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Matthew Valasik

Associate Professor, Louisiana State University

Matthew Valasik is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Louisiana State University. His primary research interests are the socio-spatial dynamics of gang behavior and problem-oriented policing strategies (e.g., gang units, civil gang injunctions) used by law enforcement.
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After the Insurrection, America’s Far-Right Groups Get More Extreme

Their response has differed from, say the aftermath of 2017's violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

  • Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid, The Conversation