Uber and criminal background checks: Balancing safety and second chances Dependency on pre-screening and risk-prediction instruments has become a side effect of rapid modernisation. But, in reality, how effective are these tools for crime-prevention and safety? Jenika Ekovich • March 16, 2016
Breaking Barriers: Cops, Community, and Basketball In the United States a great sense of public trust in police has been lost due to incidents of police misconduct. But can basketball games between cops and youth be a step in the right direction towards restoring community confidence? Jenika Ekovich • September 13, 2015
Street Crime, Social Control, and Skateboarding? The prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime control and community safety. But with budgetary constraints and limited resources, skateboarding is often overlooked in crime prevention and desistance efforts. Jenika Ekovich • January 14, 2015 • 3 comments
With Liberty and Background Checks for All In light of US immigration reform, employment eligibility screening is designed with businesses and citizens in mind. But, are we really fostering opportunity or just exclusion and a false sense of control? Jenika Ekovich • December 07, 2014 • 1 comment
Boxed-In and Locked-Out of the Workplace In making informed employment decisions, businesses in the United States evaluate applicants on the basis of their merits, but also rely heavily on criminal background checks. Are we promoting security or just condoning discrimination? Jenika Ekovich • October 05, 2014 • 1 comment
Is The Emergency Really Over? California's AB 109 Public Safety Realignment Act has been touted as one of the biggest experiments in criminal justice history. As a state response to relieve overcrowded prisons, are we really fixing the problem or simply shifting the burden? Jenika Ekovich • September 16, 2014
