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When the world comes back online, the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be a major disruption to the research enterprise

Paul Piff, assistant professor of psychological science, co-writes this op-ed about remembering the poor

Keramet Reiter, associate professor of criminology, law and society, tells The Progressive that comedy in prison is a good idea.

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In this article by The Marshall Project, Keramet Reiter, associate professor of criminology, law and society, gives her insight about the consequences of locking down prisoners because of COVID-19. Reiter mentions her concern that lockdowns can make solitary confinement acceptable.

"People with money can escape the virus more easily," says Paul Piff, assistant professor of psychological science, in an article by NPR. Piff says that working class people more likely have service jobs and "almost necessarily involve social contact."

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How to raise a resilient child in 2020

Elizabeth Cauffman co-writes an op-ed in the Daily Pilot.

Paul Piff is quoted in a New York Times story about helping each other during the pandemic.

David Feldman writes in The Conversation: "Today, with coronavirus present on every continent except Antarctica, washing hands is a difficult challenge in many developing countries."

Crime will likely decline as people change their routines, said UC Irvine criminology professor George Tita, who is part of an interdisciplinary working group that is studying the effect of coronavirus on crime trends in L.A. With residents working from home and avoiding restaurants, bars and gyms, there is less potential for street crime to occur.