In her New York Times op-ed on bullying (and I presume her book), journalist Emily Bazelon provides a powerful critique of why not to govern through crime and more importantly, some keen insights on alternative ways to govern a problem that has some crime like properties, but other features as … More >
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Last week, the Washington Post reported that presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a bully in high school.
The most serious incident, reconstructed from interviews with both witnesses and perpetrators, involved chasing down a student thought to be gay and pinning him to the ground. Romney, who witnesses say was … More >
By guest blogger James Telesford, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Once, while wandering down Michigan Avenue in Chicago, I spotted two African American males walking out of the store next to me. They were wearing baggy jeans, hooded sweatshirts, and sneakers. As I watched them, they started to hold hands, … More >
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