06/24/22-Spectrum NewsBrian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State University, San Bernardino, and CJRA Expert, discusses the role of groups like the Proud Boys and the Oathkeepers and why their rhetoric resonates so strongly in places like Southern California.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur from birth to age 17. A new study examined the effect of ACEs on jurors’ sentencing decisions in hypothetical death penalty cases. The study found that defense testimony elicited jurors’ leniency, largely through their responses to ACE evidence. The study, by researchers at Minnesota State […]
06/17/22-Orlando Sentinel“Timing means a lot because the first few hours are critical to hopefully locating that person safely and nearby. As time goes on, the odds of something negative happening increases,” Bryanna Fox, CJRA Expert.
06/11/22-Philadelphia Inquirer“The question is what can we do to prevent an incident like that from happening in the future, to prevent the kind of disorder you’re seeing there. That would call for a solution above and beyond just a policing response. If the police presence is not enough of a deterrent effect then there should […]
06/03/22-National Affairs“Despite the potential symbolic, political, and practical importance of naming a law after a victim, it is unclear whether this practice influences public opinion about the law itself,” Kelly Socia, CJRA Expert.
Naming a law after a victim of crime can boost support for the law by symbolically positioning supporters on the side of the victim. As efforts to pass so-called apostrophe laws (e.g., Caylee’s Laws, Megan’s Law) rise, a new study examined whether naming legislation after a victim boosts public backing for such laws and the […]
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05/19/22-KJZZ“Right now what we’re doing is looking at what body worn camera data look like, and how it’s going to benefit the police in terms of decision making in the future. Body worn camera data have all sorts of utility built into it,”Charles Katz CJRA Expert.
05/12/22-TIME“Correctional Officers are the people that come in contact with the incarcerated more often than anybody else. And so they can really help with the re-socialization process that’s supposed to take place in prisons and jails,” Thomas Baker, CJRA Expert.
05/12/22-TIME“Escapes in and of themselves are rare when it comes to critical incidents in prisons and jails. To add on top of it, a staff member helping an inmate escape from custody is super rare,” Jeff Mellow, CJRA Expert.