John
Jay in the Media
is an e-publication of the Office of Marketing and Communications that
informs the campus community about the impressive coverage that our
faculty, staff, students and alumni frequently receive in the media. The
newsletter includes links to highlights of John Jay College's media
coverage. The
news items below are from August 1 – 15.
WTAQ-AM • August 1, 2019 Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice Eric Piza's research on average residents
deciphering criminal activity on Ring security cameras was discussed on
radio. HLN • August 5, 2019 Professor
of Fire Safety and Emergency Management Brian Higgins gave tips on what
to do inside a crowded space in the case of a mass shooting and how to
prevent another one. Globo TV • August 7, 2019 Increased pressure for
changes in U.S. weapons legislation after massacres leave 31 dead Director
of the Research Evaluation Center Jeffrey Butts talks about what a
ban on assault weapons would mean in the larger issue of gun
violence. Spectrum News NY1 • August 7, 2019 Professor
of Political Science Susan Kang commented on President Trump's visit to
the survivors of the Dayton and El Paso shootings (at 2:07 mark). NPR/National Public Radio • August 8, 2019 Warren
Eller, Professor of Public Management, questioned Governor Cuomo's
claim that New York State's six year old assault weapons ban has
prevented mass shootings like the ones in El Paso and Dayton. NBC News Online • August 9, 2019 Professor
and Director of the National Network for Safe Communities David Kennedy
spoke to Lester Holt about the Ferguson protests 5 years after the death
of Michael Brown (at 0:30 mark). WOR-AM • August 9, 2019 Former
State Assemblyman and Professor of Public Management Daniel L.
Feldman’s recommendations on gun control were mentioned on WOR710
radio. NY1 Noticias - New York 1 Noticias • August
11, 2019 Professor
Isabel Martinez speaks to NY1 Noticias about anti-Latino sentiment in
the US following the El Paso shooting, where 8 Mexicans were killed by
a white nationalist (at 2:39 mark). WNBC-TV • August 11, 2019 Forensic
Science Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky spoke about the Medical
Examiner's inconclusive autopsy report on the cause of Jeffrey
Epstein's death. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt - NBC Television
Network • August 12, 2019 Professor
of Psychology Michele Galietta spoke about the suicide of American
financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (at 2:04 mark). WNBC-TV • August 12, 2019 John
Jay College is listed as number 53 in Money's magazine annual “Best
Colleges for Your Money Issue.” WCBS-TV Online • August 13, 2019 A
report from John Jay's Data Collaborative for Justice and Lucy Lang,
the Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution
were featured in WCBS story on New York's new bail reform plan and
public safety (at 1:20 and 1:56 marks). News 12 The Bronx • August 13, 2019 John
Jay College is listed as number 53 in Money's magazine annual “Best
Colleges for Your Money Issue.” WNYW-TV • August 14, 2019 Professor
Heath Grant spoke on Chasing News about police mental health in light
of the eight police officers who committed suicide this year. Inside Edition Online • August 15, 2019 Autopsy of Jeffrey Epstein Reveals He Had Broken
Bones: Report Forensic
Science Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky explained the Jeffrey Epstein
autopsy report detail on his hyoid bone break and whether that means
it was a suicide or homicide. KLST-TV • August 15, 2019 Forensic
Science Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky explained the Jeffrey Epstein
autopsy report detail on his hyoid bone break and whether that means it
was a suicide or homicide. New York Daily News Online • August 1, 2019 Stopping the bleeding in Brooklyn: Crime-fighting plans
need to ramp up Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams cited a John Jay study on the Cure
Violence initiative to reduce gun injuries in East New York, Brooklyn. The Inquisitr • August 1, 2019 Amazon Ring Causes Some False Alarms Despite Partnering
With 200 Police Departments Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice Eric Piza commented on average residents
deciphering criminal activity on Ring security cameras. His research on
CCTV and crime prevention was cited. The New York Times Online • August 1, 2019 Psychology
Professor Saul Kassin co-authored a NYTimes op-ed that calls for all
police interrogations to be recorded so as to prevent false
confessions. The News & Observer • August 2, 2019 Does Durham need more police? Progressive leaders split
on how to fight the violence Jon
Shane, a former Newark police captain and Associate Professor of Police
Management spoke about how law enforcement strategy is the key to
