agents (espec...
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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 27d
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
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