September 11th will always be a hard day. Those images, those stories, will always echo. The chaos and fear of that day, as reports came in and we watched the horror unfold, not knowing what would come next. And then the devastating hope—the signs for the missing...
I’ve often wondered why victim blaming is so pervasive, even as most of us know intellectually that it’s not right. It turns out scientists have studied this, and they say it’s due to our “just world bias”—we want to believe that life is fair, and people...
Even if you haven’t been on an academic calendar in decades, the day after Labor Day always feels like a new beginning. This fall, I’ll be speaking, writing, and teaching—filling my days with things I love. Hope this season feels new and exciting to you.
Today I began my Victim Rights course at American University. I loved meeting my students, and I’m so excited for the semester. We are going to discuss privacy and the press, rape shield laws, material witness warrants, restorative justice, victim compensation funds,...
There was a fascinating article in the Washington Post magazine recently on how stories about true crime impact the survivors of those crimes. I am really into crime stories, but mostly fiction (Broadchurch, Elizabeth George, Tana French). True crime often leaves me a...
