
The indie newsletter that helps you learn and think about crime, with journalism aimed at crime research. Since crime isn't one static thing, you can't "understand crime" once and move on; you need to keep doing it. You need a practice.
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Programming note: I’m still working out the forms of criminology and criminal justice research news pieces I want to publish on The Practice of Understanding Crime. Right now, I’m experimenting with news briefs, repurposing text from Crime...
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In the events surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court way back in 2018, then-President Donald Trump’s public mockery of a victim of sexual violence lead thousands of women to take...
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You want to understand crime. Maybe you’re a current or aspiring lawyer, police officer, or advocate. Maybe you write (or read) crime novels or true crime books. Or maybe you’re a citizen who’s concerned ab...
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I'm an independent journalist trained in criminology and journalism, writing about crime, violence, and how we come to understand them.
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