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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MSNBC • March 11, 2023
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The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart
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President Karol V. Mason discussed the Department
of Justice report that found the Louisville Metro Police Department
unlawfully used excessive force against Black people.
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WKRN2-TV • March 1, 2023
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New partnership aims to reduce violent crime in
Nashville
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The
Group Violence Intervention program, created by David Kennedy, Director
of the National Network for Safe Communities was implemented in Nashville
to reduce violent crime.
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WNBC-TV • March 7, 2023
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News 4 New York at 4
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Associate
Professor of Forensic Science Angelique Corthals commented on human
remains found on a Long Island beach.
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WNBC-TV • March 7, 2023
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News 4 New York at 6
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Associate
Professor of Forensic Science Angelique Corthals explained how the
Suffolk medical examiner can identify human remains found on a Long
Island beach.
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NewsNation • March 12, 2023
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NewsNation Prime
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Retired
NYPD Sergeant and Adjunct Professor Joe Giacalone explained the primary
factors behind the spike in NYPD resignations in the first two months
of this year.
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WNYC-FM • March 13, 2023
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WNYC-FM (Radio)
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David
Viola, an adjunct professor at the Center on Terrorism at John Jay,
discussed whether capital punishment is justified in the case against
Sayfullo Saipov, found guilty for the Halloween Day terrorist
attack in 2017 that killed 8 people on the Westside Highway Bike Path.
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WABC-TV • March 13, 2023
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Eyewitness News at Noon
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Associate
Professor of Economics J.W. Mason explained why Silicon Valley Bank
failed.
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WLS-AM • March 13, 2023
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WLS-AM (Radio, Chicago)
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Associate
Professor of Economics J.W. Mason explained why Silicon Valley Bank
failed.
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KFI-AM • March 13, 2023
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KFI AM - Los Angeles
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Associate
Professor of Economics J.W. Mason explained why Silicon Valley Bank and
Signature Bank failed.
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WABC-TV • March 13, 2023
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Eyewitness News First at 4 & (VIDEO ONLY)
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Associate
Professor of Economics J.W. Mason explained why the rollback of
regulations caused regional banks like Silicon Valley Bank to fail.
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NPR/National Public Radio • March 13, 2023
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All Things Considered
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Assistant
Professor of Public Policy and attorney Adam Scott Wandt emphasized the
need to address the fentanyl crisis as a public health crisis.
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Spectrum News NY1 • March 14, 2023
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News All Evening
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Associate
Professor of Economics J.W. Mason explained why the Federal Reserve
Bank is complicit in the failure of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks.
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NewsNation • March 14, 2023
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Dan Abrams Live
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Retired
NYPD Sergeant and Adjunct Professor Joe Giacalone explained the primary
factors behind the spike in NYPD resignations in the first two months
of this year.
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WNYC-FM • March 15, 2023
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WNYC-FM (Radio)
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Researchers
from John Jay's Data Collaborative for Justice debunked claims that
those released without bail for minor offenses due to changes in New
York's bail law are likely to reoffend.
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WINS-AM • March 15, 2023
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1010 WINS-AM
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A
study from John Jay's Data Collaborative for Justice on recidivism
following New York's bail reform laws showed a slight increase in
rearrest of violent offenders released without bail.
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Spectrum News NY1 • March 15, 2023
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Inside City Hall (part 1)
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Associate
Professor Susan Kang discussed the conflict between Governor Hochul and
suburban legislators during NYS budget talks.
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Spectrum News NY1 • March 15, 2023
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Inside City Hall (part 2)
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Associate
Professor Susan Kang commented on sexual assault allegations against
Queens Assemblyman Juan Ardila.
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CUNY TV • March 1, 2023
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Let It Rip: Tyre Nichols and Police Reform
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Adjunct
Lecturer Felipe Rodriguez, a former NYPD sergeant, discussed the recent
killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee Police officers and
police reform.
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Crime Report • March 1, 2023
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Study Shows Low Safety Risk of Reducing Long Sentences
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Martin
F. Horn, former New York Commissioner of Corrections and former
Distinguished Lecturer in Corrections at John Jay College, said the frequency
individuals commit crimes diminishes with age.
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Metro New York Online • March 1, 2023
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Ed | Rethinking Black, race & ethnic studies at CUNY
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CUNY
Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez wrote an op-ed about CUNY's Black,
Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) which is dedicated to
reimagining and transforming University programs in race and ethnic
studies. He mentioned the Northeast Slavery Records Index co-created by
Assistant Professor Judy-Lynne Peters and Ned Benton, an online
searchable compilation of records that identifies individual enslaved
persons and enslavers.
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The Christian Science Monitor • March 2, 2023
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Can police police their own? NYPD as a case study.
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Retired
NYPD Sergeant and Adjunct Professor Joe Giacalone discussed his
experience in 1994 returning fire during an armed robbery, the
catastrophic similarities between the George Floyd and Tyre Nichols'
murders, and the NYPD accountability system in the 1990s.
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The City • March 2, 2023
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Racial Gap in City Jails Has Only Gotten Worse, John Jay
Study Finds
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A
report by John Jay College's Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ) found
that in 2021, Black people were jailed at a rate 11.6 times higher
than white people. Michael Rempel, Director of the DCJ and research
analyst Sarah Monaghan explained why race-neutral approaches to
addressing these racial disparities are not working.
