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Vision 2042: Fixing the immigration system
Susan Bibler Coutin, a professor of criminology, law and society and anthropology, writes about how her research can help inform fixes to the U.S. immigration system.
Vision 2042: Combating teenage depression
Kate Kuhlman, an assistant professor of psychology and social behavior, writes about how her research will help identify teens at risk for depression -- and help them.
Vision 2042: Reducing urban conflict
Scott Bollens, a professor of urban planning and public policy and the Warmington chair in international peace and cooperation, writes about how his research will make the world a better place in 2042.
Getting justice while doing time
Prisoners’ view of the inmate grievance system depends on outcome, Social Ecology faculty find.
Prisoners often judge the fairness of the grievance process mainly based on the outcome rather than the merits of the process, according to a study published in Law & Society Review by Valerie Jenness, professor of criminology, law and society, and Kitty Calavita, a Chancellor’s professor emerita of criminology, law and society.
Seeking peace in conflict-ridden cities
Professor Scott Bollens publishes new book on conflict in Jerusalem and Belfast.
In Jerusalem and Belfast, peace is elusive. And achieving it will take more than national-level treaties, says Scott Bollens, professor of urban planning and public policy, and author of a new book on conflict in the two cities.
Crime rates in Southern California predicted to fall in 2018
Forecast based on a model with 15 years of data.
A decades-long trend of falling crime rates is likely to continue in Southern California in 2018, according to the 2018 Southern California Crime Report.
Seeing conflict from another's perspective
Giving a partner the benefit of the doubt can boost the relationship
You come home and the kitchen is a mess, with dishes piled in the sink. Your spouse must have left it that way. What you think next could have a major impact on your relationship and your stress level, writes Jessica Borelli, associate professor of psychology and social behavior.