Topic: crime and criminal justice

Protest signs read "Defund Police" and "Abolish Police"
| June 10, 2020

As more municipalities weigh the future of their police departments, UNLV professors explain what these movements mean and how they would work.

Sergeant Toni Summerlin, on patrol during the coronavirus campus closure.
| May 4, 2020

This police sergeant says she’s touched by the support the UNLV community is showing its campus police force during these unusual times.

woman presenting at conference
| October 15, 2018

Criminal justice professor Gillian Pinchevsky on how you can empower yourself to empower survivors of interpersonal violence.

two people with clipboard talking a man
| September 26, 2018

Criminal justice students gather public opinion on law enforcement use of drones and body-worn cameras before and after the Oct. 1 shooting.

boy holding hand up in stop sign
| September 21, 2018

When toxic masculinity is part of a culture, male survivors of childhood abuse may turn to crime as a way to reclaim their masculinity.

Breanna Boppre
| May 8, 2018

Boppre channeled her childhood experience into a lifelong goal of bringing changes to the incarceration system in order to help people rebuild their lives.

Melissa Rorie at a gaming table.
| February 26, 2018

Criminal justice professor Melissa Rorie digs into the relationship between Nevada's casinos and its gaming regulators.