Topic: crime and criminal justice

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Norma Jean Almadovar, a sex worker rights activist, poses with her collection of documents.
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The Norma Jean Almodovar Papers document decades of advocacy and expand UNLV’s collecting initiative on sexual entertainment and economies.

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Alexandra Nur, a criminal justice researcher, says rehabilitation programs like fire suppression camps help reduce recidivism rates.

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By learning resiliency techniques, law enforcement officers can better respond to the needs of the region's residents and tourists.

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2024 Service-Learning Award recipient Rachel Anderson combines passions of community service and teaching for new legal clinic.

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The undergraduate course helps the next generation of decisionmakers analyze prison and parole systems function.

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From clerking to presiding over a federal district courtroom, the Boyd Law professor has focused her career on access to justice.

Experts

Headshot of Gregory D. Moody
Professor of Information Systems

An expert in behavioral cybersecurity.

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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

An expert in trauma, child abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, domestic violence, and juvenile delinquency.

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James E. Rogers Professor of History and Law

An expert on the history and practice of juvenile justice.