Topic: crime and criminal justice

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Jennifer Byrnes sits at desk with skull on it
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Jennifer Byrnes’ work has helped resolve unidentified and missing person cases, filling critical gaps in service and expertise.

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Faculty and students from the Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Lab help solve missing persons cases.

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 ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’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.

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.