reducing crime, more important than more police. The Palm Beach Post Online • August 2, 2019 Could your real estate agent be a sex offender? You
likely would never know Professor
of Psychology and expert in sexual violence prevention Elizabeth Jeglic
explained the effect of sex offender registries on recidivism. The Kansas City Star • August 4, 2019 Lawrence comic book writer banned from KU, accused in 4
sexual assaults, but no arrest Professor
of Psychology and expert in sexual violence prevention Elizabeth Jeglic
explained sex crimes convictions in the case of the comic book writer
Jai Nitz, accused of sexual assault by three women. New York Daily News Online • August 4, 2019 New York City saved my life: A celebration of diversity
and cooperation Librarian
Jeffrey Kroessler wrote an op-ed on the diverse team at Elmhurst
Hospital that saved his life following a heart attack and how diversity
is a positive reality in NYC. PolitiFact • August 5, 2019 After mass shootings, Donald Trump says prosecutions for
firearm offenses hit record in 2018 Jeffrey
A. Butts, director of the Research & Evaluation Center, spoke about
the gun cases in federal courts versus state courts to clarify
President Trump's talking point on federal gun prosecutions. ABC News Online • August 5, 2019 After El Paso and Dayton shootings, how to cope with the
stress of the news Professor
of Police Science Maki Haberfeld gave context on the likelihood of
domestic terrorism and how to cope in the aftermath. The Christian Science Monitor Daily • August
5, 2019 Charles
Strozier, founding director of the Center on Terrorism at John Jay,
explained why far-right white nationalism has transformed from ideology
into terrorism. New York Post Online • August 6, 2019 Facial recognition leads cops to alleged rapist in under
24 hours Professor
of Police Studies and former police officer Eugene O'Donnell praised
and pointed out the benefits of the facial-recognition technology
police used to arrest a rapist. The Hechinger Report Online • August 6, 2019 Professor
of Modern Languages María Rossi wrote on how to instill confidence and
cultural fluency in Spanish-speaking students who learned the language
at home. New York Post Online • August 6, 2019 Disgraced ex-cardinal's letters to alleged sex abuse
victims revealed Professor
of Psychology and expert in sexual violence prevention Elizabeth Jeglic
explained the grooming techniques the disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore
McCarrick used to keep his victims close. PBS NewsHour Online • August 7, 2019 Professor
Michele Galietta, a forensic psychologist, debunked the myth that
mental illness is behind mass violence. Gotham Gazette • August 7, 2019 American Prosecutors Need
Not Wait for Marijuana Legalization Executive
Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution Lucy Lang pens
an editorial about how prosecutors can enact marijuana reforms on their
own. Truthout • August 7, 2019 Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over
Immigrant Detention Policy Lauren-Brooke
Eisen, an adjunct instructor at John Jay, wrote an article explaining
how the private prison industry is facing backlash in the midst of
President Trump's immigration detention policies. People's World • August 8, 2019 Dr.
Kwando Kinshasa and his book "The Man from Scottsboro: Clarence
Norris in His Own Words" was explored in an article about the
Scottsboro Nine. Times Union Online • August 8, 2019 Repeal of 1990s policy could transform prison education
in New York John
Jay's Prisoner Re-entry Institute report on higher education in prisons
was cited in an article about the bill in New York State legislature on
extending TAP to inmates. Springfield News-Leader Online • August 8,
2019 Pursuit experts say Greene County deputy acted
appropriately before fatal crash Professor
of Criminal Justice Dennis Jay Kenney commented on the Greene County
sheriff deputy's car chase of a reckless driver that ended in the death
of three people. Spectrum • August 9, 2019 Trump Meets With Survivors In Dayton and El Paso Amid
Debate Over Gun Control Professor
of Political Science Susan Kang commented on President Trump's visit to
the survivors of the Dayton and El Paso shootings (at 2:35 mark). The Chief • August 9, 2019 Professor
of Law and Police Studies Eugene O'Donnell analyzed the Eric Garner
case, the PBA remarks, and the task at hand for Police Commissioner
James O'Neill. New York Daily News Online • August 9, 2019 Professor
of Criminal Justice Candace McCoy wrote an op-ed listing the reasons
why Officer Daniel Pantaleo should be fired and why the NYPD's
organizational culture needs change. The Christian Science Monitor Daily • August
9, 2019 Peter
Moskos, Professor and Chair of the Department of Law, Police Science,
and Criminal Justice Administration, spoke about how body cameras
fundamentally changed policing. Motherboard - VICE • August 10, 2019 Ring Told People to Snitch on Their Neighbors in
