OPINION EDITORIALS AND BLOG POSTS
Jenkins, M.J. (March 9, 2021). America’s surge of violence in 2020 must be met with a barrage of social justice efforts. Northjersey.com, VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. (June 14, 2020). Combating Community Disorder. The Violence Reduction Project VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. (June 14, 2020). Police problems rooted in institutional racism. The Times-Tribune VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. (April 11, 2020). Criminal justice system adapts to corona virus. The Times-Tribune VIEW HERE
Onat, I. & Jenkins, M. J. (November 4, 2019). Bias, broken institutions fill county prison. The Times-Tribune VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. (November 6, 2017). Smarter better than tough. The Times-Tribune VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. & Onat, I. (January 15, 2017). Offset crime’s impact on disadvantaged. The Times-Tribune VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (October 5, 2016). Should police wear body cameras? WalletHub VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M. J. (October 4, 2016). Don’t let Trump co-opt ‘stop and frisk.’ The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jenkins, M. J. (August 12, 2016). Cities safer, cops improved thanks to Bratton. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jenkins, M.J. (July 10, 2016). When covering cops, media need to keep the windows open. The Philadelphia Inquirer VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (December 31, 2015). Police must connect with their communities to build trust. MarketWatch. VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. & DeCarlo, J. (May 27, 2015). Full picture of police work. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jenkins, M.J. & Allison, M. (March 12, 2015). Fixing ‘broken windows’ policing to make it work for Latin America. World Politics Review VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (December 5, 2014). After Garner, painful lessons all around. New York Daily News
Jenkins, M.J. (December 1, 2014). Don’t Turn Your Back on Disorder. The Huffington Post VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (September 8, 2014). A continued call for caution in the aftermath of Ferguson. The Huffington Post. VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (August 3, 2014). Op-Ed: Is ‘broken windows’ broken? No. New York Daily News, p. 34.
Jenkins, M.J. (January 10, 2014). The sad irony of homicide solvability. The Huffington Post VIEW HERE
Jenkins, M.J. (December 19, 2013). Stop-question-and-frisk with respect. The Huffington Post. VIEW HERE
Media Appearances
2021
2020
(October 30, 2020) Interviewed by Associated Press on the use of racial slurs in policing. VIEW HERE
(October 6, 2020) Interviewed by Voice of America on the police killing of Breonna Taylor. VIEW HERE
(September 19, 2020) Interviewed by San Diego Union Tribune on police deescalation VIEW HERE
(July 6, 2020) Interviewed by San Diego Union Tribune on the symbolism of the "thin blue line" in policing. VIEW HERE
(June 12, 2020) Interviewed by PA Homepage WBRE/WYOU on the status of police-citizen relations.
2018
(April 9, 2018) Interviewed by The GW Hatchet on the overhaul of the University Police Department
(April 1, 2018) Profile in Happenings Magazine VIEW HERE
(March 19, 2018) Scranton Shorts Podcast VIEW HERE
(February 19, 2018) TwentyFiveEight Studios Podcast on school shootings and gun control VIEW HERE
2017
(December 26, 2017) The Scranton Times-Tribune coverage of crime center collaboration VIEW HERE
(July 15, 2017) The Scranton Times-Tribune editorial board supports the University of Scranton Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime VIEW HERE
(July 11, 2017) FOX56 Coverage of the launch of the University of Scranton Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime VIEW HERE
(July 11, 2017) WBRE Coverage of the launch of the University of Scranton Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime VIEW HERE
(July 11, 2017) The Scranton Times-Tribune Coverage of the launch of the University of Scranton Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime VIEW HERE
(June 5, 2017) Interviewed by WNEP, on a first hand account of living in London during terror attacks
(April 13, 2017) Interview with WDEL Wilmington’s new police chief VIEW HERE
2016
(October 14, 2016). Interviewed by WBRE, on the sentencing of PA’s Attorney General VIEW HERE
(September, 13, 2016). Live radio interview with WLIP, on the crime prevention ability of police.
