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Laurence Ralph is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and the Director of the Center for Transnational Policing. He earned his PhD and Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, majoring in History, Technology, and Society. Ralph published his first book, 'Renegade Dreams: Living in the Aftermath of Injury in Gangland Chicago,' through the University of Chicago Press in 2014. This book examines the impacts of the war on drugs and mass incarceration on urban communities, particularly the vulnerabilities of black residents to disability and disease due to systemic issues, including heroin trafficking and gun violence. It was awarded the C. Wright Mills Award by the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 2015. His latest work, 'Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence,' investigates years of scandal related to police torture in Chicago, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.