Exchange for Free Stuff Professor
of Criminal Justice Delores Jones-Brown explained the middle-class and
conservative bias in having certain communities monitor their
neighborhoods with Ring cameras. New York Daily News Online • August 10, 2019 Barry
Latzer, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, wrote an op-ed arguing that
the facts don't support the characterization of Daniel Pantaleo as a
symbol of interracial police brutality. Houston Chronicle Online • August 12, 2019 After mass shootings, Trump says prosecutions for
firearms offenses hit record in 2018 Jeffrey
A. Butts, Director of the Research & Evaluation Center, spoke about
the gun cases in federal courts versus state courts to clarify
President Trump's talking point on federal gun prosecutions. The Philadelphia Inquirer Online • August 12,
2019 Each night, Philly jails release scores of inmates
without returning their IDs, cash or phones Ann
Jacobs, the director of John Jay's Prisoner Reentry Institute, spoke
about the Philadelphia Department of Prisons practice of releasing
inmates on the street without their IDs or cash and in the wee hours of
the morning. PolitiFact • August 12, 2019 Professor
of Forensic Science Peter Diaczuk discussed which type of guns would be
affected by a proposed Florida constitutional amendment which seeks to
ban assault weapons. The New York Times • August 13, 2019 Associate
Professor Lauren Shapiro, a cognitive and developmental psychologist,
spoke about parental anxiety when parents place their kids in child
care. Route Fifty • August 13, 2019 Cities See Some Progress in Building Trust in Police,
Report Says Professor
and Director of the National Network for Safe Communities David Kennedy
spoke about police community relations. CBC News Network Online • August 13, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein's death: 4 unanswered questions Assistant
Professor and former federal and state prosecutor Carl Bornstein talks
about the legal next steps in the Jeffrey Epstein case. City & State New York • August 14, 2019 Professor
and Director of the National Network for Safe Communities David Kennedy
gave an interview about gun violence, mental health, effective violence
prevention NYC and NYS laws. The New York Times • August 14, 2019 Lucy
Lang, the Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in
Prosecution, wrote a letter to the editor in the NYTimes supporting the
creation of sentencing review units in prosecutors' offices. The New York Times • August 14, 2019 Assistant
Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Alfred Titus Jr. commented on
violence again the police in light of the Philadelphia standoff in
which six police officers were wounded. The Marshall Project • August 14, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein's Death Highlights A Staffing Crisis in
Federal Prisons Adjunct
Professor of Psychology Gerard Bryant explained the staffing problems
at the Metropolitan Detention Center in light of the suicide of Jeffrey
Epstein. The Guardian • August 15, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein: how will investigators find potential
co-conspirators? Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice Joseph King spoke about the techniques
authorities use to catch fugitives in light of the possibility that
Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirators may be hiding in the
US or abroad. New York Daily News • August 15, 2019 Mayor de Blasio blind to his own racism, Assemblywoman
Walker says Professor
Jeffrey Butts who leads John Jay's Research and Evaluation Center spoke
about the difference in coverage of mass shootings between white
communities and black communities. CityLab • August 15, 2019 Time, Tide, and Gentrification Are Reshaping Post-Sandy
Rockaway Beach Assistant
Professor in the Public Management Department Leigh Graham's study was
cited in an article about how the Lower East Side was able to recover
faster from Hurricane Sandy than the Rockaways. Bustle • August 15, 2019 How To Support Rape & Incest Survivors If Steve
King's Remarks Make Your Blood Boil Professor
of Psychology Elizabeth Jeglic explains how to treat rape and incest
survivors and those that blame and disparage them. Science Online • August 15, 2019 Study that claims white police no more likely to shoot
minorities draws fire Professor
and President of the Center for Policing Equity Phillip Atiba Goff
criticized the flaws in a recent study on race and deadly encounters
with the police. CNN Online • August 15, 2019 Forensic
Science Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky explained the Jeffrey Epstein
autopsy report detail on his hyoid bone break and whether that means it
was a suicide or homicide. John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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