Education:
Ph.D., City University Graduate Center - 2001 (Sociology)
B.A., Hampshire College - 1989 (Urban Studies and Cultural Anthropology)
Areas of Expertise:
Alex Vitale teaches courses in criminology, sociology of law, social movements and political sociology. His research interests include community policing, the policing of demonstrations and civil disorder, urban politics and economics, and social movements.
Books and Publications
"Repressive Coverage in an Authoritarian Context: Threat, Weakness, and Legitimacy in South Korea's Democracy Movement." Mobilization: An International Journal 18.1: 19-39. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
Review of The Policing Web, by Jean-Paul Brodeur. Social Forces 90.4. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2013
"NYPD and OWS: A Clash of Styles." Occupy!: Scenes from Occupied America. New York: Verso Books. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"The Politics of Protest Policing." Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice. Eds. Kathleen Korgen, Jonathan White and Shelly White. Pine Forge Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
"The Safer Cities Initiative and the Removal of the Homeless: Reducing Crime or Promoting Gentrification on LA's Skid Row." Criminology and Public Policy, November. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
"Policing Protests in New York City." Urbanization, Policing and Security: Global Perspectives. Eds. Gary Cordner and Dilip K. Das. Boca Raton, Fla.: Taylor and Francis. 275-300. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009
City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics. NYU Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2008
"The Command and Control and Miami Models at the 2004 Republican National Convention: New Forms of Policing Protests." Mobilization 12.4, December. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
"From Negotiated Management to Command and Control: How the New York Police Department Polices Protests." Policing and Society 15: 283-304. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
"Innovation and Institutionalization: Factors in the Development of 'Quality of Life' Policing in New York City." Policing and Society 15: 99-124. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
"Rights and Wrongs at the RNC: A Special Report About Police and Protest at the Republican National Convention" contributor. New York Civil Liberties Union. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
Review of Reclaiming the Streets: Surveillance, Social Control and the City, by Roy Coleman. Contemporary Sociology. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2004
"Arresting Protest: A Special Report of the NYCLU on NYC's Protest Policies at the 2/15/03 Antiwar Demonstration in NYC" contributor. New York Civil Liberities Union. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2003
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Are We Safer? Costs, Benefits and Alternatives to 20 Years of Aggressive Street Policing Tactics." Herbert Kurz Panel. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"How Long Can Crime Decline?" New York: Future Perfect Roundtable Series. Museum of the City of New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"Managing Defiance: The Policing of the Occupy Wall Street Movement." Eastern Sociological Society. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
