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Crime fear focus at first debate
The 1980 presidential race between Jimmy Carterand Ronald Reagan occurred at a time when the nation’s murder rate, as reported by the FBI, was ata record high, yet neither candidate made reference to it during their lone debate. Indeed, matters concerning crime and justice do not ordinarily play a prominent role in presidential campaigns. After […]
How often do mass shootings occur? On average, every day, records show
But James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University, said his research showed the number of such shootings has roughly held steady in recent decades. He said that if analysts added a single year, 2014, and looked at four-year intervals instead of five-year intervals, the average number of annual mass shootings actually declined slightly from […]
Voices: ‘Shots fired’; here we go again
After the Charleston massacre, James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology atNortheastern University, wrote in a column for USA TODAY about the urge to finger-point and the frustration these sprees bring on. “Mass killers are determined, deliberate and dead set on murder,” he wrote. “They plan methodically to execute their victims, finding the means no […]
School shootings, mass killings are ‘contagious,’ study finds
Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University, said it’s the amount of media coverage that matters. “It’s the excessive media attention that creates the copycat phenomenon. We make celebrities out of monsters,” Levin said, noting that there are trading cards, action figures and magazine covers featuring murderers. Researchers behind the new study also found that […]
Lessons in race and disparity, at gunpoint
MY MUGGER AND I didn’t discuss matters. He came toward me, I moved to pass him, he stepped into my path again, he pulled the gun out. I held up my phone and wallet, and said, “What else do you need?” He grabbed the phone out of my hands and said, “What else have you […]
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Charitable giving by Americans bounces back
One last point: in my recent Next Avenue blog post about the Giving With Purpose MOOC I enrolled in — offered by Northeastern University and the Giving With Purpose Foundation — I mentioned that it would give $150,000 in grants to nonprofits that passed muster with the students. The 30 winning nonprofits have just been […]
Charitable giving by Americans is bouncing back
One last point: in my recent Next Avenue blog post about the Giving With Purpose MOOC I enrolled in — offered by Northeastern University and the Giving With Purpose Foundation — I mentioned that it would give $150,000 in grants to nonprofits that passed muster with the students. The 30 winning nonprofits have just been […]
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Scientist Related to Killers Learns He Has a Psychopath’s Brain
Northeastern University criminologist Jack Levin agrees environmental influences determine whether a psychopath will go on to be violent, but discredits Fallon’s theory The author of a book about mass murderers, “Extreme Killing,” Levin said most serial killers are in their 30s and 40s. “You can determine the biological roots of psychopathy, including the lack of […]
Not all mass shootings are equal in the eyes of the media or the public
He was also African American, and this apparently matters, says eminent criminologist James Alan Fox. “It’s not nice to say it, but white America tends to be more intrigued about the minds and motives of white murderers,” said Fox, who is a professor at Northeastern University. “There have been black [mass shooters], but it’s hard […]
Roundup: Why we’re still debating guns
James Alan Fox: Gun control or carry permit won’t stop mass murder If one thing is predictable about mass shootings, however, is that they will spark arguments from gun control advocates and gun rights groups alike. Both sides of the gun issue will probably view this tragedy [shooting at Aurora, Colorado] as one more example […]
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BRIEF: International Pursuit of Justice Conference to be held at Gonzaga this month, features top speakers, scholars
Legal scholar Paul Butler and criminologist Jack Levin will headline “The Pursuit of Justice,” a three-day conference featuring nationally and internationally recognized scholars April 18-20 at Gonzaga University. Its theme is “Understanding Hatred, Confronting Intolerance, Eliminating Inequality.” Butler, an award-winning Georgetown University law professor and former federal prosecutor, is a well-known figure on race and the criminal justice […]
Police: Ore. Mall Shooter Used Stolen Rifle
On average, there are about 20 mass murders every year, and the trend has been steady since the 1970s, said James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University in Boston and author of five books on mass murder. The typical mass murderer is a socially isolated white man in his 30s or 40s. […]