News: Department of Criminal Justice

Alexis Kennedy leans against a chain-linked fence with brick wall in the background
Research |

Last year, the Nevada attorney general’s office released statistics indicating that Las Vegas police recovered 2,229 victims of human trafficking since 1994.

Hands rest hanging ourside of jail bars
Business and Community |

Criminal justice professor Emily J. Salisbury studies how the treatment of inmates affects all of us.

Barbara Richards
People |

Barbara Richards’ nine years of service captured her first-place honors in this year’s President’s Classified Employee of the Year competition.

Devron Brown
People |

Criminal Justice graduate Devron Brown's lesson in "adulting."

Brittnie Watkins
People |

Brittnie Watkins excels at keeping multiple balls in the air as she earns four UNLV degrees, mothers two, and fulfills a state Supreme Court clerkship.

Breann Wickson
People |

The admin assistant in UNLV's marketing & international business department is the first in her immediate family to earn a college degree.

Illustration of a drone with a human eye
Campus News |

Drone regulation may come down to better defining reasonable expectations of privacy.

Rehan Choudhry speaks during UNLV Creates
Campus News |

Annual welcome event features TED-like motivational talks that inspire incoming students to make the most of their college experience.

Emily Salisbury
Campus News |

Does it seem daunting to decide on your career path? Professor Emily Salisbury knows your pain. Here's her advice for Rebels trying to find their way.

William Sousa with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer
Research |

Public support for body-worn cameras is high but many doubt they will improve police and citizen relationships, according to a new national survey by UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.

Emily Salisbury
Research |

As “Orange is the New Black” returns for a third season, UNLV criminologist Emily Salisbury talks about women in prison and what they need to succeed afterwards.

Angela Suarez wears a camera attached to her glasses
Research |

UNLV researchers team up with Las Vegas police department to study the effectiveness — and drawbacks — of officer body cameras.