In episode 121, we speak with Professor Rod Brunson about one of the most urgent and challenging topics in criminology: race and policing.
Rod K. Brunson is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, College Park. His tackles issues on police including community relations, youth violence, and evidence-based criminal justice policy. He has consistently called for effective crime reduction strategies that do not result in racially disparate treatment of minority citizens and disadvantaged neighborhoods. Rod is a fellow of the American Society of Criminology.
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Get in touch with Rod:
University of Maryland Website // rbrunson AT umd.edu
Below are the papers authored by Rod that were
discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Brunson, R. K. (2020). Protests focus on over-policing. But under-policing is also deadly. Washington Post. [article link]
Brunson, R. K., Chillar, V. F., Holmes, M. D., Trapassi, J., & Pirrone, D. (2025). Participant accounts of police violence during black lives matter protests in Chicago. Policing and Society, 35(2), 171-186. [article link]