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NCITE Insights No. 37 — Public Perceptions of Punishment For Mass Violence

Ben sits down with NCITE researcher Erin Kearns, Ph.D., and visiting scholar Adam Ghazi-Tehrani, Ph.D., to discuss their research into public attitudes toward punishment for terrorism, hate crimes, and other forms of mass violence. 

On a black background with red NCITE logo designs, cutouts of host Ben Battafarano (right) and guests Erin Kearns (left) and Adam Ghazi-Tehrani (middle) face each other. A title lower third restates the episode title.

Host Ben Battafarano (right) speaks with guests Erin Kearns (left) and Adam Ghazi-Tehrani (middle).

Ben sits down with Erin Kearns, Ph.D., NCITE director of law enforcement partnerships, and visiting scholar Adam Ghazi-Tehrani, Ph.D., associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University.

The two discuss their research into the similarities and differences in 1) the scholarship on, 2) the public conceptualization of, and 3) the public attitudes toward punishment for terrorism, hate crimes, and other forms of mass violence.

Disclaimer: The views and conclusions contained in this podcast are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or views, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the University of Nebraska, or guest-affiliated institutions.

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