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Dr. Jason M. Williams

“Other states have reacted to these thefts in a knee-jerk manner, influenced by the media’s sensational coverage of these crimes during the pandemic.”

Professor of Justice Studies, Jason Williams, discussed with Yahoo! News about the severity of organized retail theft in New Jersey and the influence of media-driven policy decisions.

Dr. Joel Penney

“These folks [TikTok creators] do feel like they’re kind of being played within these bigger political negotiations that they don’t really understand and certainly don’t know what to expect. Uncertainty is the key word here.“

Dr. Joel Penney, Professor of Communication and Media, discussed with NPR how the back-and-forth over TikTok’s future has led to growing frustration and uncertainty among content creators.


Gabriel Rubin

“A lot of people say that ‘I could be kidnapped, I could be attacked, or crime is the worst it’s ever been, which isn’t true. In the threat literature, they would call it availability bias, which is your bias towards something that you can imagine. With crime, they can imagine it happening to them.”

Gabriel Rubin, Professor of Justice Studies, was featured in Vox talking about how Gen Z’s constant exposure to crime and danger on social media makes them believe the world is more dangerous than it really is.

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