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E Desmond Lee Professor Youth Crime & Violence Chair of CCJ @UMSL https://www.umsl.edu/ccj/directory/sullivan-chris.html https://scholars.org/scholar/christopher-j-sullivan https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vwX-DHsAAAAJ&hl=en Opinions my own .. more

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Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Aug 13

Apropos of nothing 😳…treating more youth as adults has never had a net benefit—even when juvenile crime and violence has been at higher levels than right now

scholars.org/contribution...

A Measured Approach to Serious Youth Delinquency

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Midwestern Criminal Justice Association @midwesterncja.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to our MCJA 2025-26 Gold Sponsors #MCJA2025

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Annie E. Casey Foundation @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · 23d

“Young people want to help shape organizational culture and strategy, not just programs — and when given the chance, they are proving they can drive meaningful change.” – Casey Senior Associate Traci Broady

Building Authentic Youth-Adult Partnerships: Lessons in Intergenerational Collaboration

Casey's Traci Broady answers questions about a new tool to help community-based organizations cultivate youth leadership. Read her interview.

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social · 27d

Today is the last day to apply for best consideration for our Deputy Director role! Apply now and make an impact in violence reduction!
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...

Faculty Specialist

Job Description Summary ORGANIZATION SUMMARY STATEMENT Position Overview and Key Responsibilities The Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (“the VRC”) seeks an experienced and energ...

umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join Our Team!

The VRC is seeking an experienced Deputy Director to advance our mission to save lives by stopping violence, using science.

Apply by 9/12 for best consideration!

tinyurl.com/applyvrc

Faculty Specialist

Job Description Summary ORGANIZATION SUMMARY STATEMENT Position Overview and Key Responsibilities The Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (“the VRC”) seeks an experienced and energ...

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Fines and Fees Justice Center @finesandfeesjc.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 We’re Hiring! 📢

FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you!

👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv

We're Hiring: Operations Associate - Fines and Fees Justice Center

POSITION SUMMARY The Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is seeking someone with strong organizational and administrative skills to join the team as an Operations Associate. This is an entry ...

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Dr. Melanie Palacios Soderstrom @melsoderstrom.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨New pub with PhD student @shallen-a.bsky.social (She’s on the job market!) in PPR exploring SROs’ perceptions of selection for the position. It was suggested that being a parent and effective communicator, some law enforcement experience, and an ability to multitask are helpful characteristics.

‘It takes a special cop to be an SRO’: school resource officers’ perceptions of selection for the position

School resource officers (SROs) play a critical role in U.S. schools, often serving as law enforcement, educators, and counselors. The extant literature emphasizes the importance of SROs’ law enfor...

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Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Sep 8

After 25 years as a member of ASC, i was happy to contribute this piece to The Criminologist about crime and justice scholarship in this moment asc41.org/wp-content/u...

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Sep 8

Student newspapers continue to do great work. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In. | News | The Harvard Crimson

DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge’s ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flo...

www.thecrimson.com

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 6

This is a great piece by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social with helpful tips for addressing COVID misinformation.

As a science communicator, my experience is that the best way to win people over is with empathetic real world conversations and it's work we all need to do if we want to turn things around.

I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened

What happened when a public health scientist overheard four men sharing misinformation about Covid — and decided to talk to them about it.

www.statnews.com

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

ADPCCJ @adpccj.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are happy to announce that Fall 2025 funding applications for doctoral students are NOW OPEN! The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 15th. For more information, go to adpccj.com/resources

Our website contains the funding announcement, cover sheet, and sample rubric.

a black background with the words " apply today " on it

ALT: a black background with the words " apply today " on it

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Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan, Sanford F. Schram, Andrew Novak

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just finished the intro to this book (Legal Plunder) and I can already tell it’s gonna be a good one. @joshpage.bsky.social & @joesoss.bsky.social are diving deep into how the government and businesses use policing, punishment, and immigrant detention to extract revenues from communities.

The cover for Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice, by Joshua Page and Joe Soss

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s not too late to apply! @cityofstl.bsky.social is hiring a Commissioner of Violence Prevention. This important leadership role guides strategies, partnerships, and solutions to reduce violence and build safer neighborhoods.
Closes August 29, 2025
Apply now: careers.stlouis-mo.gov/careersectio...

Commissioner of Violence Prevention

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

careers.stlouis-mo.gov

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan, Adam Gamoran

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking for research funding? Arnold Ventures has several open RFPs. This includes a standing RFP for causal research related to US crime/the CJ system/ppl w criminal records.

First step is a 3-page LOI. We aim to get you a funding decision within 3 months of that first step.

Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Aug 18

👇A must read re: kids’ questions on policies and systems as they see them

“These questions are not cynical.They are the questions of people who are watching carefully. Who are trying to make sense of the choices adults make…
They read adults as easily as they read each other.”

nanmac2000.bsky.social @nanmac2000.bsky.social · Aug 18

@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Great article! It just happens to be by my son.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/18/t...

I teach in deep East Oakland. My kids are experts in how power works.

A high school history teacher in Sobrante Park reflects on how his students are eye witnesses to social inequity.

oaklandside.org

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

nanmac2000.bsky.social @nanmac2000.bsky.social · Aug 18

@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Great article! It just happens to be by my son.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/18/t...

I teach in deep East Oakland. My kids are experts in how power works.

A high school history teacher in Sobrante Park reflects on how his students are eye witnesses to social inequity.

oaklandside.org

Reposted by Judith N. Shklar, Christopher J. Sullivan, Markus Klein , and 4 more Judith N. Shklar, Christopher J. Sullivan, Markus Klein, Marta Kołczyńska, Patrick Präg, Marco Albertini, Peter Fallesen

Alba Lanau @albalanau.bsky.social · Aug 18

Soon to open offer for a *funded* PhD to study child poverty dynamics at @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu If you have an interest in quantitative methods, social policy and child poverty this may be for you! Feel free to reach out for enquiries

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 15

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

www.stltoday.com

Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Important column by @tonymess.bsky.social. It captures dilemmas in responding to adolescent offending and the need to look at gaps and contradictions in systems that can lead to worst-case scenarios when those kids become adults
(while acknowledging perspectives of justice system practitioners)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Aug 15

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

www.stltoday.com

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Aug 15

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

www.stltoday.com

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Jeremy Levine @jeremylevine.bsky.social · Aug 11

Important piece on the costs of homicide for surviving family members in STL, and the limitations on resources that should be used to help them: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/11/u...

The Overlooked Toll of Unsolved Homicides in St. Louis: ‘A Life Sentence of Grief’

Without enough resources to meet their needs, families of homicide victims say, years later, they’re still struggling to cope.

www.themarshallproject.org

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · Aug 5

Reminder for those using the FBI's Crime Data Explorer: murder does not surge every December, it just looks that way because some agencies report data once a year and don't break down by month.

Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Aug 5

The U Missouri - St. Louis, Crim & CJ Dept is hiring...
Tenure Track Assistant Prof (Job ID 56812)
Teaching Assistant Prof & Undergrad Director (Job ID 56811).

For more information/application links, go to t.ly/pg70u
and www.umsl.edu/ccj/index.html

Review of applications starts Sept 8, 2025

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice | UMSL

The Criminology & Criminal Justice Department at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you for sharing this @vrcinfo.bsky.social!

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Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social · Jul 29

Join one of VRC’s partner cities, @cityofstl.bsky.social, as the next Commissioner of Violence Prevention.

This is a unique chance to lead meaningful, community-focused change in a city committed to public safety innovation.

Apply now! careers.stlouis-mo.gov/careersectio...

Commissioner of Violence Prevention

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

careers.stlouis-mo.gov

Reposted by Daniel Webster, Christopher J. Sullivan

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · May 13

The BCSA expanded background check & record-keeping requirements for anyone selling guns for profit (dudes you often see at gun shows and websites advertising “private seller; no background checks”), expanded domestic violence battery disqualification to dating partners, and funded CVI broadly.

Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social · May 13

Very interesting analysis of national forces driving down homicides. Of note, the big declines start after Biden’s ghost gun rule, the Bipartisan Community Safety Act, and increase in gun dealer license revocations for law violations, but also reduced restrictions on concealed carry in some states.

John Roman @johnkroman.bsky.social · May 13

Crime in America spiked with the COVID-19 pandemic, then plummeted. Here are four reasons why. open.substack.com/pub/johnkrom...

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · Jul 24

The U.S. continues to suffer from far more violent deaths than peer nations. In this policy brief, @cjsullivan.bsky.social writes about how Community Violence Intervention is working and why it needs sustained funding and support. #PublicSafety

🔗 Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · Jul 21

Some politicians and pundits are pushing the idea that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. Not only is that claim false, the opposite is true.
bit.ly/4dTGTlv

Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’

Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.

www.brennancenter.org

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Here's a good piece from VRC colleague @cjsullivan.bsky.social on the benefits of community violence intervention. scholars.org/contribution...

Community Violence Intervention as a Targeted Response to Enduring Harm

The United States has and continues to experience significantly higher rates of violent death than its global counterparts.

Reposted by Christopher J. Sullivan

ADPCCJ @adpccj.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations to Lekendra Kidd for being an ADPCCJ Spring 2025 Funding Recipient. Lekendra is currently a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.