Richard Wright retired from the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2014, having spent 30 very happy years there. He then joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University as chair, before retiring again in 2021. Wright has published widely in the area of offending decision making, with particular focus on urban street criminals.
Richard speaks to us about his journey into criminology, his work on active offender research, and his thoughts on the field.
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
Ep. 59 Trying To Make It with RV Gundur
Ep. 58 Public Health is Public Safety: Jail, Communities, and Health with Niloofar Ramezani and Faye Taxman
Ep. 57 To Disclose or Not Disclose, That’s the Dilemma: Prison Credentials and Employment with Sadé Lindsay
Ep. 56 Career Reflection: Computer cards, Theory, and Research with John Laub
Ep. 55 Is One Question Enough? A Holistic Approach to Studying Health and Reentry (and publishing with your bestie) with BFFs Chantal Fahmy and Meghan Mitchell
Ep. 54 If An Academic Job Ain’t For you, We Got You! The Industry/Alt-Academic Job Market with Cherrell Green, Raven Simonds, Zach Drake
Ep. 53 Do Judges, In Fact, Judge Books By Their Cover? Facial Profiling and Sentencing with Brian Johnson
Ep. 0.7 Join Jenn and Jose as we discuss Summer 22 and preview Fall 22!!
Ep 52. If you walk into a door, will you commit crime? Head Injuries and Crime with Jessica Mongilio
Ep. 51 The Experiences of Transgender People in Carceral Settings with Val Jenness
Ep. 50 You’re the S**t, Shoot Your Shot! Navigating the Academic Job Market with Thaddeus Johnson, Alondra Garza, and Sadaf Hashimi
Ep. 49 Prison as a Business Venture? Prison Privatization with Andrea Montes
Ep. 48 A Historical Account of Sentencing with Mike Campbell
Ep. 47 Should We Make the Arrest? Police and Prosecutorial Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases with Cassia Spohn
Ep. 46 Career Reflection: Crime Prevention, Theory, and More with Del Elliott
Ep. 0.6 We Talking Spring 22 and Summer 22! With Bloopers!!
Ep. 45 Need Some Advice? We got you! A Special Compilation Episode with The Crim Academy Alumni
Ep. 44 Grad Life: The Proposal with Brandon Tregle and Shannon Magnuson
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