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I grew up in a diverse working class inner city neighborhood, two blocks from the elevated train (the el) in one direction and two blocks from a low-income housing development (the projects) in another. Ever since I left home, people I’ve met have been quick to inform me that I come from a ‘bad neighborhood.’ […]
March 19, 2012
This is a question I often ask participants to consider at the close of trainings on crime victimization. It’s an ongoing discussion I’m having with practitioners, such as police officers, advocates, prosecutors, nurses, teachers, psychologists, and others. More than a few times someone has burst out either with tears or a tirade to exclaim that […]
March 14, 2012
As the anxious young woman waited to board the airplane that would take her to testify as a witness in an out-of-state court across the country, an unknown caller rang her cellphone. “Listen,” the caller threatened, “are you going to cooperate and do what we told you? You’d better! If not, we’ll get your little […]
March 22, 2012
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