Henry Pontell, a professor emeritus of criminology, law and society, told the LA Times why prosecuting top executives at large companies, such as canned tuna packager Bumble Bee, can be difficult.
May 23, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing a harsher line on immigration offences and drug offences, imprisoning more people for violating immigration laws and seeking longer sentences for those convicted of drug crimes. Mona Lynch, a professor of criminology, law and society, spoke with the Marshall Project about recent Justice Department activities.
May 22, 2018
Social Ecology alum Thomas Parham, who is currently UCI's vice chancellor for student affairs, will be taking the reins at Cal State Dominguez Hills as the university's next president. He was featured in the Orange County Register.
May 14, 2018
Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology, law and society, discusses Spotify's new policy targeting "hate content" with the magazine Variety.
May 11, 2018
Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology, law and society, discusss California's anti-sanctuary state movement with the LA Times.
April 24, 2018
Elizabeth Loftus, a distinguished professor of social ecology, warns about the dangers of doctored videos in an article in Vox.
April 19, 2018
In a study Emily Owens, an associate professor of criminology, law and society, did in Seattle, police officers who slowed down their thinking -- and reacted less automatically in tense situations with citizens -- were less like to make an arrest.
April 9, 2018
Proposition 47, which reduced prison populations by reclassifying some minor drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, didn't raise crime, according to research by Charis Kubrin, professor of criminology, law and society.
April 8, 2018
The worries among parents seem pervasive: smart phones are destroying kids.
But the science doesn't back that up, writes Candice Odgers, a professor of psychology and social behavior, in Fortune. Today's kids are among the most educated, least violent and most socially-connected kids in history.
March 22, 2018
California's Proposition 47, implemented in 2014, lowered prison populations by reclassifying certain low-level drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It has been blamed for rising crime in the state.
So a study done by Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology, law and society, that found the measure was, in fact, not responsible for the rise in crime was sure to stir debate.