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Greetings, WSC folks! I'm disappointed not to see you at what is always a high-energy, fun-filled conference, but I wanted to take this time to share some good news and good books with you.Maura Roessner, Criminology & Law EditorI am thrilled to celebrate two award winners, Hadar Aviram

As we gear up for an online AALS, I’m reminded that last year’s meeting may have been the last “normal” conference gathering for many of us. Was it really one year ago that we all sat together in DC and watched, breathless, Vicki Jackson and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in conversation on the main st

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across several disciplines. Below are several of our recent award winners.Hadar AviramJune Morrison-Tom Gitchoff Founders AwardWestern Society of CriminologyHadar Aviram is Thomas Miller Professor of Law at the University

Criminology Explains Police Violenceby Philip Matthew Stinson SrCriminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence. In this engaging and accessible book, Philip M. Stinson, Sr. highlights the similarit

For the Law and Society Association virtual conference, UC Press Senior Editor Maura Roessner will be on the panel Writing Academic Books on Sunday May 31st at 1 – 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Panelists will demystify how academic publishing works and answer questions such as “What kinds of manuscripts a

Why is the state reluctant to release prisoners who are aging, sick, and more likely to contract a serious disease that will cause more suffering and cost more money?