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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

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Dec 18

Happy to share that my INTRODUCTION TO CONVICT CRIMINOLOGY (Bristol University Press, 2024) was selected by CHOICE Editors as one of their top ten titles for December, representing the best across a range of disciplines.
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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 14h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 3d

My latest blog post, “Graffiti, Street Art & Dockless Mobility” jeffreyianross.com/graffiti-str... #graffiti #streetart #urbanmobilities #cities #urban #urbanevironments

Graffiti, Street Art & Dockless Mobility

Ever since the emergence of contemporary graffiti and street art, the surfaces where it has been applied and the methods by which it has been disseminated have evolved. In New York City, for example, ...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Jun 9

Reposting my blog post, “Portlandia Redux: How using uninvited federal LEOs to police public protest will backfire" jeffreyianross.com/portlandia-r... originally posted July 25, 2020 #immigration #policing #lawenforcement #ICE #Criminology #CriminalJustice

Portlandia Redux: How using uninvited federal LEOs to police public protest will backfire

Portlandia, a satirical television series, makes fun of Portland’s often eccentric hipster community. It is fiction. But the deployment of heavily armed federal law enforcement officers (LEOs), coordi...

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Natasha J. Cabrera, PhD @natashajcabrera.bsky.social · 8d

I’m happy to announce the publication of my new co-authored book, HOW FATHERS HELP THEIR CHILDREN DEVELOP: MONEY AND LOVE www.amazon.com/Fathers-Help... #childdevelopment #ISSBD #SRCD

How Fathers Help their Children Develop: Money and Love

Amazon.com: How Fathers Help their Children Develop: Money and Love: 9781009209465: Cabrera, Natasha J., Mincy, Ronald B.: Books

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9d

The suspect, Thomas Sanford, seemed to own Donald Trump memorabilia, with a campaign sign outside his house and a Facebook photo wearing a shirt that reads “Re-elect Trump 2020,” and “Make liberals cry again.”

However, local authorities and the FBI have not yet identified a motive. trib.al/0UwICcz

Mormon Church Gunman Had Trump Sign Outside His Home

Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his car into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 10d

My latest blog post, “The Clearing” jeffreyianross.com/the-clearing/ #animal #dog #farm #farming #memory #shooting

The Clearing

The drive to the Johnston farm, one of my father’s clients, always felt long, but the visits were mostly fun and always an adventure. The place had the basics: a farmhouse, a barn, a silo, cows, pigs,...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 16d

My latest blog post, “What’s the Role of Belonging in Urban Environments?" jeffreyianross.com/whats-the-ro... #belonging #politicalparticipation #street #streetculture #urban #urbanenvironments #urbansemiotics

What’s the Role of Belonging in Urban Environments?

In most urban settings, a sense of belonging is an important foundation for political participation. Political participation (also referred to as political engagement/mobilization) includes actions th...

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 16d

“The target repeatedly brought up Homan, saying he was collecting bribes in exchange for future government contracts, the two sources told Reuters.”

Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say

In the alleged scheme, Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 24d

My latest blog post, "Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles" jeffreyianross.com/parking-as-a... #parking #urban #street #streetculture

Parking as a Microcosm of Broader Urban Struggles

Parking, often treated as a mundane logistical concern, is an important site of contestation in urban life. At its core, it reflects the struggle over public space in cities, where demand routinely ex...

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Nathan Pino @nwpino.bsky.social · Aug 25

Texas State Sociology is hiring! Assistant professor starting Fall 2026. Required specialization in aging and dementia; preferred specialization in quantitative methods. Application review begins in September.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · 28d

Reposting from my Sept. 3, 2022 blog post, “Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students"
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Blog posts I share with my incoming undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students

As the new semester begins, I often struggle with selecting content that I want my undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students to read. In addition to a core textbook and a handful of articles...

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Trump's surge of federal law enforcement into Washington, D.C., is exposing the FBI's fleet of unmarked cars, potentially risking its ability to do its most sensitive national security and surveillance work, nine current and former employees of the bureau warned.

Exclusive: FBI employees worry Trump's Washington surge is exposing unmarked cars

Agents are appearing in high-profile areas dressed in tactical gear and emerging from unmarked cars.

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Sep 4

Forget t-shirts. What if the Sandwich Guy leaned in & opened a sandwich shop w/ subs named after his viral moment? Or better yet, a sandwich-throwing bar. Axe-throwing but messier. It’s quirky, hyperlocal, & story-driven. DC might even eat it up. #activism #restaurant #sandwichguy #washingtondc

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 31

My latest blog post, “Rethinking the Subway Sandwich Guy Incident" jeffreyianross.com/rethinking-t... #activism #crime #criminaljustice #ICEprotest #protest #WashingtonDC

Rethinking the Subway Sandwich Guy Incident

A little over two weeks ago, Sean Charles Dunn, a 37-year-old paralegal, who has since been fired from the United States Department of Justice, hurled a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protect...

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Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · Aug 29

A review of about a thousand arrests made in the first two weeks of the federal law enforcement surge in DC suggests that the operation has been more of a sprawling dragnet than a targeted crime-fighting operation: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 29

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What Do Criminologists Wear?

Growing up, my friend Mark (not his real name) shared a story from his teenage years about applying for a summer job at Switzer’s Delicatessen on Spadina Avenue. Following advice from his friends—or p...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 29

Quoted in a commentary appearing in @TribLIVE
about the street art inspired by the 'Subway Sandwich Throwing Guy.' community.triblive.com/news/3863454 #ICE #protest #streetart #washingtonDC

Joseph Sabino Mistick: Taking a bite out of justice

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Dr. Craig Ryder 🚴🏾‍♂️ @drryder.bsky.social · Aug 26

I live in New Cross / Deptford in South East London. I heard it be compared to Bronx in NYC. Vibes here are still strong but it's so noticeable different to much of the city. Following you for updates : )

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 26

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The Never-Ending Demonization of the American Inner City

This past week, Trump proposed an executive order aimed at increasing sentences for violent crimes (especially gun-related), quality-of-life offenses (e.g., public urination), the clearing of homele...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 24

My latest blog post, "Why Paying Attention to the Streets Can Change How You See the City“ jeffreyianross.com/why-paying-a... #city #observation #publicspace #semiotics #street #streetculture #streetlife #urban #urbanlife #urbanpublicspace #urbananthropology #urbangeography #urbansemiotics

Why Paying Attention to the Streets Can Change How You See the City

Most of us move through cities on autopilot. We commute, run errands, scroll our phones, and mentally prepare for the next task. It’s functional. But in the process, we miss more than the visual land...

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Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 21

Quoted in an article, written by @sophiansolano, @washingtonpost, "How a thrown sub made ‘Sandwich Guy’ a resistance icon in Trump’s D.C." eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... #graffiti #icon #resistance #sandwichguy #streetart #streetculture #washingtondc

Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 20

In the movie THE ACCOUNTANT (2018) Ray King (J. K. Simmons), director at the Treasury Dept.’s FinCEN confirms with Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), an analyst, that she graduated from the Univ. of Baltimore @ubaltmain cum laude with a degree in criminal justice.#UBaltCPA

Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social · Aug 17

My latest blog post, “Sharpening my Chops in San Sebastián,” jeffreyianross.com/sharpening-m... #basquecuisine #basquefood #comidavasca #expertise #foodpreparation #mastery #skillstraining

Sharpening my Chops in San Sebastian

It’s early afternoon, and I’ve just finished shopping for fresh fish and vegetables at Mercado San Martín. Now I’m standing at the bar of a small restaurant located deep in San Sebastián’s Old Town, e...

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