He is also asked by news and television reports to comment on important occurrences of homicide or hate.
Along with interviews, writing material, teaching classes, and research Levin has also given talks about violence or hate to groups including the White House Conference on Hate Crimes, Department of Justice, the Department of Education, OSCE’s Officer for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
[2] Jack Levin has authored and co-authored over 30 books and has written and published over 200 articles.
Levin is the Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology Emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he teaches one course per year, “Sociology of Violence and Hate.” His course is only offered in the Fall semester and is held in Shillman Hall due to its large class size.
He specializes in criminology, prejudice, and aging and is considered an authority on serial killers, mass murderers, and hate crimes.