Nathan Pino
@nwpino.bsky.social
Academic (Sociology, Criminology, Globalization and Development), Audiophile, Cyclist. All opinions are mine alone.
Friend & photographer Gwen Moalic is 1 of 3 finalists in the Culot category of the PARIS MATCH Photo Competition. I’ve used her photos on the covers of 2 of my books, so I’m especially delighted to see her work recognized in this way. Vote for Gwen here www.parismatch.com/grand-prix-d...
Grand Prix Photographie, catégorie Culot : à vous d’élire le lauréat
Dans la catégorie Culot, le jury a choisi de mettre à l’honneur trois projet, accompagnés par Bpifrance. À vous de voter !
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My latest blog post, "The Ten Dollar Corkscrew" jeffreyianross.com/the-ten-doll... #customerloyalty #economictransactions #wine
The Ten-Dollar Corkscrew
Almost every time I visit Brooklyn, I stop by the same small wine shop and buy a bottle of wine. It has a great selection; it’s convenient to where I stay; the prices are reasonable; and the staff is knowledgeable. I’ve always been happy with the wines they recommend. Last week, after buying a bottle, […]
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My book on policing and resistance under Jim Crow authoritarianism is available for pre-order from @uncpress.bsky.social! Code 01SOCIAL30 saves 30%! Better yet, suggest its purchase at your local library. www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Mississippi Law | Justin Randolph | University of North Carolina Press
In the segregated American South, policing was war. Ungovernable police discretion came to the backroads and cattle pastures of America's rural countryside ...
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Heading off to Poland for #eurocrim2026! The author meets critics session for my book "Police Reform: An Obituary" is on Thursday at 5:15pm right before the poster session; and I present with colleagues at a session concerning a forthcoming volume merging criminology w/IR Friday 9AM.
The absurdity of “qualified immunity” is beyond description.
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 2mo ago7th Cir., 2-1, holds that it was not clearly established in 1977 that police could not spend two days berating a 14 year-old until he confessed to two murders bc they left him alone at night and let him see his probation officer. QI for officers. media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opin...
institutions of higher education are shuttering entire departments and laying off staff while signing multimillion dollar contracts to provide students with access to the plagiarism machine
The Texas State University Department of Sociology is hiring a full-time non-tenure line Assistant Professor of Instruction with a primary focus of teaching Introduction to Sociology. Review of applications begins September 1st. Check it out and pass it along! jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/57698
Assistant Professor of Instruction
The Department of Sociology at Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) invites applications for a full-time lecturer position beginning fall 2027. The university has a teaching track that includes pro...
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My latest blog post, "Street Culture, Book by Book" jeffreyianross.com/street-cultu... #books #scholarship #streetculture #streetlife #urbanlife
Street Culture, Book by Book
Search Amazon using the term street culture, and you’ll find countless books about gangs, graffiti, street art, policing, homelessness, drug markets, skateboarding, street fashion, or urban crime, but...
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Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler. theintercept.com/2026/08/06/k...
Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler.
In Senatobia, Mississippi, where police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, community members had urged leaders to rein in the police. Are they listening now?
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The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements: students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change, and that they should not question economic inequality www.texasobserver.org/sboe-bible-c... - via @TexasObserver
The Real Lesson Behind Texas' New Bible Curriculum Requirements
Students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place in the economy and larger society should not be questioned.
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My latest blog post, "Trash Collectors," jeffreyianross.com/trash-collec... #cabdriving #lawenforcement #memories #police #policing #streetculture #taxidriving #Toronto #urbanmobility
Trash Collectors
During the late 1970s, I got my start driving cab for Beck Taxi in Toronto. Their business at the time was disproportionately located in the east end, above and below the Danforth. We got calls from t...
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AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies aaup-texas.org/blog/f/texas...
AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT file lawsuit against Texas Tech System
Social: Bluesky @texasaaup.bsky.social
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It’s becoming very expensive for public colleges and universities to retaliate against their employees for speaking on matters of public concern outside of their jobs www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Colleges Have Paid Nearly $3 Million to Employees Fired for Comments About Charlie Kirk
The highest payout came this week, when a fired University of Tennessee anthropology professor agreed to a $1.9-million settlement.
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My latest blog post, “Eleven Films I use in my Criminology and Criminal Justice Classes” jeffreyianross.com/eleven-films... #criminology #criminaljustice #films #instruction #movies #pedagogy #PhDLife #teaching #universitypedagogy
Eleven Films I use in my Criminology and Criminal Justice Classes
Although textbooks, journal articles, and lectures are important, movies are one of the most effective teaching tools available to criminology and criminal justice instructors. They can communicate id...
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The June BSC book draw is for 'Letters to a young Criminologist'. Jeffrey Ian Ross. Many thanks to Routledge for supporting the draw. BSC Members can find out more here: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI by @sambiddle.com theintercept.com/2026/06/01/a...
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI
A law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept shows police scan social media looking for posts opposing AI data centers.
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Have your university library order my book calling on academics to stop engaging in police and other criminal legal reform efforts and to instead create and/or evaluate locally developed and led projects in solidarity with local communities that can bring genuine community safety.
My latest blog post, “What Your Graduate Advisor Never Told You About the Criminology Job Market" jeffreyianross.com/what-your-gr... #criminology #criminaljustice #academiccareers #GraduateSchool #HigherEducation #AcademicLife
What Your Graduate Advisor Never Told You About the Criminology Job Market
Unlike some other social sciences, criminology and criminal justice consistently produce job openings. But not all positions are created equal, and where you land can affect your career and your menta...
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Help Wanted: New Spirit of Leadership to Rescue Academic Freedom in Texas aaup-txst.org/2026/05/08/w...
Help Wanted: New Spirit of Leadership to Rescue Academic Freedom in Texas
TXST-AAUP Calls for New Spirit of Leadership (San Marcos, TX – May 8, 2026) During a three-day celebration from May 14-16, 2026, Texas State University will hold eight commencement ceremonies to ho…
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The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
My latest blog post, “How to Think Like a Criminologist.” jeffreyianross.com/how-to-think... #crime #criminologist #criminology #criminaljustice #university
How to Think Like a Criminologist
There’s a big gap between what the general public thinks criminologists do and what we actually do. Most people assume we work in forensics, consult on detective cases, or spend our days profiling ser...
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Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest. “My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all,” the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. By @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/04/15/h...
Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest
The armed and masked off-duty Phoenix, Arizona, cop said he wanted to get kids at a high school ICE protest arrested.
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A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. theintercept.com/2026/04/10/r...
A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.
An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.
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BLUE POWER is out on Tuesday! Still time to preorder from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social with discount code BLUE20: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...
Mass surveillance is increasing at universities. Texas State hires students to watch over 900 campus cameras universitystar.com/35240/news/t...
Texas State hires students to watch over 900 campus cameras
The Texas State University Police Department initiated a campus program, hiring students to monitor around 900 cameras on the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses. “Project Overwatch” will hire students to the UPD dispatch center to observe cameras for the full duration of their shift. Student workers will be on the lookout for incidents so...
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