Valerie Jenness’s Blog
Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, Sociology, and Nursing Science
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Valerie Jenness | Appealing to Justice: Prisoner Grievances, Rights, Carceral Logic
Valerie Jenness | Appealing to Justice: Having gained unique access to California prisoners and corrections officials...
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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 the...
Crime Control & Criminalization In The United States
Crime Control & Criminalization by Valerie Jenness Crime control in the U.S. is a complex labyrinth of politics, controversy, and intrigue. It has been addressed on political platforms, by religious institutions, and has been incorporated in multiple sociological...
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...