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$2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to UCI funds most comprehensive prison violence study to date

June 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Advancement, Brilliant Future, Crime, Prison Reform, prison violence, Research

Irvine, Calif., June 29, 2020 — The University of California, Irvine has received a $2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to conduct the most comprehensive study to date into the sources and consequences of prison violence in seven states. Findings from the three-year, multi-strategy investigation will be used to create an evidence-based framework for reducing and preventing incidents of violence.

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Studies examine how race affects perceptions of law-involved Blacks, school discipline

June 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Blacks, Crime, Education, Education Policy, Judges, Jurors, Law, Police, Psychology, Public Policy, Race, Racial justice, Racism, racism and kids, Social Psychology

The extent of discriminatory treatment Black adults and children experience at every point of contact within the legal system and the biases that result in Black children’s behavior being managed more harshly in school are detailed in two new analyses from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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IU experts available to comment on race, policing and criminal justice

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Crime, Criminal Justice, Police, police brutality, Race, Racism

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Planting seeds for a safe and healthy society

May 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Cancer, Community Development, covid 19, Crime, Drug Policy, Healthcare

A new West Virginia University research collaborative is working to address the many challenging conditions facing the state and Appalachia.

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Crime trends during COVID-19 pandemic will shift beyond common street crime, says WVU sociologist

April 1, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Crime, crime decline

With the novel coronavirus pandemic keeping Americans indoors, preliminary data suggests it has led to a decrease in crime. But one crime expert at West Virginia University cautions that “every crisis is an opportunity for people to discover themselves, and to reveal who they are to others.”

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Layoffs lead to more violent crime: study

March 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Crime, Employment, Incarceration, Industry, Jobs, Labor, Property, Violence

Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid off

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No increase in crime under California’s ‘sanctuary state’ status, UCI study finds

March 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Crime, Faculty, Immigration, Research

Irvine, Calif., March 5, 2020 — The implementation of California Senate Bill 54 – which limits, but does not prohibit, state and local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities – did not cause an increase in crime, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Irvine. This is the first systematic analysis to be conducted on the impact of the measure since California’s “sanctuary state” status went into effect on Jan.

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Organized cybercrime – not your average mafia

January 16, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Crime, cyber abuse, cyber attack, data, data acquisition, Hacker, Hacking, Organized Crime

Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and work together to cause an estimated $445-600 billion of harm globally per year.

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