Crime as Political Capital: Comparing the Use of Crime as a Tool for Political Gain in the United States and the Philippines
Crime as Political Capital: Comparing the Use of Crime as a Tool for Political Gain in the United States and the Philippines
Through a ten-year study of crime as political capital in Asia and the United States, Dr. Magno's research has identified four types of politicians that use crime as political capital: 1) Crime warrior Politicians; 2) Political criminals; 3) Criminal Politicians, and 4) the Fascist Criminal. In this lecture, he will discuss the various meanings of crime as political capital. He will also explore how distinctive social conditions construct the four types of politicians that use crime as political capital.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State Street, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Monday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Admission: $10/person or $15 with a guest
Parking: lot behind building, State Street, 33rd Street, 32nd Street, French Street
Christopher Magno, Ph.D., has been teaching criminal justice at Gannon University since 2013. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, Bloomington. His research focuses on Urban Crime, Urban Issues and Geographic Information System. For his innovative teaching and engagement in the Globalization Speaker Series and Community-based Mapping Exhibit he received Gannon’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Service-Learning and the Cooney-Jackman Endowed Professorship (2013-2016). Students in his class explore theories and realities of crime and justice. Magno developed crime web exercise over several years of teaching criminal justice and orchestrates senior student projects for the Community-based Mapping Exhibit.
