Professor weighs in on public safety in Brockton mayoral race
The Enterprise quoted Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shea Cronin in an article exploring the importance of public safety as an issue in the Brockton mayoral race. Dr. Cronin’s previous research has included examinations of political explanations of neighborhood-level arrest rates. It’s unavoidable in an election year that the violence would be politicized to some […]
Assistant Professor Shea Cronin comments on recent Brockton crime wave
As the city of Brockton wrestles with a recent spate of armed home invasions, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shea Cronin reassures the community. I wouldn’t see this as a sign that criminals are becoming bolder than they have been in the past According to Cronin, violent burglaries usually are not random but tend to […]
Criminal Justice Professor Quoted in Patriot Ledger
MET CJ Professor Tom Nolan was quoted in the Patriot Ledger: http://bit.ly/mCZd0g. Thomas Nolan, a criminal justice professor at Boston University and retired Boston police officer, said the Hull schools might have done the parents a favor by not getting police involved right away. “What I would say to the parents is be careful what […]