Last week, Chris wrote of finding other Dr. Uggens (and Jay poked fun).* My moniker is more common-sounding than Uggen, though there aren’t as many of us as you would think. One is a college coach (rugby or lacrosse, i think), one is a former-70s t.v. actress who made an unfortunate detour into porn,** and [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Namesakes strike again.
Posted in humor, the academy on January 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Police Chiefs – 1, Academic Criminologists – 0
Posted in crime on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For all those times that academics have undermined your successes by arguing that falling crime rates are due to a better economy or falling poverty rates rather than police practices, the police chiefs are picking themselves off the mat. Case in point, Chief Bratton comes charging back with a body blow.
I expect the criminologists to [...]
More than the 8th best job…
Posted in crime, mentors on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A few months back, I witnessed the bloodiest fight I’ve ever seen.* I’ve seen a few fights before but they were mostly of the junior high, i’ll meet you in the woods after school where we can play-enact a fight that will be broken up by Mr. Spitler (how’s that for a junior high school [...]
Help Wanted: Methods Textbooks
Posted in teaching on January 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Comments warmly solicited:
What’s the best undergraduate methods textbook? Better yet, what’s the best interdisciplinary undergraduate methods text? Why?
Shoot ‘em up Films and Bad Taste
Posted in pop culture on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey, NSP, come watch a movie. It’s your favorite director.
Who?
Bruckheimer.
Which is worse? That I did not dispute the assertion or that I pointed out that Jerry Bruckheimer is a producer, not a director.
Lloyd Ohlin
Posted in crime on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I hadn’t heard until today but Lloyd Ohlin passed away on Dec. 6th. I’m an admirer of his work and often cite Delinquency and Opportunity (with Richard Cloward) but didn’t know much about his life. The NYT obit (and Boston Globe) is an interesting read — I wonder how many criminologists today can report doing [...]
