Professor at UCI - Department of Criminology, Law & Society

Valerie Jenness Animated Video

Valerie Jenness Animated Video Valerie Jenness is an author, researcher, public policy advisor, and professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).     Valerie...

Prison Justice: Do Prisoners Have Rights?

Prison Justice by Valerie Jenness Some would say that prisoners forfeited their rights as soon as they violated the rights of others and became destroyers of societal convention. Others maintain that being in jail does not automatically make a person unworthy of...

Learn about Social Ecology’s Field Study Program and the value of community partnerships. The School of Social Ecology is a school of the University of California, Irvine that studies social ecology. As of 2015, the School enrolls nearly 3,000 students and is...

Hate Crime Law

Hate Crime Law  Written by Valerie Jenness Hate crime, harassment, intimidation, or physical violence that is motivated by a bias against characteristics of the victim considered integral to his social identity, such as his race, ethnicity, or religion. Some...