News: Center for Crime and Justice Policy
![2022 U.N.L.V. Spring Commencement Ceremony for the Graduate College. May 13, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-06/d74054_039_grad_commencement.jpg?itok=xQqRJEql)
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
A collection of news stories highlighting health, recovery, and celebration at UNLV.
A collection of news stories featuring the people and programs of UNLV.
![Protest signs read "Defund Police" and "Abolish Police"](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/DefundPolice_shutterstock_1749643415.jpg?itok=bzM0swQh)
As more municipalities weigh the future of their police departments, UNLV professors explain what these movements mean and how they would work.
![woman in red dress in crowd](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Amaya_D72626_003.jpg?itok=KHs5RT1f)
Triple-major Martha Amaya’s research explores the interactions between policing, public policy, and crowd science.
![two people with clipboard talking a man](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Survey_D72270_026.jpg?itok=H2WZc544)
Criminal justice students gather public opinion on law enforcement use of drones and body-worn cameras before and after the Oct. 1 shooting.
Criminal justice professor Melissa Rorie digs into the relationship between Nevada's casinos and its gaming regulators.
![Tamara Madensen outside T-Mobile Arena.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71871_003.jpg?itok=Z1dWz2kE)
UNLV professor uses crime science to head off chaos in public spaces.
![Body camera on police officer.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D70105_03.jpg?itok=JcB5e6nJ)
Study conducted for U.S. Dept. of Justice by UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy, non-profit research organization CNA, and Las Vegas Metro Police.
![Closeup of books](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D66150_32.jpg?itok=z6u9X-6t)
From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.
![Angela Suarez wears a camera attached to her glasses](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/main_D70105_12_0.jpg?itok=HO0pUXYa)
UNLV researchers team up with Las Vegas police department to study the effectiveness — and drawbacks — of officer body cameras.