Valerie Jenness’s Blog
Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, Sociology, and Nursing Science
Latest Blog Posts
Boiling in the Cells: Prisoners, Grievances, and Substantive Justice
As our article, “’It Depends on the Outcome’: Prisoners, Grievances, and Perceptions of Procedural Justice,” was coming to fruition, national news exposed a grave problem inside U.S. prisons: prisoners are dying of heat exposure in cells that often rise well above 100...
Professor Valerie Jenness Discusses Hate Crimes
Professor Valerie Jenness of University of California, Irvine discusses the history and ideologies behind the approaches to the definition and punishment of hate crimes. Professor Valerie Jenness Discusses Hate Crimes This video is part of the Neil A. Weiner...
A Day in the Life of a UCI Student
A Day in the Life of a UCI Student A very fascinating, sped up recording of a student walking to and from class while wearing a GoPro.
UCI Chemists Figure Out How To Easily Halt Venom’s Spread – Valerie Jenness
UCI Chemists have developed a way to neutralize deadly snake venom more cheaply and effectively than with traditional anti-venom - an innovation that could spare millions of people the loss of life or limbs each year. In the U.S., human snakebite deaths...
Valerie Jenness – Delivering World Class Healthcare – UCI News
Our devoted team of UC Irvine Health physicians, nurses, researchers and healthcare professionals are united by a single calling - to improve the lives of people in Orange County and beyond. Learn how their passion to find cures and to deliver world-class care gives...
UCI study links cellphone proliferation – Valerie Jenness
Making that Mother's Day phone call isn't as big a deal as it used to be. According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, adult children are in touch with their moms more frequently than were earlier generations, thanks to the proliferation of...