(August 30, 2016). Interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor, on Chicago’s crime and policing
(August 13, 2016) The Scranton Times-Tribune coverage of Fulbright VIEW HERE
(July 22, 2016). Live radio interview with WWL First News with Tommy Tucker, on police shootings of citizens
(July 19, 2016). Interviewed by The Atlantic’s CITYLAB, on broken windows policing VIEW HERE
(July 7, 2016). Interviewed by ÊSPN The Undefeated, on police shootings of citizens VIEW HERE
2015
(December 25, 2015). Interview by Indianapolis Star, on fatal police shootings VIEW HERE
(December 9, 2015). 20 Under 40 Profile in NEPA Business Journal VIEW HERE
(December 3, 2015). Live television interview by Fox32 News’s Good Day Chicago, on police-community relationships VIEW HERE
(November 29, 2015) Interview by The Washington Post, on citizen views of the police VIEW HERE
(November 6, 2015) Interview by Press of Atlantic City, on citizen perceptions of crime and safety
(September 24, 2015). Live radio interview by WNPR’s Where We Live, regarding community policing, police training, and police unions VIEW HERE
(August 9, 2015). Interviewed by Al Jazeera, New York City, NY, regarding change in policing one year after the Michael Brown-Ferguson Police Department incident VIEW HERE
(August 7, 2015). Interviewed by The Washington Post, Washington, DC, regarding differences in reactions to police killings of unarmed White and Black citizens VIEW HERE
(July 26, 2015). Interviewed by The Washington Post, Washington, DC, regarding the element of danger police training VIEW HERE
(July 3, 2015) Interviewed by Al Jazeera America’s Ali Velshi On Target, New York City, NY, on whether US police departments should require recruits to be US citizens VIEW HERE
(April 30, 2015). Interviewed by The New York Times, New York City, NY, regarding police-involved homicides
(April 26, 2015). Interviewed by The Washington Post, Washington, DC, regarding police procedural justice and legitimacy VIEW HERE
(April 9 and 17, 2015) Interviewed by Al Jazeera America’s Real Money with Ali Velshi, New York City, NY, on the affect of police characteristics on job performance VIEW HERE
(March 6, 2015). Interviewed by The Washington Post, Washington, DC, regarding police procedural justice and legitimacy VIEW HERE
(January 15, 2015). Interviewed by The New York Times, New York, NY, regarding broken windows policing in NYC VIEW HERE
(January 13, 2015). Interviewed by NEPA Scene Podcast, Scranton, PA, regarding policing issues
2014
(December 3, 2014) Interviewed by The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, regarding federal funding for police body-worn cameras VIEW HERE
(November 27, 2014) Interviewed by WAMC Northeast Public Radio program The Academic Minute, on fighting crime with data VIEW HERE
(November 8, 2014) Interviewed by The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, regarding the effect of police street crimes unit on crime VIEW HERE
(September 15, 2014) Interviewed by Politico, Washington, D.C., regarding best policing practices post- Ferguson. VIEW HERE
(September 2, 2014) Interviewed by The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, regarding the militarization of local police departments VIEW HERE
2013 & Earlier
(October 30, 2013) Interviewed by The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, to explain how the Scranton Police Department’s implementation of online crime reporting system factors into police work VIEW HERE
(July 26, 2013) Interviewed by WILK-FM Sue Henry, Wilkes-Barre, PA, regarding the applicability of successful gang-gun violence interventions in northeastern PA and the constitutionality of controversial stop-and-frisk tactics and their affect on police-community relations. (Aired Saturday August 10, 2013 on WILK Radio). (Referenced also on August 5 during the Sue Henry Show)
(June 3, 2013) Interviewed by The New Haven Register, New Haven, Connecticut, on the affect of police enforcement of gang injunctions on police-community relations VIEW HERE
(May 9, 2013) Interviewed by NBC Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut, on how cell phone smuggling in prison affects police effectiveness in the community VIEW HERE
(March 28, 2013) Interviewed live on-air by NBC Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut, on the unsealing of the search warrants in the investigation of Newtown mass shooter Adam Lanza
(February 23, 2013) Interviewed by The Stamford Advocate, Stamford, Connecticut, on the controversial SWAT raid and subsequent homicide of an unarmed man in his home
(September 11, 2012) Interviewed by NBC Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut, on preventing convenience store robberies
(August 20, 2011) Interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor, on the challenges faced by former prisoners (i.e., the West Memphis Three) as they reenter society VIEW HERE
(December 19, 2009). Interviewed by The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, explaining a drop in burglaries and interpreting yearly UCR crime statistics