February 2017
David Feldman, Professor of Planning, Policy and Design, is quoted in KABC-TV Los Angeles for his insight on whether California's drought is over after the recent rainfall. In this article, he cites the importance to prepare for a drought before one is declared, and to ultimately use water wisely.
February 2017
Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, is interviewed by 89.3 KPCC's Take Two in light of the recent shooting that left a Whittier police officer dead. Despite the assumptions made by Whittier Police Chief Jeff Piper placing the blame on crime policies like Prop 47 and Prop 57, Kubrin states that there is no empirical evidence that these policies have actually contributed to the crime rate in the state of California. Ultimately, she illustrates that it is premature to assume there is a connection between Prop 47 and 57 and the current crime rates.
February 2017
Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, is quoted in El Paso Times for identifying the issues with National Border Patrol Council's vice president for media relations Shawn Moran's statement that "immigration officers are finally able to do their jobs as it is written in law." In this article, she gives insight as to how the Trump administration has only expanded the group of people that are deemed deportable.
February 2017
Susan Bibler Coutin, Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, authored an article in the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology. In this article, she details how the executive orders issued during the Trump administration present a "distorted image of immigrants as criminals, terrorists, and dangerous," and how immigrants are also impacted by this imagery.
February 2017
Charis Kubrin and John Hipp, Professors of Criminology, Law and Society are featured in MyNewsLA.com for their recently released crime report, and how the results of that report contradict assumptions made by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. Despite Rackauckas' claims that realignment has contributed to an increase in crime, Professor Kubrin highlights that there is no empirical evidence to his claims, and that it is premature to associate Prop. 47 and 57 to a rise in violent crime.
February 2017
UCI researchers forecast lower 2017 violent and property crime rates in much of SoCal. Report also provides city trends, comparisons and socio-demographic information.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine project double-digit reductions in both violent and property crimes across much of Southern California for 2017. Violent crime is estimated to drop by 21 percent in 82 percent of cities, and property crime is expected to decrease by 11 percent in 79 percent of cities.
These encouraging predictions come from the third annual Crime Report for Southern California, authored by John Hipp and Charis Kubrin, UCI professors of criminology, law & society, and produced by the School of Social Ecology’s Irvine Laboratory for the Study of Space & Crime.
February 2017
Ana Muñiz, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, is quoted in USA Today for her expertise regarding Senate Bill 54, or California's "sanctuary state bill". She elaborates about the legality of withdrawing federal funding from sanctuary states, and the extent of power that both the federal and local governments have on this issue.
February 2017
Natalie Pifer, graduate student of Criminology, Law and Society, is featured in The Sacramento Bee: AM Alert for her impending presentation at the UC Sacramento Center on K street. She wil be presenting her research on recent controversies that were derived from "categorial exemptions" to the death penalty, and their respective implications for criminal justice.
February 2017
Social Ecology alumnus Jermaine Griggs ’05 was the featured speaker in the "What Matters to Me and Why” Alumni Series at UCI. Jermaine Griggs is a minister, musician, entrepreneur and public speaker. With Nancy Guerra, Dean of School of Social Ecology, as host, this informal, conversational dinner series explored how his student experiences have profoundly impacted his career path and life journey.
February 2017
Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society is quoted in BuzzFeed News for her research and expertise on the correlation between immigrants and crime. In this article, she illustrates that President Trump's statement of violence in Chicago being caused by undocumented immigrant gang members is too broad and does not consider other factors of Chicago's crime issues.