MET Criminal Justice Professor Provides Policing Insight for WGBH
The dynamic between communities and those tasked with policing them has never been under greater scrutiny. In a recent examination of Cambridge police, and the way they have evolved their practices since a high-profile 2009 incident that resulted in the arrest of a highly-regarded Harvard professor, WGBH consulted Dr. Shea Cronin, Metropolitan College assistant professor […]
Body Cameras Just Part of a Solution, says MET’s Cronin
Will body cameras curb the episodes of police violence so prevalent in the news today? Shea Cronin, assistant professor of criminal justice, offered his insights to WHDH.com. “The reason why body cameras have received such attention and why they seem like such an easy fix is because it’s a piece of technology,” Shea explains. “Everybody […]
View BU’s Seminar on Policing the City
On February 23, BU’s Initiative on Cities hosted Policing the City, “a conversation on race, municipal leadership, and public safety,” as part of its monthly Urban Seminar Series. The panel discussion featured experts on law enforcement and community issues, including Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, also a MET lecturer in criminal justice; the Rev. Jeffrey […]
Cooking as Cultural Security: Change and Continuity in Indigenous Foodways
With Dr. Ariela Zycherman Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1–2 PM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Introduced by Shea Cronin Ariela Zycherman is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas Christian University, and Adjunct Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of […]
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 […]