Gary LaFree

@bebersani @UMDCriminology @MarylandGOCCP Congratulations Bianca and MCRIC!!!

👀 Checkout @UMDCriminology MCRICs write up about our recent work with @MarylandGOCCP Center of Excellence for #behavioralhealth and #publicsafety to chart the strategic plan and opportunities for continued progress.

@bbehlendorf Thanks so much Brandon!

Happy to see my new book with Cambridge University Press—which explores the complicated relationship between terrorism studies and criminology DOI: doi.org/10.1017/978110… cambridge.org/core/elements/…

@MiaMBloom Will want to catch up with your suggestions before the ESC meetings in September!

So.. how's the food in Florence, you ask? we are going out for Indian tonight

@mandala_melissa There are only two types of dissertations--finished and unfinished...

Best advice you were given during your PhD? Load me up on your wisdom, folks.

New study finds that country/level homicide rates decline with economic globalization. bsos.umd.edu/featured-conte…

This graph tells a very interesting story about the evolution of education in the United States since 2000.

New research shows that right-wing and Islamist extremists significantly more likely than left-wing extremists to use violence to further political causes—both in the US and worldwide. bsos.umd.edu/featured-conte…

US homicide rate higher than at any time in the past 25 years...

@bbehlendorf Looks fantastic!

@Julie_C_Hwang Congratulations Julie!

I tackled the impact of terrorism research on criminology in my Sutherland Address to the American Society of Criminology in Chicago: In the Shadow of 9/11. youtube.com/watch?v=MaoZaT…

Concerning report on democracy under threat worldwide Assessments of how well democracy is working vary widely pewresearch.org/global/?p=50165

Incredible gap in Covid deaths for red and blue US states.

For a very interesting look at the role of productivity and creativity in science check out The Science of Science by Wang and Barabási. Great tips for scholars beginning an academic career.

Co-authored a short piece for @ConversationUS on fighting domestic terrorism in America. Give it a read! Many thanks to our team @KurtBraddock @Drjohnhorgan @drcolleenmurphy @glafree @monika_nalepa (and to @jinglis) theconversation.com/why-is-it-so-d…

Join CCJS at Maryland for screening of the documentary, “After Selma: Voter Suppression.” Followed by comments from civil rights activist Joanne Blend and Emmy-winning filmmaker Loki Mohammed. Friday, February 26, 1:30-3:00 ET. Register: go.umd.edu/SK3

Just took a look at new article by Rachel Ellis @RachelEllisPhD "Prisons as Porous Institutions" in Theory & Society. go.umd.edu/SeD. Important policy implications!

Baltimore City’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy has just been officially released! This is a $1.2 M RFP for a new commitment from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. Good luck with this important initiative!