Stephen C. Richards is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northern Kentucky University. He is an ex-convict, having served time in federal penitentiaries, correctional institutions, and camps. His published work has been on tattoos, prison conditions, prison release, community punishments, and state crime. He is a Soros Senior Justice Fellow and serves on the American Society of Criminology National Policy Committee. He can be contacted at richards@nku.edu.
Jeffrey Ian Ross
Jeffrey Ian Ross is Assistant Professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy at the University of Baltimore. He has conducted research, written and lectured on national security, political violence, political crime, violent crime, corrections, and policing. His work has appeared in many academic journals and books. He can be reached at jross@ubmail.ubalt.edu.
