Episodes
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Reflecting on Our Journey Through Juvenile Delinquency
Professor A. reflects on the unique approach and experiences of teaching the juvenile delinquency course. She shares insights on course design, student engagement, and the importance of dialogue and evidence in learning.
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Reimagining Justice: Place-Based Approaches to Healing and Community Power
Professor Andrea Hagan explores transformative justice through restorative, abolitionist, and community-rooted practices that emphasize the significance of local geography and collective efficacy. This episode delves into successful community programs, abolitionist perspectives, and strategies…
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The Geography of International Law & Children's Rights - Global Standards vs. Local Resistance
Professor Andrea Hagan explores the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the unique stance of the United States, and the real-world impact of local resistance on children's rights. This episode compares international commitments with local actions, focusing on cases like...
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Global Geographies of Juvenile Justice: Welfare vs. Punitive Models
Professor Andrea Hagan explores the contrasting juvenile justice systems in Scandinavia and the United States, highlighting the effectiveness of the welfare model versus the punitive approach. This episode examines the cultural, political, and media influences shaping these systems and their…
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Justice by Geography and the Lived Stories of the School-to-Prison Pipeline
In this episode, Professor A unpacks how race, geography, and systemic biases shape students' paths through the school-to-prison pipeline. With a lens on urban, suburban, and rural differences, and drawing directly from the voices of Black students with disabilities, we'll examine patterns, lived...
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Poverty, Place, and Patterns of Juvenile Delinquency
This episode explores the interconnection between juvenile delinquency and poverty across neighborhoods and geographic settings, examines empirical findings on social disorganization, highlights the stability and variation in collective efficacy, and discusses how cultural and structural…
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Mind, Place, and Pathways
This episode unpacks how adolescent brain development, psychological factors, and environmental geography combine to influence juvenile delinquency. Professor A blends research, real-life examples, and critical questions to reveal why understanding these intersections is essential for prevention...