Is there a link between budget cuts and worsened crime? Professor of Criminology, Law and Society Charis Kubrin says, "A proper evaluation of budget changes and their impact on crime should control for multiple factors that influence criminal activity."
There’s no overarching narrative or single authorial voice interpreting events when it comes to consipracy theories. Peter Ditto, professor of psychological science, tells Bloomberg CityLab reality is getting harder to decipher.
"...It can be hard to make rational sense of some of the prison practices and policies that we’ve seen over the past year," says Naomi Sugie, associate professor of criminology, law and society.
Are we numb when it comes to police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic? Roxane Cohen Silver, professor of psychological science, explains how these collective traumas are taking a toll on all of us. Learn more in this CNN article.
"Online communities can provide young people with social and psychological support that’s unavailable to them at home, at school or in their neighborhoods.” — Psychological Science Ph.D. student Benjamin Kaveladze.
Awe is often associated with feelings of connection to others. Psychological Science Ph.D. student Sean Patrick Goldy said that the feeling of being in the presence of something vast is important in a time when people feel especially isolated.
Memory constantly changes. Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science and Criminology, Law and Society Elizabeth Loftus tells KCRW why uncritical acceptance of every memory claim is harmful to our society.
Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science Elizabeth Loftus is the most influential female psychologist of the 20th century, according to a list compiled by the Review of General Psychology. Read how she changed the meaning of memory in the Los Angeles Times.
"To ameliorate the terrible conditions mentally ill people are in is a step in reframing the system," says Associate Professor of Criminology, Law & Society Keramet Reiter. Learn why Sacramento County must stop torturing mentally ill jail inmates with solitary confinement.
"Saying a little stress is good for health is at first not exactly what you might expect," says Professor of Psychological Science Susan Charles. But at the same time, a life with zero stress isn't the goal. Learn why in Forbes.