Jack Levin Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology j.levin@neu.edu 781.789.9007 Expertise aging, criminology, murder, prejudice and hate Jack Levin in the Press In wake of Burlington, Vt., shooting, experts say hate crime prosecutions are difficult and uncommon Jack Levin, professor emeritus at Northeastern University and co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, said prosecutions under hate crime laws “send a message to the victims that there are many other people in this county or city or state who care about them.” Digiday ‘It’s a basic survival instinct’: Office gossip is vital for relationship building, but could be hindered in hybrid working setups, say experts According to Jack Levin, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston and author of the book ‘Gossip: The Inside Scoop’, chit-chat at work can be a force for good. It ties together social and business networks and can improve productivity. Family And Friends Remember Victims Of Winthrop Shooting Northeastern University criminologist Jack Levin said the killings appear to fit a pattern of recent race-fueled attacks. “There’s a much larger group of white supremacists who were inspired by organized hate groups on the right,” Levin said, “who give to these individuals what they never got before. And that is a feeling of power.” Vox Hate crime laws won’t actually prevent anti-Asian hate crimes “To prevent hate crimes requires something completely different. It requires not changing laws, but the thinking of people in this country,” says Levin, now a Northeastern University professor emeritus. ‘Why We Hate’ Author On Behavior Driving Recent Violent Attacks NPR’s Michel Martin taks with Jack Levin of the Brudnick Center on Violence at Northeastern University, about the motivations of people who commit hate crimes and bias attacks. Are Hate Crime Laws Really the Answer to Anti-Asian Violence? “Hate crime laws have important symbolic meaning,” Jack Levin, an expert on hate crimes at Northeastern University, told Vox. “They send a message to two groups: They send it to the perpetrator, informing him that our community will not tolerate his intolerance. And then at the same time, they send a message to potential victims that they […] Boston 25 Boulder supermarkert shooting renews concerns about gun violence Boston 25 News sat down with Northeastern University’s criminology expert, Jack Levin, who has studied these killings for decades. The recent uptick this week, he said, is a vicious cycle. Boston 25 NU criminologist Jack Levin: More protest violence wouldn’t be surprising Northeastern University Criminologist Jack Levin is concerned that we could see more violence associated with the change of presidential administrations. Last week rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building as the House was preparing to certify the Electoral College’s election of Joe Biden. Anti-Semitism in the U.S. isn’t usually violent. What if that’s changing? Most Jews are hard for would-be attackers to identify as Jewish, says Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. The Morning Call In case of Berks County mom accused of killing children by hanging, did the system fail? Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston who studies family murder, called the allegations against Snyder “strange in so many respects” and said it is difficult to develop a likely profile of her as a result. Jack Levin for Northeastern Global News Northeastern professor studies how Charles Manson, Ken Bianchi, and Kenneth Seguin became notorious killers Northeastern professor studies how Charles Manson, Ken Bianchi, and Kenneth Seguin became notorious killers Jack Levin, Northeastern professor emeritus, examines why perpetrators plan to kill in his new book "The Allure of Premeditated Murder". Professor recalls interview with Charles Manson a decade before killer’s death Professor recalls interview with Charles Manson a decade before killer’s death Charles Manson, an infamous cult leader and serial killer who died this week at age 83, once told Northeastern professor emeritus Jack Levin, “I am the most famous person who ever lived.” Levin, a sociologist and criminologist, said he wasn’t too far off. Northeastern reflects on conflict, civility, and respect Northeastern reflects on conflict, civility, and respect In the first event in a yearlong educational series on “civic sustainability,” Northeastern faculty and administrators encouraged students to embrace their diversity across culture, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. 3Qs: After tragedy in Newtown, what’s next? 3Qs: After tragedy in Newtown, what’s next? We asked experts in law, psychology, and criminology to examine last Friday’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut that claimed the lives of 20 children and seven adults. 3Qs: Analyzing the Colorado shooting tragedy 3Qs: Analyzing the Colorado shooting tragedy Northeastern criminologist Jack Levin probes the mind of 24-year-old James Holmes, who allegedly opened fire in a crowded Colorado movie theater last Friday morning, killing 12 and wounding 58. 