Dr. Jason M. Williams
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Email: williamsjas@montclair.edu
Office: 973-655-5354
Faculty Profile
Expert on the Black Lives Matter movement, race, ethnicity and crime, criminal justice policy, and policing.
Areas of Expertise
- Black Lives Matter
- Race and Crime
- Criminal Justice Policy
- Policing
Books
Media
- Platkin comes on as attorney general, amid plaudits and (some) doubts (NJSpotlight)
- Murphy follows a long line of NJ governors to tap trusted lieutenants for attorney general (NJ Herald)
- Jason Williams discussion of social justice movements for 2022 (Newsy)
- Social Justice: How events in 2021 may influence what happens in 2022 (Newsy)
- Justice expert on the role of race Kyle Rittenhouse trial (RNZ)
- The ultimate guide to San Francisco crime data (San Fransisco Chronicle)
- When a police shooting really is justified, what do we do with our pain then? | Calavia-Robertson (NJ.com)
- Jersey City shooting: Questioning reliance on traditional policing of people in mental health crisis (NJ Spotlight News)
- Paterson police fall further behind in handling internal affairs complaints (North Jersey)
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New Brunswick case spotlights debate over residency requirements for police (New Jersey Monitor)
- Is Paterson’s Notorious Police Department Finally Entering a New Era? (NJ Monthly)
- Law enforcement careers pitched to students in effort for more diversity (NJ Spotlight News)
- Will a leadership rift disrupt — or damage — the Paterson Healing Collective? (North Jersey)
- Garden State Plaza has a curfew for teens. Is it helping to curb unruly behavior? (North Jersey)
- Lawmakers want a say in how some opioid settlement money is spent (NJ Spotlight News)
- Lawmakers change mental health diversion program, clarify who’s not eligible (NJ Spotlight News)
- Biden, facing backlash over war in Gaza, is losing support from some young Black voters (USA Today)
- Paterson police get extra $10M from state for second year. Is it working? (North Jersey)
- Recognizing gun violence as more than a criminal justice problem (NJ Spotlight News)
- As President Joe Biden steps aside, is America ready for President Kamala Harris? (USA Today)
- Fort Lee police shooting raises questions about mental health response (NJ Spotlight News)