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Inside Higher Ed • March 2, 2023
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Making Transfer Students Visible | Inside Higher Ed
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Thanks
to funding from the Caroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, College
Access: Research and Action (CARA) based at the CUNY Graduate Center
collaborated with John Jay College to provide peer-to-peer advising for
transfer students.
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itonline • March 2, 2023
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A push to diversify
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor Keith Taylor, a former NYPD sergeant, explained why
it is beneficial to have first responders who look like the community
they serve.
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Cuban Studies at University of Florida • March
3, 2023
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Interview with Dr. Lisandro Peěrez
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Professor
Lisandro Perez, Chair of the Department of Latin American Studies,
discussed Cuban Miami's present political culture and his new books on
Cuban-Americans' long transnational history in the United States.
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The Baltimore Sun Online • March 6, 2023
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Maryland's juvenile cases should begin in juvenile court
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Adjunct
Lecturer Jillian Snider, Director of Criminal Justice and Civil
Liberties at R Street Institute, co-wrote an article on why Maryland
lawmakers should pass the Youth Equity and Safety Act, which will
ensure children are charged in juvenile court rather than adult court.
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Queens Daily Eagle • March 6, 2023
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Opinion: We need more police, not less
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City
Councilmember Joann Ariola cited Professor Christopher Herrmann's
comments on the crime rate as evidence for why the NYC needs
better-compensated police officers.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education • March 7,
2023
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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women
Leadership
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Professor
Evan Mandery, author of "Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide
Us," commented on the fact that a majority of Ivy League
presidencies are held by women and discussed how they should ensure
equity in admissions for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds.
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CUNY Graduate Center • March 8, 2023
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End of the English Major? Hardly!
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Caroline
Reitz, Professor of English at the Graduate Center and John Jay College
of Criminal Justice, shared her views on the current state and future
of humanities after a New Yorker article declared humanities programs
obsolete.
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Rosario3.com • March 8, 2023
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Panel sobre empresas transnacionales y fraude societario
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Distinguished
Lecturer David Shapiro gave a presentation on corporate fraud and
transnational companies. He is the co-author of Global Company and
Private Profits: How Citizens and the Public Interest are Being
Scammed.
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ACLU of Connecticut • March 8, 2023
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Advocates Call to End Deceptive Police Interrogations of
Youth
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Project
Aletheia, founded by Sociology Professor Maria Hartwig, is a research
center that works with interrogations professionals around the world to
develop training in new science-based and effective interviewing
techniques.
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New York Amsterdam News Online • March 9, 2023
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BK Mom of 6 dies shielding son from hit-and-run driver -
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Associate
Professor Chris Herrmann, a former NYPD crime analyst, explained why
chances are high that a hit-and-run driver will be identified, after
the driver fatally struck a mother of six in Coney Island.
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the ticker • March 9, 2023
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Students lead TEDxCUNY's comeback conference
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Emily
Madray, a sociology major from Macaulay Honors College at John Jay
College and Katiera Dickinson, a forensic psychology major from John
Jay College, organized the 6th annual TEDxCUNY conference.
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WBIR-TV Online • March 10, 2023
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Policing experts weigh in on death of Lisa Edwards
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Professor
of Criminal Justice and former Florida police officer Dennis Kenney
discussed the factors that may have led to the death of Lisa Edwards,
who died while in police custody.
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City Journal Online • March 10, 2023
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Power Struggle at the NYPD?
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Professor
Emerita Dorothy Schulz wrote an article about the power struggle
between NYPD Chief of Training Juanita Holmes, Deputy Mayor for Public
Safety Philip Banks and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, over the
decision to eliminate the 1.5-mile timed run required to complete
police academy training.
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Law Officer Online • March 10, 2023
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Betraying Public Safety with Kid-Gloves Hiring Policies
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Adjunct
Lecturer, former prosecutor and NYPD officer Eugene O'Donnell commented
on the NYPD lowering its running requirement for police recruits
to help more women applicants make the cut.
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WAMC-FM Online • March 14, 2023
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Thoughts on turning eighty
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Michael
Meeropol, a former Adjunct Professor of economics at John Jay,
reflected on his life as he turned 80 and the threat of global warming.
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POLITICO • March 15, 2023
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Adams' very public Republican rebuffs
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A
study from John Jay's Data Collaborative for Justice on recidivism
showed that those released without bail for minor offenses due to
changes in New York's bail law are unlikely to reoffend.
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Kingsman: Brooklyn College • March 15, 2023
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People's CUNY Launches, Discusses Racism And
Repression
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A new coalition called the People's CUNY officially
launched on March 9 at the CUNY Graduate Center to address repressive
and racist actions at CUNY and in the city. Professor Corinna Mullin
from John Jay helped open the event.
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The City • March 15, 2023
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NYPD has been without a permanent inspector general
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Professor
of Criminal Justice Jeanene Barrett has been the acting inspector
general for the NYPD since the end of 2021. She released a report on
whether the NYPD has been transparent in its use of surveillance
technology on the public and the disparate impact on Black and Hispanic
communities.
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Newsday Online • March 15, 2023
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State bail reform law reduced recidivism in NYC, new
study says
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Michael
Rempel, director of John Jay's Data Collaborative for Justice, and Rene
Ropac, a John Jay senior research associate, authored a new study on
recidivism which found that those released without bail for minor
offenses due to changes in New York's bail law are unlikely to
reoffend.
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