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Episode 97. Public Opinion and Policing with Justin Pickett

In episode 97, we feature Professor Justin Pickett, who speaks with us about public opinion and policing and diversity.


Justin Pickett is a professor of criminal justice at the University at Albany, SUNY. He received his PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 2011 and received the American Society of Criminology’s Cavan Young Scholar Award in 2015. His research interests include public opinion, survey research methods, theories of punishment, and police–community relations.

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Screenshot During the Podcast Recording – April 9, 2024

Get in touch with Justin:
SUNY – Albany website // jpickett AT albany.edu // Twitter

These are the works authored by Justin and his colleagues that were
discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:

Pickett, J. T. (2019). Public opinion and criminal justice policy: Theory and
research. Annual Review of Criminology2, 405-428.. [article link]

Pickett, J. T., Graham, A., Nix, J., & Cullen, F. T. (2023). Officer diversity may
reduce Black Americans’ fear of the police. Criminology. [article link]

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