Legal Studies
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Craig Reinarman: It’s High Time
Craig Reinarman, professor of sociology and legal studies, and alumna Wendy Chapkis, professor of sociology at the University of Southern Maine, are the authors of a package of articles on federal drug policy in Contexts, a quarterly magazine of the American Sociological Assn. that brings social research to general readers.
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Rethinking Shari’a, Voices of Islam in California
An article on Muslims in California by Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics, and Kathleen M. Moore, of UC Santa Barbara, was published online in Boom: A Journal of California, a quarterly published by UCLA. The editors published the piece early because of its timeliness.
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Mark Massoud: How can universities deal with racism? Learn from war zones
The Washington Post published an op-ed by politics professor Mark Fathi Massoud on how universities can learn from post-war reconciliation when responding to allegations of racism.
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Feds Gone Wild: Why Federal Agents Act Badly
Sociology and legal studies professor Craig Reinarman was quoted by Foreign Policy in an article on scandals involving DEA and Secret Service agents.
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From bad to worse: California has seen droughts before, but this one just isn’t letting up
The Toronto Globe and Mail talked with Ruth Langridge, a lecturer and researcher in legal studies, about threats to groundwater supplies for an article on Gov. Brown’s executive order mandating water use restrictions.
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UCSC professor honored for prison research
Psychology and legal studies professor Craig Haney, selected to deliver the Faculty Research Lecture, was the focus of a Santa Cruz Sentinel advance story on the 2014 Founders Celebration. The San Jose Mercury News and Contra Cost Times posted it online.
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Craig Haney: Solitary Confinement is a “Tried-and-True” Torture Device
Psychology and legal studies professor Craig Haney gave an extensive interview to the PBS investigative documentary program Frontline for its two-part special report "Locked up in America."
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Mark Fathi Massoud: How grass-roots peace can take hold in South Sudan
Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, says a cease-fire in South Sudan is a positive first step but grassroots efforts are needed to forge a lasting peace.
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Preventing Civil War in South Sudan: Christian Leaders Should Resume Activism
Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, was invited to contribute to the New York Times online feature "Room for Debate" on crisis in South Sudan.
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Crafting Peace in South Sudan
Writing in Foreign Policy, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics, outlines several steps that aid groups and allies of South Sudan can do to help curtail violence and craft a lasting peace for the world's newest country.
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Sudan's struggle for peace
An analysis of the context of recent protests in Sudan by Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics, was published on the Middle East Channel of Foreign Policy. Masoud's recent book, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan (Cambridge University Press, 2013) is based on 15 months of research in Sudan.
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Immigration: Governor Brown considers allowing 3.4M non-citizens to serve on juries
Comments by professor of sociology and legal studies Hiroshi Fukurai were included in news report on KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to let non-citizens serve of juries.