Jeffrey Lane on The Prosecutorial Affordances of Social Media:

“Jeffrey Lane talks about how gangs are defined and prosecuted through their social media use, drawing on a preliminary content analysis of conspiracy indictments and his fieldwork on street life in Harlem. He is looking for new perspectives to help grapple with this material and what it means in the context of community.”

About Databites

Data & Society’s “Databites” speaker series presents timely conversations about the purpose and power of technology, bridging our interdisciplinary research with broader public conversations about the societal implications of data and automation.