James Bustamante is a Criminology, Law and Society major interested in unearthing more of the social and regional forces contributing to elevated crime rates among some groups of people. Email: jfbustam@uci.edu

Karina Patel is a fourth year undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology & Social Behavior and Criminology, Law & Society. She is interested in studying wrongful convictions, miscarriages of justice, and forensic psychology.
Email: kcpatel@uci.edu

Maria Varelas is a fourth year undergraduate student double majoring in Criminology, Law and Society and Psychology and Social Behavior. Maria is interested in criminal justice policy, prisons, recidivism, and ex-offender reintegration into society.
Email: mvarelas@uci.edu

Linet Mardyrosian is a fourth year Campuswide Honors Program student majoring in Political Science. Her research interests include race and
ethnicity, social organizations, and neighborhood/park crime rates.
Email: lmardyro@uci.edu

Julie Tan is an undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology & Social Behavior and Education Sciences. She is interested in studying social inequalities, forensic psychology, and elevated crime rates. She aspires to help improve the quality of life of poverty-stricken individuals.
Email: tanj5@uci.edu