Yikes. Northeastern U. chose to call the state police to arrest more than 100 protesters based on a claim that video evidence shows was not only false but exactly the opposite of what happened…

Now that Hamilton Hall has been cleared, Columbia students can go to class and learn about the glories of liberalism.

Indeed.

Check out this profile for Arnold Ventures. And look out for similar profiles of my cohort mates Aria Golestani, Zach Porreca, Emma Rackstraw, Michael Topper and Britte van Tiem !

Ironically, my talk at UC Irvine on militarized policing and empire is cancelled because of the police actions on campus there. socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/eve…

Has anyone tried getting a J-1 visa appointment at the U.S. consulate in Canada? I've been checking, but it keeps saying 'no appointment at this time.' Should I wait for the consular section to open slots or just book a ticket back to India to find an appointment there?

Do #SpecializedCourts make a difference from traditional ones? Aria Golestani, Dr. Emily Owens & Kerri Raissian find in courts for domestic violence, cases are 16% less likely to lead to incarceration and victims are 80% more likely to cooperate with police. doi.org/10.3368/jhr.03…

In part two of our series profiling SSRC's new Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows, we spoke to Aria Golestani about his upcoming research on the impact of childhood trauma and pre-arrest diversion programs on life outcomes. Read the story here: bit.ly/453X9w2

It was very nice to spend a week in London and present my paper on the short and medium-run effects of the UPPs on schooling, labor market and incarceration outcomes. I also met incredible scholars! It outweighted my fear of flying by a lot heheh

Could not agree more. Thanks to the organisers Magdalena Domínguez Aria Golestani Adam Soliman and all the admin/support staff at Centre for Economic Performance.

Check out our interview with SSRC CJI Fellow Aria Golestani about his new research on the impact of childhood trauma, and pre-arrest diversion programs on life outcomes. “If we see that policies have unintended consequences, we have to change them.” arnoldventures.org/stories/if-we-…

SSRC-Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice Innovation Fellow Aria Golestani is studying whether pre-arrest diversion (e.g., ticketing rather than arrest) can improve public safety outcomes. Read more here: ssrc.org/criminal-justi…

I loved the camaraderie of my mentee group during my JMC year!

What's worse than a one-hour pre-game show with Alexi Lalas? A two-and-a-half hour pre-game show with Alexi Lalas.

Reminder to academics looking to connect with other public-safety focused folks ahead of the FPS workshop (bit.ly/fps24): feel free to join on 7/31 for the informal, collaborative networking session!

#Econtwitter: The program of the 1st workshop on VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: DRIVERS AND POLICIES in Barcelona, October 23 and 24 is out! European Research Council (ERC) IZA The Graduate Center The City University of New York Ministerio Inclusión Seguridad Social Migraciones Universitat de Barcelona IEB The Graduate Center Check it out:👇 ieb.ub.edu/wp-content/upl…

This graph is 🔥. Such a great paper by Juliana Londoño-Vélez & Estefania Saravia.

Very interesting research on abortion cases in Colombia. Based on my quick skim, the short section highlighted here by Aria could be a strong standalone paper on judge sex effects in abortion cases.

Would watch a Bourdain-style show with Yellen traveling around the world and eating food