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Monishia “Moe” Miller’s dedication to her students and passion for inspiring future community leaders have earned her recognition as Cal State Fullerton’s 2020-21 Outstanding Lecturer. Miller
, lecturer in criminal justice, has taught at Cal State Fullerton since 2011.
The award was announced at the April 8 Academic Senate meeting.
Known affectionately by students and faculty as “Coach Moe,” Miller is dedicated to preparing and equipping students with the critical thinking, writing and communication skills needed for the criminal justice field. Miller teaches courses such as “Introduction to Crime, Law, and Justice,” “Foundations of Criminal Justice,” “Juvenile Justice Administration,” “Theories of Crime and Delinquency” and “Minorities and the Criminal Justice System.”
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Between 2015 and 2017, Seattle, Washington, became the first U.S. city to increase its hourly minimum wage to $15, more than double the federal minimum wage and 60 percent higher than Seattle s previous minimum wage. A new study examined the impact of this change on public safety. The study was motivated by the idea that since crime is sometimes the result of material deprivation, changes in the minimum wage might have implications for criminal activity: Boosting the minimum wage could raise workers salaries (which could be associated with reduced crime). But if higher minimum wages spur employers to substitute capital for labor, this could increase unemployment (which could be associated with increased crime). The study found little evidence that Seattle s aggregate rate of violent or property crimes changed relative to other U.S. cities. It also found no meaningful adverse effects on low-wage workers rates of employment.
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The U.S. criminal legal system has expanded at a rapid pace, even as crime rates have declined since the 1990s. As a result, individuals interactions with and surveillance by law enforcement are now commonplace. But citizens experience different interactions, with people of color who live in impoverished urban communities having the most frequent encounters. A new study interviewed young Philadelphia men to determine their perceptions of and reactions to this phenomenon. Nearly all of the men of color said they stayed at home and avoided public spaces out of concern over the potential interactions with others that might draw police attention.
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The findings of a new study by researchers at Missouri State University and American University examined the factors associated with the use of the death penalty at the county level to provide a fuller picture of what issues influence court outcomes.
A new study concludes that partisan politics, religious fundamentalism, and economic threat influenced local decisions about the death penalty. The study also found that the size of the African American population, which prior state-level studies have found to be associated with use of the death penalty, was not directly associated with the recent decline in the use of this punishment.