3Qs: Analyzing, and preventing, school shootings 3Qs: Analyzing, and preventing, school shootings Earlier this week, a teenager was accused of killing three high school students after he opened fire at an Ohio high school. Eric Madfis, a doctoral candidate in Northeastern’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a research associate at the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, has been working with criminology expert and professor Jack Levin to complete his dissertation focused on school shootings. We asked Madfis to analyze this incident and how it relates to others in the past. Faculty Reads, Volume Three Faculty Reads, Volume Three Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the third batch of published works in a feature on recent faculty books. 3Qs: ‘West Memphis Three’ set free 3Qs: ‘West Memphis Three’ set free Professor Jack Levin examines the unusual nature of a murder case in which three young men served nearly 20 years in prison for a crime that new DNA analysis suggests they did not commit 3Qs: The mindset behind mass murder 3Qs: The mindset behind mass murder Last week’s terrorist attack in Norway stunned that nation and the world. We asked Jack Levin, the Brudnick Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University, who specializes in the study of violence and hate, to discuss the mindset of the accused killer and the potential for changes in Norway’s judicial system, which imposes relatively lenient sentences for brutal crimes. 3Qs: Fugitives can run, but can’t hide 3Qs: Fugitives can run, but can’t hide On Wednesday, the FBI arrested notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger and his companion in Santa Monica, California, after the couple averted authorities for more than 16 years. We asked Jack Levin, the Brudnick Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University, to assess the role of tipsters in capturing fugitives, the difficulty of living life on the lam and Bulger’s place among the world’s most notorious criminals.
In wake of Burlington, Vt., shooting, experts say hate crime prosecutions are difficult and uncommon Jack Levin, professor emeritus at Northeastern University and co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, said prosecutions under hate crime laws “send a message to the victims that there are many other people in this county or city or state who care about them.”
Digiday ‘It’s a basic survival instinct’: Office gossip is vital for relationship building, but could be hindered in hybrid working setups, say experts According to Jack Levin, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston and author of the book ‘Gossip: The Inside Scoop’, chit-chat at work can be a force for good. It ties together social and business networks and can improve productivity.
Family And Friends Remember Victims Of Winthrop Shooting Northeastern University criminologist Jack Levin said the killings appear to fit a pattern of recent race-fueled attacks. “There’s a much larger group of white supremacists who were inspired by organized hate groups on the right,” Levin said, “who give to these individuals what they never got before. And that is a feeling of power.”
Vox Hate crime laws won’t actually prevent anti-Asian hate crimes “To prevent hate crimes requires something completely different. It requires not changing laws, but the thinking of people in this country,” says Levin, now a Northeastern University professor emeritus.
‘Why We Hate’ Author On Behavior Driving Recent Violent Attacks NPR’s Michel Martin taks with Jack Levin of the Brudnick Center on Violence at Northeastern University, about the motivations of people who commit hate crimes and bias attacks.
Are Hate Crime Laws Really the Answer to Anti-Asian Violence? “Hate crime laws have important symbolic meaning,” Jack Levin, an expert on hate crimes at Northeastern University, told Vox. “They send a message to two groups: They send it to the perpetrator, informing him that our community will not tolerate his intolerance. And then at the same time, they send a message to potential victims that they […]
Boston 25 Boulder supermarkert shooting renews concerns about gun violence Boston 25 News sat down with Northeastern University’s criminology expert, Jack Levin, who has studied these killings for decades. The recent uptick this week, he said, is a vicious cycle.
Boston 25 NU criminologist Jack Levin: More protest violence wouldn’t be surprising Northeastern University Criminologist Jack Levin is concerned that we could see more violence associated with the change of presidential administrations. Last week rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building as the House was preparing to certify the Electoral College’s election of Joe Biden.
Anti-Semitism in the U.S. isn’t usually violent. What if that’s changing? Most Jews are hard for would-be attackers to identify as Jewish, says Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University.
The Morning Call In case of Berks County mom accused of killing children by hanging, did the system fail? Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston who studies family murder, called the allegations against Snyder “strange in so many respects” and said it is difficult to develop a likely profile of her as a result.