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Media & Outreach

Selected coverage of my research in international and Italian outlets, plus public talks and interviews — grouped by project.

Cartels & Violence in Mexico

Coverage of our Science study estimating the size of the cartel population and showing that reducing recruitment — not incarceration — is the most effective way to curb violence.

Faded outlets are confirmed coverage I don't yet have a direct link for.

Racial Disparities in Homicide Clearance

Coverage of my solo-authored Criminology study showing that homicides of Black victims are significantly less likely to be solved in the United States.

Mafia Infiltration & Machine Prediction

Coverage of my work with economists developing a machine-learning tool to detect the risk of mafia infiltration in Italian local politics.

A Criminology of Machines

Coverage of my work on how autonomous AI agents may themselves become channels or perpetrators of crime, published in Theory and Society and the Annual Review of Criminology.

Public Outreach & Talks

Public lectures, festival talks, and interviews bringing this research to broader audiences.