UpClose With Ekow Yankah

This month’s member spotlight features Ekow Yankah. Professor Yankah holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Columbia Law School and Oxford University. His work focuses on questions of political and criminal theory and particularly, questions of political obligation and justifications of punishment.

Recent Posts

Crime Trends Working Group

Shoplifting Trends in Time and Space: A Study of Two Major American Cities

This report looks at the prevalence and concentration of shoplifting in two major cities—Los Angeles and Chicago—before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crime Trends Working Group

Between the Aisles: A Closer Look at Shoplifting Trends

Examining data for the nation’s three largest cities through fall of 2024, this report finds that shoplifting levels remain higher than pre-pandemic rates. It also highlights two conflicting sources of federal data on the crime.