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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.
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WVXU-FM February 17, 2021
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Radio clip from WVXU
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Professor
of Criminal Justice and former Florida police officer Dennis Kenney
discussed the overpolicing of Black and low-income neighborhoods and
how politics affects which neighborhoods are policed.
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WABC-TV February 21, 2021
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Here and Now
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Onida
Mayers, co-founder of the Youth Poet Laureate Program, spoke about how
listening to spoken word performances at John Jay College inspired her
to create the program.
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WNYW-TV February 24, 2021
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Good Day Wake Up
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Professor
Keith Taylor discussed how the NYPD uses digidog, a robot dog, to keep
police out of harm's way.
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Comedy Central February 24, 2021
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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Professor
Keith Taylor discussed how the NYPD uses digidog, a robot dog, to keep
police out of harm's way. His clip was used for comedic commentary on
The Daily Show.
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Queens Courier - Online February 24, 2021
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Op-Ed: CUNY goes on offense to counter pandemic
setbacks QNS.com
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CUNY
Chancellor Fιlix V. Matos Rodrνguez wrote an article about how CUNY
has been building on existing and new student-support programs and
partnerships to help students during the pandemic. Nataly Toro, a
John Jay senior and CUNY Tutor Corps mentor, underscored the
importance of mentoring middle and high school students from the NYC
Department of Education.
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CUNY Graduate Center January 7, 2021
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Graduate
Center Faculty React to the Storming of the U.S. Capitol: Heath Brown,
Candace McCoy, Susan Opotow, David S. Reynolds, and John Torpey Weigh
In
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John
Jay and CUNY Graduate Center Professors Candace McCoy, Heath Brown, and
Judith Apatow shared their perspectives on the storming of the US
Capitol.
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Medium February 8, 2021
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Protest or Coup Attempt?
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Professor
Candace McCoy wrote about what law officials knew and should have done
before the January 6th Capitol riot for the CUNY Graduate Center's The
Thought Project.
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Fire Engineering Online February 16, 2021
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Firefighters and Construction: Row Frames
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John
Jay student and deputy chief fire instructor at the Nassau County (NY)
Fire Service Academy Salvatore Ancona wrote an article about fires in
row frame multiple dwellings.
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The Newtown Bee February 18, 2021
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Superintendent Sends Updates And Reminders To District
Parents And Staff
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John
Jay College has a long-standing partnership with the Newton Public
School District Security and Safety Committee on developing a brief
research proposal that investigates a timely topic. This year, the
theme of bullying at the secondary level will be studied with Professor
Anthony Gentile (not named in the announcement).
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Crime Report February 18, 2021
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Keep Confessions Out of Criminal Trials: Paper
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Two
studies by John Jay Psychology Professor Saul Kassin were cited in an
article about the power confessions, even false ones, have in garnering
convictions.
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WDRB-TV Online February 18, 2021
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Part of new program, Louisville ready to put would-be
violent offenders on notice
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David
Kennedy, Executive Director of the National Network for Safe
Communities, presented Fox, D-13, and council members on Louisville
Metro Council's public safety committee a solution in response to
2020's record-breaking spike of violent crime: the Group Violence
Intervention program.
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The Harlem Times Online February 19, 2021
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New York Mayoral Election
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John
Jay alumnus and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was profiled as
one of three historic Black mayoral candidates.
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The Chief February 19, 2021
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Facing 'Language' Rap, Mullins Takes the First
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Professor
Dan Feldman commented on an article on Ed Mullins, the president of the
Sergeants Benevolent Association, who could face disciplinary charges
in connection with a pair of tweets in which he called the head of the
city's Health Department and a City Councilman derogatory names.
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Progressive Online February 19, 2021
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What's Really Going on with China's Uighurs?
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Associate
Professor of Economics Zhun Xu says China could do things very
differently to root out Uighur extremists but says the U.S. government
is exaggerating claims of genocide.
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New York Post Online February 20, 2021
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Hiring delays push back NYC program to help the mentally
ill
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Former
NYPD Sergeant and Adjunct Professor Joe Giacalone criticized the move
to have social workers instead of police respond to calls concerning
severely mentally ill people and those suffering from drug addiction.
