Christopher J. Marier

I am Christopher J. Marier, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. I earned my Ph. D. in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Before that, I was a police officer in South Florida. My teaching and research focus primarily on policing, race and justice, and group conflict. My research has been published in leading journals, including Justice Quarterly, Criminology and Public Policy, and Journal of Criminal Justice.

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A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols

Within minutes of his inauguration, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national trend. After a period of relaxed sentencing laws, a tough-on-crime approach is back in political favor in the U.S. Republicans and Democrats alike are promoting anti-crime initiatives as a …

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‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police during traffic stop in North Carolina

The “Pizzagate” gunman who fired his rifle in a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant in 2016 after acting on a debunked conspiracy theory has died following a fatal traffic stop. Edgar Maddison Welch was shot by police over the weekend and died from his injuries on Monday, authorities in North Carolina said Thursday. Almost 10 years …

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‘It’s beyond human scale’: AFP defends use of artificial intelligence to search seized phones and emails

The Australian federal police says it had “no choice” but to lean into using artificial intelligence and is increasingly using the technology to search seized phones and other devices, given the vast amount of data examined in investigations. The AFP’s manager for technology strategy and data, Benjamin Lamont, said investigations conducted by the agency involve …

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