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Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go ‘round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.
 
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May 26, 2021

This week we discuss news reports of pets adopted during the pandemic being returned to shelters. And, I recently spoke with Professor David McElhattan of Purdue University about his recent paper titled “Punitive ambiguity: State-level criminal record data quality in the era of widespread background screening.” The paper is to be published in Punishment & Society, and is sole-authored.

Segment 1 -- David McElhattan on “Punitive ambiguity: State-level criminal record data quality in the era of widespread background screening.”

Segment 2 -- Affection or Abandonment? Predicament and Prospects for so-called Pandemic Pets.