Valerie Jenness
Valerie Jenness is an author, researcher, public policy advisor, and professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Socie. and in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. http://valeriejenness.com/
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Valerie Jenness Blog | Updates
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enness served as Dean of the School of Social Ecology from 2009 to 2015 and Chair of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society from 2001-2006. Jenness is credited with conducting the path-breaking work on the prostitutes’ rights movement, hate crime, sexual assault in prison, transgender women in prisons for men, and grievance systems in prisons.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 51 )
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Newkirk Center Named Home of National Registry Exonerations – UCI
Irvine, Calif., March 14, 2017 — The University of California, Irvine Newkirk Center for Science Society is now the institutional home for the National... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2017 SOCIETY -
UCI Alumna Recounts Her Time As Obama’s Personal Assistant
Valerie Jenness UCI Professor She met the pope and Miss Piggy, kept President Obama on schedule and taught the leader of the free world how to “Zot! Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 SOCIETY -
Valerie Jenness Discusses Gender Sexuality
Gender and Sexuality as Methodological Confounds in the Study of Transgender Prisoners. Abstract Valerie Jenness discusses gender sexuality: In the summer of... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2017 SOCIETY -
Global Climate Change | Valerie Jenness – UCI News
Global Climate Change: Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events Long-term impact of climate change on US cities is rising,... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2017 SOCIETY -
Sociology Professor Laura L. Appleton
Scholarship Established to Honor Sociology Professor Laura L. Appleton Central Washington University professor of Sociology Laura L. Appleton wanted to make sur... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2017 SOCIETY -
UC Irvine International Programs – Valerie Jenness
http://valeriejenness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Welcome-to-UC-Irvine-International-Programs.mp4 UC Irvine International Programs Founded in 1965, the... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Hate Crime Details – Valerie Jenness
To put it in the most intelligible form, hate crime is a prejudice-based crime which is often violent. It is tagged “hate” crime because it is believed to be... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2016 SOCIETY -
President Obama’s Reforms of the Prison System
President Obama’s Reforms President Obama’s Reforms of the Prison System With some of the changes in recent decades of the prison system in the United States,... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Studying Social Ecology and Criminology at UC Irvine
Criminology is a scientific study of crime, criminal behavior, criminals, and corrections. It studies the prevention of crimes as well as society’s response to... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Social Ecology Department UC Irvine – Valerie Jenness
Social Ecology Department UC Irvine Valerie Jenness – Social Ecology Department from Valerie Jenness The post Social Ecology Department UC Irvine – Valerie... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Making Hate A Crime: Valerie Jenness
Making Hate A Crime: From Social Movement to Law Enforcement by Valerie Jenness Making Hate a Crime is the first book to trace the emergence and development... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Transgender Prisoners In America – Valerie Jenness
If you are detained in the United States and taken to prison, one of the questions during the booking process is, “How do you identify?” and whichever sex you... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Explaining Criminalization | Valerie Jenness | UCI Professor
Explaining Criminalization: From Demography and Status Politics to Globalization and Modernization By Valerie Jenness Explaining Criminalization explained... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2016 SOCIETY -
UCI’s Strategic Plan – “Bright Past, Brilliant Future”
http://valeriejenness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/UCI’s-Strategic-Plan-“Bright-Past-Brilliant-Future”.mp4 UCI’s strategic plan sets forth an ambitious path t... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2016 SOCIETY -
Transgender Prisoners In The Us Prison System
Prison, jail and even dealings with law enforcement personnel can be an upsetting experience for most people. And living in a country with one of the highest... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 SOCIETY -
The United States Prison System History – Valerie Jenness
The United States Prison System History Valerie Jenness The prison system of today in the United States is really a hot button issue. Read more
Posted on 27 August 2016 SOCIETY -
Aerial Tour of UC Irvine Campus | Valerie Jenness
Aerial Tour of UC Irvine Campus Valerie Jenness UC Irvine is a public research university located in Irvine, California, United States, and one of the 10... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2016 SOCIETY -
The Department Welcomes Multiple Faculty To Its Ranks
In 2016 Kirk R. Williams, Professor. Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. His research focuses on the causes and prevention of violence,... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2016 SOCIETY -
Hate Crime by Valerie Jenness
National attention increasingly is focused on hate crimes, especially after 9–11. As an identifiable social problem connected to systematic discrimination,... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2016 SOCIETY -
Valerie Jenness Opening Remarks – UCI Foundation Presentation
Valerie Jenness Opening Remarks at UCI Foundation Presentation The School of Social Ecology had an opportunity to present its current faculty research to UCI... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 SOCIETY