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CNSNews.com February 22, 2021
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The Bottomless Absurdity of Ayanna Pressley's Free
Public Transit Bill
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Professor
Emerita and retired captain of the MTA-Metro North Railroad Police
Dorothy Schultz wrote an article criticizing Congresswoman Ayanna
Pressley's Freedom to Move Act, which offers $5 billion in grants to
entice the nation's transit systems to go fare-free.
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New York Post Online February 23, 2021
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Teen busted nine times could get sweetheart deal
for
graduating high school
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Jeffrey
Butts, head of the Research Evaluation Center at John Jay, discussed
New York's Youthful Offender statute, which provides judges the option
of giving defendants 19 or younger a break, reducing their potential
prison time, and sealing their criminal records.
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The New York Times Online February 23, 2021
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Illinois Becomes First State to Eliminate Cash Bail
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Professor
of Psychology and Director of the Data Collaborative for Justice Preeti
Chauhan discussed whether or not bail reform can be linked to the
increase in crime.
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Crime Report February 24, 2021
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Can Conviction Integrity Units Get Respect?
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A
webinar sponsored by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at
John Jay College focused on Conviction Integrity Units which were
created by prosecutors to reexamine evidence in once-closed cases.
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ABC News Online February 24, 2021
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LA County Sheriff calls Tiger Woods crash 'purely an
accident'
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Former
NYPD Sergeant and Adjunct Professor Joe Giacalone criticized the Los
Angeles County sheriff for characterizing the crash that seriously
injured Tiger Woods as "purely an accident" even as
authorities were still investigating.
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Womenspress.com February 25, 2021
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Valerie Castile & Deneal Trueblood
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Valerie
Castile, mother of Philando Castile, who was murdered by a policeman
during a traffic stop in 2016, discussed her experience helping to
develop a toolkit with John Jay's Institute for Innovation in
Prosecution to remedy police violence.
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Bronx Chronicle February 25, 2021
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The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week
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John
Jay alumnus and Purple Heart recipient Corporal Calvin Parker was
honored for his service in the Vietnam War as a member of the United
States Marine Corps.
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Jewish insider February 25, 2021
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Who's in Scott Stringer's eruv?
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Associate
Professor of Political Science Susan Kang explained why NYC Comptroller
and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer is struggling to emerge as the
left's preferred candidate.
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The Chief February 26, 2021
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Jail System's Marie Antoinette
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor and former NYC Department of Correction (DOC)
Assistant Deputy Warden Marc Bullaro wrote a letter to the editor
criticizing NYC DOC Commissioner Cynthia Brann as correctional officers
are forced to work three consecutive 24-hour shifts.
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Smithsonian Online February 26, 2021
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A Brief History of the Invention of the Home Security
Alarm
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Professor
Robert McCrie, an emergency management expert, commented on a story
about a modern home security system, invented by Marie Van Brittan
Brown and her husband Albert Brown, an African American couple from
Queens in the 1960s.
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MSN News February 26, 2021
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The women who shaped Malcolm X
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Professor
Ilyasah Shabazz discussed the strength of her mother Betty Shabazz,
after the firebombing of her home and the assassination of her husband
Malcolm X.
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The New York Times Online February 27, 2021
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A Hedge Fund's Bet on Criminal Justice
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Ann
Jacobs, the executive director of the John Jay College Institute for
Justice and Opportunity, discussed the persuasive power of formerly
incarcerated individuals.
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Today February 28, 2021
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SEC moves to curb activities of Ponzi schemes
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor Marie Springer, author of The Politics of Ponzi
Schemes: History, Theory, and Policy, was a speaker at the Securities
and Exchange Commission's 2-day webinar on the role of the regulator in
curbing the tide of Ponzi schemes.
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The Chief February 15, 2021
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Coup Can Happen Here, Too
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor and former NYC Department of Correction Assistant
Deputy Warden Marc Bullaro wrote an op-ed about Republican political
self-preservation and the possibility of a military coup d'etat after
the January 6th Capitol riot and former President Donald Trump's
election fraud claims.
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