News: Department of Criminal Justice

Stands stand behind the police tape of a simulated crime scene
Campus News |

Urban Adventure class draws in multiple disciplines to create a uniquely detailed scenario for students.

Jim Stelk talks to three students during the Urban Adventure class.
Campus News |

Urban Adventure class draws on police, social workers, actors and more to make a complex scenario come to life for Urban Affairs students.

exterior of UNLV Greenspun Building
Campus News |

Applications now open for all UNLV graduate students; internships begin in June and focus on the integration of policymaking, finance, effective communication.

Greenspun Building
Business and Community |

City resilience framework will focus on health and wellness, economy and society, infrastructure and environment, and leadership and strategy.

cell phone with social apps
People |

To unfriend, to unfollow, or to keep in touch? Communication studies professor Natalie Pennington helps answer questions about the human connection to social media.

U.N.L.V. graduate in cap and gown in crowd
Campus News |

A collection of stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made the news in 2018.

Skye Dunfield pets her guide dog, Cindy
Campus News |

What one student who is legally blind learned and how her six tips can help anyone stay safe on campus.

woman presenting at conference
Business and Community |

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

two people with clipboard talking a man
Research |

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

Six UNLV women researchers sitting down in a lounge area
Research |

The history of health research is one of men studying men. Several UNLV researchers are flipping the script, creating new possibilities for women’s health and well-being in the process.

display of items, including a picture
Campus News |

In the wake of the Oct. 1 shooting, UNLV academics found new avenues for study. In the process, they’re helping our community explore the issues and heal from the trauma.

boy holding hand up in stop sign
Research |

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