This week, we launch our career reflection series and we start by talking to Scott Decker. He reflects back on his career, his successes and more importantly, failure. Scott is a Foundation Professor at Arizona State University. His main research interests are in gangs, policy and violence. He has published in journals such as Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice and Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Scott is also the co-author of books such as: Life in the Gang and Competing for Control. You can find Scott on Twitter @deckercrime.
Time Stamps:
(1) Career history and development: 2:15-31:00
(2) Success: 31:00-40:35
(3) Failure: 40:35-1:05:45
(4) Advice from Scott Decker to his younger self: 1:05:45-1:10:00
(5) Current state of criminology + future directions for criminology: 1:10:00-End
Music by: www.bensound.com
Ep. 78 Coming Back to No Home and Maybe an Uber Voucher? Reentry and Housing with Selena Munoz-Jones
Ep. 77 Is That A Broken Window? Communities and Crime with Charles Lanfear
Ep. 76 Tell Me Who Your Friends Are? Labeling Theory and Stigma with Erin Tinney
Ep. 75 Radicalization Within Prisons with Sandra Bucerius
Ep. 74 Career Reflection: Studying Victimization with Janet Lauritsen
Ep. 73 We’re Wild’n Out! Wildlife Crime with William Moreto
Ep. 72 The research of the future? Using Virtual Reality to Conduct Research with Shaina Herman
Ep. 71 Surfin’ the Dark Web: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity with Jordan Howell
Ep. 70 What Can We Do About School Violence? Comprehensive Approaches to School Violence with Beverly Kingston
Ep. 69 What do we know about community violence? Responding to violence and disseminating research with Thomas Abt
Ep. 68 What Do We Know About Police Use of Force? Deadly Force with Justin Nix
Ep. 67 Grad Spotlight: Employment, Work History, and Recidivism with Simon Kolbeck
Ep. 66 Zooming into focus: Cyber security, Cybercrime, and Zoom Bombings with Claire Lee
Ep. 65 That’s So Random! Experimental Criminology with Brook Kearley
Ep. 64 Grad Life: It’s the Final Countdown! Writing and Defending Your Dissertation with Carlena Orosco, Wesley Smith, and Lucas Alward
Ep. 63 Career Reflection: Some Unstructured Socializing with Wayne Osgood
Ep. 0.8 GIFing it up (and Memeing it): Fall 2022 Review and Spring 2023 Preview with Jenn and Jose
Ep. 62 Rollin’ with the RAT Pack: Routine Activity Theory and Corporate Crime with Fiona Chan
Ep. 61 Student Spotlight: Better Not Drink, Better Not Smoke, We’re Telling You Why: Probation and Strong Arm Sobriety with Victoria Piehowski (and special guest co-host Annabel Fay)
Ep. 60 Is It Just Teen Spirit? The Impact of Arrest in Early Adolescence with Bianca Bersani
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