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'Margins' Ep. 10: Diversity In Views On Crime And Criminology, Part 1

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Dr. Christopher Whitt

Published December 18, 2017 at 6:00 AM CST

Dr. Christopher Whitt first met criminologist Dr. Amber Beckley over a decade ago when they were both members of the Black Graduate Students Association at the University of Maryland.

Today, Beckley is a Marie Curie post-doctoral fellow. She splits her time between Duke University and Stockholm University in Sweden.

Beckley joins Margins to discuss her research, which deals with factors that cause people to commit crimes. She also talks about how her experience working and studying in Europe has influenced her perspective on crime in the United States. She also touches on her experiences as a woman of color working in the field of criminology.

Produced by Lacy Scarmana.

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Dr. Christopher Whitt

Dr. Christopher Whitt is an Associate Professor and the Chair in the Political Science department at Augustana College. He also is the Director of Augustana College’s Center for Inclusive Leadership and Equity. His Ph.D in Government & Politics (Political Science) was earned at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Whitt is Augustana’s expert on American government and politics, the Presidency, political behavior, minority politics, and gender politics. He is also a leader at the college in community, faculty, and overall workforce diversity efforts. In addition to his roles at the college he is also the Political Analyst for KWQC, the Quad Cities’ NBC television affiliate. He also provides political analysis and commentary on the Quad Cities’ NPR affiliate, WVIK. Over the years, Dr. Whitt has taken on the role of one of the most prominent voices of political analysis in the Quad Cities region and even provides analysis internationally for France24’s English broadcast.

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