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Co-Director Charis Kubrin Elected Member of the Council on Criminal Justice

Co-Director Charis Kubrin was recently elected a member of the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), an independent, nonpartisan organization that works to advance understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and build consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all. CCJ is a catalyst for progress based on facts, evidence…Continue Reading Co-Director Charis Kubrin Elected Member of the Council on Criminal Justice

Kubrin, Hipp and Owens awarded $700,000 U.S. Dept. of Justice grant to study immigration, immigration-related policies, crime

Kubrin, Hipp and Owens

Kubrin, Hipp and Owens, who have been studying immigation for years, point out that most of the existing research lumps immigrants together and neglects differences across groups, failing to account for significant differences among immigrants. Using more than a decade of data, they will conduct a series of analyses that examine how immigration and crime…Continue Reading Kubrin, Hipp and Owens awarded $700,000 U.S. Dept. of Justice grant to study immigration, immigration-related policies, crime

ILSSC host “People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” Symposium

PAMELA WILCOX

“People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” was a two day-long symposium hosted by Criminology, Law and Society Department and, Psychological Science Department – University of California, Irvine, the Irvine Laboratory for the Study of Space and Crime (ILSSC), & Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Laboratory (3DLAB). The symposium was held on April 12, 2019…Continue Reading ILSSC host “People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” Symposium