January 10, 2022
Read an exclusive excerpt from Taking Down Backpage, an exposé of the world’s largest sex trafficker, all told by Maggy Krell, the prosecutor who led the charge. Maggy Krell, author… READ MORE
August 12, 2021
The challenge for police and democratic institutions that oversee them is how to transform policing so that the advancement of antiracist goals is the norm rather than the exception. For police ethics to contribute to that task, we must rethink its boundaries.
November 17, 2020
—Michael Nest and Deanna Reder Researching and writing about true crime in Indigenous communities is different. First, what is defined as a crime can be confusing. For example, early in… READ MORE
October 8, 2020
The editors of Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Third Edition reflect on their scholarship and research during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
September 22, 2020
Experts William Douglas Woody and Krista D. Forrest consider the call for police interrogation reform amid current events and police scrutiny
June 17, 2020
Read an excerpt from a new book by Seth W. Stoughton, Jeffrey J. Noble and Geoffrey P. Alpert that provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force.
June 9, 2020
—Victor M. Rios Police killings of unarmed Black people are the tip of the iceberg. In Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys, I write about a system… READ MORE
April 14, 2020
—Derek S. Jeffreys
Learn more about the developments of US jails while the country deals with the Coronavirus.
April 9, 2020
Watch this TEDx event with NYU Press author, Dr. Jill A. McCorkel. Dr. McCorkel is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University and founder of the Philadelphia Justice… READ MORE
November 22, 2019
—Michael D. White and Henry F. Fradella
Widespread use of SQF as a crime control strategy not only led to violations of citizens’ constitutional rights, but also strained police-community relationships, damaged police legitimacy, and generated significant emotional, psychological, and physical consequences to citizens, especially those of racial or ethnic minority backgrounds
Six Classics of Queer Literature