Ep. 40 No Guns and Badges, Just Swabs and Microscopes: Crime Scene Investigation and DNA Analysis with Kathleen Corrado
When we say CSI do you think of D.B. Russell, Horatio Caine, or Mac Taylor? People who go to crime scenes and are scientists and cops rolled into one? Well, this week we spoke with Kathleen Corrado who is a professor of Forensic Science at Syracuse University. Kathy started her career as a CSI in Texas before becoming a professor. She spills all the beans on what it is actually like to be a CSI. She also talks about whether the CSI effect is real and she walks us through DNA evidence collection and analysis. Jenn and Jose were truly outside of their domain in this one!! Kathy has been published in journals such as Cell and Journal of Cell Biology. Please remember to rate and review us wherever possible (iTunes, Spotify, and Audible). You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @thecrimacademy. Email us at thecrimacademy@gmail.com or visit our website at thecriminologyacademy.com
14 Mars 20221h
Ep. 39 They Grow Up So Fast: Pubertal Timing, Risk Perception, and Crime with Rebecca Bucci
Hi! If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we spoke to Rebecca Bucci who is a s a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at Harvard University. Rebecca talks to us about what pubertal timing is, how it is related to crime, and what may be some of the reasons that kids enter pubertal timing early or late. Rebecca also talks to us about some of her work regarding risk perceptions of arrest and why these perceptions matter. Rebecca has published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Child Development, and Criminology. You can find Rebecca on Twitter @RebeccaBucci21 and on her website www.rebeccaabucci.com. Please remember to rate and review us wherever possible (iTunes, Spotify, and Audible). You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @thecrimacademy. Email us at thecrimacademy@gmail.com or visit our website at thecriminologyacademy.com
28 Feb 202246min
Ep. 38 Career Reflection: Hitting our Turning Point with Rob Sampson
Hi! If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we speak with Robert J. Sampson who is a professor of sociology at Harvard University. We ask Rob to reflect back on his career starting with his early influences and how/why he decided to study crime. We then discuss his contributions to the field, mainly communities and crime and life-course criminology. Finally, we ask Rob to tell us what he's most proud of and where he would like to see the field of criminology go in the future. Rob has been published in journals such as Criminology, Science, and American Sociological Review. He also authored "Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect". Please remember to rate and review us wherever possible (iTunes, Spotify, and Audible). You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @thecrimacademy. Email us at thecrimacademy@gmail.com or visit our website at thecriminologyacademy.com
14 Feb 20221h 1min
Ep. 37 Stealing lives: Human Trafficking with Joan Reid
Hi! If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we spoke with Joan Reid who is a professor in the Depart of Criminology at the University of South Florida. We discuss a truly heartbreaking topic: human trafficking, specifically the exploitation of children. Joan tells us generally what human trafficking is and what it looks like, we then discuss a paper she co-authored, and we then talk about the dark web. Joan is the author of two books, Human Trafficking: Contexts and Connections to Conventional Crime and A Girls’ Pathway to Prostitution: Linking Caregiver Adversity to Child Susceptibility. In addition, she has published in journals such as Justice Quarterly, Sexual Abuse, and Child Maltreatment. You can find Joan on Twitter @JAReid2016 Please remember to rate and review us wherever possible (iTunes, Spotify, and Audible). You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @thecrimacademy. Email us at thecrimacademy@gmail.com or visit our website at thecriminologyacademy.com
31 Jan 202251min
Ep. 36 Debating language and how we identify ourselves: Convict Criminology with Jennifer Ortiz and Grant Tietjen
If you're new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we speak with Jennifer Ortiz, a professor of Criminology at Indiana University Southeast, and Grant Tietjen, a professor of Criminology at St. Ambrose University. They're both members of the ASC Division of Convict Criminology. Convict Criminology and the debate surrounding the word "convict" are the center of this episode. Jennifer and Grant tell us about the criticisms and why they chose to call themselves convict criminologists. You can find Grant @tietjengrant and Jennifer @ortiz_phd on Twitter and at crimcon.org. Please remember to rate and review us wherever possible (iTunes and Spotify). You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @thecrimacademy. Email us at thecrimacademy@gmail.com or visit our website at thecriminologyacademy.com
17 Jan 20221h 10min
Ep. 0.5 Fall 21Wrap-up and Spring 22 Preview
Join us for this short-and-sweet episode as we review our exciting Fall 21 slate if episodes and preview our equally as exciting Spring 22 episodes. We will have a fun time discussing what we've recorded and were we plan on going in the future. It's a good time as we wing it this time with no outline! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @TheCrimAcademy. Also visit our website The Crim Academy Website. Please rate and review on iTunes!!!
10 Jan 202215min
Ep. 35 Student Spotlight: Rolling wit da mob boss: Politics and Organized Crime with Jared Joseph
If you're new here, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we speak with Jared Joseph who is a doctoral candidate at UC Davis' Department of Sociology. Jared talks to us about topics surrounding corruption, organized crime, and network analysis. Specifically, we talk about corruption and networks in Chicago pre and during prohibition and the lessons we can learn from this. Jared has published in journals such as Criminology. You can find Jared on Twitter @epsian and at jnjoseph.com You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @TheCrimAcademy. Please visit our website www.thecriminologyacademy.com. Whether or not you have an iPhone or iTunes, please rate and review us there. These are the lifeblood of the podcast. Thanks for listening!
20 Dec 202153min
Ep. 34 Grad Life: FERPA not HIPAA: Being a TA, an RA, and Service with J^3
If you are new, welcome! If you're not, welcome back! This week we don't have a guest. Jenn and Jose discuss what it is like being a teaching assistant, a research assistant, and engaging in service for the field and our department as graduate students. *We say HIPAA violation a few times in the episode, we mean FERPA* You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @TheCrimAcademy. Please visit our website www.thecriminologyacademy.com. Whether or not you have an iPhone or iTunes, please rate and review us there. These are the lifeblood of the podcast. Thanks for listening!
6 Dec 20211h 12min
