Jeffrey Butts
@jeffreybutts
Research Professor and Center Director, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City Univ of New York). Kid from Ohio, living in Manhattan - #justice #criminology #research
After months of waiting, the day has finally arrived. Justice and riches!
A great 50th Anniversary version of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" was just released. As a teenager still living in my parents' house then, I listened to it many times. Always kept a window open, and a towel shoved under the door, to make sure that... to keep the smell of... well, you know.
Well, I think this photo is just as good, although I don't know why you stepped away from your film career.
I've done many research projects funded by government agencies. I'll just say: Yeah, this is familiar.
As a car-free New York City resident, I'm unaware of gas prices. But, I just walked by this sign in Manhattan. Is this common?
Just realized I'm standing by the entrance to the Perkins Coie law firm. ... Wonder what they're doing these days...
Saw this tonight. Highly recommended for those in the New York area.
Tired of seeing MAGA hats. I made a hat representing my political philosophy.
Reading this book. It describes early 20th Century efforts of rich industrialists and accommodating government officials to keep the working class poor by breaking unions & using obscenity laws to restrict access to birth control & sustain the supply of workers. Can you imagine living through that?
I read this when I was 12 years old. I wish all American 12-year-olds had been required to read and discuss it.
Told my wife I would buy milk on my walk home. But, as I was about to go into the store, Louis & Duke's "Mood Indigo" started up on my earbuds. ... I can buy milk tomorrow.
Saw the Shirley Chisholm exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York yesterday. I will keep this quote in mind over the next 4 years.
I read this as an undergrad at the University of Oregon, and I thought "no, the Pacific NW would never secede from the U.S. and form a new country." Today, I think "no, the NW coast and the NE coast should both secede, and join Canada."
Wonder why the public is disproportionately concerned with youth crime? Maybe partly culture shock, but also because news media promote far more youth crime stories. www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-...
What I'm reading now. After reading a dozen books in the last year about how democracies slide into authoritarian dictatorship, we're actually watching it now in the U.S., so I needed relief. And, in a way, this book also helps me understand Trump and his followers.
Yes, firearm violence in the U.S. went up during the COVID years. But, next time someone tells you these have been the most violent years ever, tell them to read something. bit.ly/4fMYUSq