A new study conducted by Northeastern University computer scientist Piotr Sapiezynski and Panoptykon, a Polish civil liberties organisation, focused on the ads seen by a single Facebook user, an individual with a history of anxiety around health issues.

Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, said in an e-mail that “detention settings are poorly-suited for substance use treatment.” “For people who are already incarcerated, of course we should be providing them with the highest level of care possible,” said Beletsky. “But paying taxpayer funds to repurpose jail-like [facilities] […]

James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston, said he considered 2020 a “unique situation” and not part of any sort of long-term trend. He attributed the dramatic uptick to a confluence of factors, including the coronavirus pandemic, conflicts over politics and race and people just generally having too much free time.

James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University who closely analyzes violent crime data, called last year an “aberration” and perhaps not indicative of a longer term trend.

“I would recommend that people start shopping yesterday,” said Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University.”

Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University, said Chauvin “has a shot, even if just remote one.” While he did not suggest Chauvin could overturn his conviction, he highlighted areas which “may have some teeth to their bite” for the appeal.

“It’s just horribly frustrating to me that we can’t make progress on anything the Republicans don’t support,” David Choffnes, executive director of Northeastern University’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, said in an interview. “Every day we don’t have a commission that gets us a majority, it’s a day we don’t have to restore the net neutrality rules.”