Episode 3.5: Omi Hodwitz — Terrorism, Incarceration and Recidivism

“Currently, we don’t know anything about violent incarcerated political communities. We don’t know anything about their recidivism rates. There are currently no studies or databases that — to the best of my knowledge — exists in the western world that will give us some direction as to what recidivism looks like among this unique community of offenders.” Meet, Omi Hodwitz (bit.ly/2I2Ym0N), an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (bit.ly/3n1sGYl) at the University of Idaho. In the United States, if a person becomes incarcerated, it is likely that, once released, they will commit more crimes and return to prison. But what about terrorists? Are they equally likely to be unable to break the cycle of incarceration? Using a database, Omi is tracking terrorists after they serve time. Visit our website go.uidaho.edu/thevandaltheory​. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu. More U of I Research: In December, an eight-student team from the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium in the College of Engineering will be in Chile recording gravity waves produced by the complete solar eclipse. Gravity waves are atmospheric disturbances that can influence weather. The team practiced measuring waves all summer by launching weather balloons weekly. Read more (bit.ly/2JCl8Ne). The University of Idaho has secured a National Institutes of Health grant of nearly $11 million to support continued modeling for biomedical research at U of I’s Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation. Read more (bit.ly/3eH5WtK). A Meridian scientist and entrepreneur will work with Shelley and Mark McGuire in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to perfect a simple home test to help breastfeeding mothers avoid allergic reactions by their infants. Read more (bit.ly/2GJTHjv). Music: “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/2PsMCpw) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/2Ju7MQb). “Impact Moderato” by Kevin MacLeod (bit.ly/2GBMguP) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3l9QeJW).