New course uncovers ‘shades of gray’ in Little Rock neighborhoods
Three students in the Neighborhood Studies course are researching a community problem and identifying possible solutions.
Walker Lecture Series features talk on late onset offenders
Dr. Marv Krohn will speak at the 2014 Sheriff Orval Walker Lecture Series presented by the UALR Department of Criminal Justice from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 10 in the Arkla Room of Ross Hall.
Criminologist to deliver talk on sexual violence during political conflicts at Harvard Kennedy School
Tusty ten Bensel, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, has been invited to present her research on sexual violence at the Harvard Kennedy School this fall.
UALR consortium seeks to address recidivism through financial literacy
Recently released data from a Arkansas Department of Correction survey reveals that the level of financial literacy among inmates is even lower than that of the typical American consumer. The consortium of University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty behind the year-long project, which was funded by the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, agree … UALR consortium seeks to address recidivism through financial literacy
Mom, daughter motivate each other, will graduate on same day
A mother and daughter motivated and supported each other through college, and will now graduate together next week.
Criminal Justice student touts benefits of prisoner program for dogs
As a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Criminal Justice at UALR, Jacob Laan spends much time performing research in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC).
The upshot of ‘Heartbleed’? Jobs
The need for jobs that focus on cyber security is more apparent than ever, especially in the aftermath of Heartbleed, the recently uncovered Internet bug.
Civil liberties advocate to speak April 18
Dr. Samuel Walker, who volunteered to register African-American voters in Mississippi beginning in 1964, will deliver a lecture titled “From Freedom Summer to Stop and Frisk” at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18.
Professor secures National Institute of Justice grant
A UALR researcher interested in learning which persons are at greatest risk of being a victim of homicide has secured more than $161,000 from the National Institute of Justice to study the issue.
Maryland criminology professor to speak at UALR
Dr. Sally Simpson, a professor of criminology who has authored more than 30 professional papers and five books, will speak on her latest research at UALR on Friday, Oct. 18.