Happy to see my new book with Cambridge University Press—which explores the complicated relationship between terrorism studies and criminology DOI:

New study finds that country/level homicide rates decline with economic globalization.

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.

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

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.

Concerning report on democracy under threat worldwide.Assessments of how well democracy is working vary widely

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.

RT @MikkelDack: Co-authored a short piece for @ConversationUS on fighting domestic terrorism in America. Give it a read! Many thanks to our….

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:

Just took a look at new article by Rachel Ellis @RachelEllisPhD "Prisons as Porous Institutions" in Theory & Society. 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!

Webinar on the future of international criminology with Amy Nivette, John Braithwaite, Katja Aas, John Hagan, Gary LaFree, Michael Gottfredson, Leandro Ayres Franca, Sappho Xenakis and Steve Messner. Nov 20, 9-11:30 EST. Register via Google DOC or EMAIL ASC.DIC@GMAIL.COM.

Contrary to popular stereotypes, new research reveals tremendous diversity in bias crime offenders’ background characteristics and motivations – there is no singular type of hate crime offender. @RaD_UMD @START_UMD and @GTD_UMD

CCJS at the University of Maryland is hosting a Virtual Open House on Fri, 10/30 from 12-1pm. This is a chance to learn more about the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMD. @UMDCriminology To register for this event, visit

CCJS Professor Min Xie discuss immigration, crime reporting by immigrant communities, and crime trends over time on @TheCrimAcademy Podcast. @UMDCriminology See here:

We are happy to announce CCJS Professor @gregmidgette was awarded a five-year National Science Foundation grant as co-principal investigator for a project titled: Developing Advanced Analytics Tools for Discovery, Analysis, and Disruption of Narcotic Supply Chains. Go Greg!

CCJS Distinguished University Professor John Laub will serve on the Research Advisory Committee to the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and will also serve on the University Library Council. His term is two years ending in May 2022. @UMDCriminology