Nicole N. Hanson, M.A.
This is the home page of Nicole N. Hanson, M.A. I am a Ph.D. student in Criminal Justice at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, a program housed at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
My general research interests are the symbiosis between media and political violence; the relationship between public opinion and criminal justice policy decisions, particularly within the context of the role of new media in public deliberation and norm development; inequality, social control, and state power; and the efficacy and ethics of crime policy.
My recent work in this area has included a content analysis of coverage of the Omar Edwards shooting in New York City newspapers to examine the framing of race-related blame, and an examination of the politically thematic framing of mainstream media and blog coverage of the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
My work in progress includes an exploration of the politicized media coverage of youth crime and its connection to adultification statutes in the U.S. in the mid-1990s, and a series of projects which examine the role of political media in politically-motivated violence.
I may be reached via email at nhanson@jjay.cuny.edu or via my Twitter account, @NikHanson.