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Dr. Kubrin presents “Immigration and Crime: Is the Narrative Fact or Fiction?” at UCI Social Ecology Daybreak Session

When it comes to immigration and crime, the current political zeitgeist and public sentiment suggest immigrants are far more likely to engage in illegal acts than those who are American born. But is this narrative based in fact or is it merely fiction? On April 17, 2018, Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society…Continue Reading Dr. Kubrin presents “Immigration and Crime: Is the Narrative Fact or Fiction?” at UCI Social Ecology Daybreak Session

New lab publication using Twitter data to measure spatial and temporal crime concentration (Online first)

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You can now access an online first article by Dr. John R. Hipp, Christopher Bates, Moshe Lichman & Dr. Padhraic Smyth in Justice Quarterly entitled, “Using Social Media to Measure Temporal Ambient Population: Does it Help Explain Local Crime Rates?” The article examines the use of social media data, geocoded Tweets, as a proxy for the…Continue Reading New lab publication using Twitter data to measure spatial and temporal crime concentration (Online first)

Congratulations to Dr. Young-An Kim

Dr. Young-An Kim successfully defended his dissertation, “Activity Nodes, Pathways, and Edges: Examining Physical Environments, Structural Characteristics and Crime Patterns in Street Segments” on April 23, 2018. Dr. Young-An Kim is the fourth graduate student to recieve their doctorate while working in the Irvine Laboratory for the Study of Space. CLS Dissertation Defense Flyer – Young-An Kim…Continue Reading Congratulations to Dr. Young-An Kim

Graduate Student Navjyot Gill wins Community Ethics Awards

First year ILSSC graduate student Navjyot Gill was honored with the Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards by California State University Bakersfield  Kegley Institute of Ethics on March 21, 2018. Navjyot Gill was recognized for her leadership on raising awareness about discrimination, intolerance, helping to resolve bullying, and other conflicts among students. Read more here: http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/michael-burroughs-wendy-wayne-would-be-proud-of-these-ethically/article_cf1fae0e-1b1d-11e8-a5d0-679cedd3ca3f.html…Continue Reading Graduate Student Navjyot Gill wins Community Ethics Awards