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The Washington Post: The zombie CVS, a late-capitalism horror story

March 6, 2024

Retail crime expert Karl Langhorst cited in national news story in The Washington Post. The story focuses on a CVS pharmacy in Washington, D.C. that was the subject of viral videos with its empty shelves and products behind locked cabinets. Langhorst is an instructor in the School of Criminal Justice and is often cited for his expertise in the arena of retail crime.

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WLWT: UC students experience realities of life in prison as part of a college course

May 1, 2024

One day a week, eight UC students travel to the institution as part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, where they and eight incarcerated individuals discuss criminal justice topics such as sentencing, parole, life after prison and recidivism in a classroom setting. The program is part of a class taught by J.Z. Bennett, an assistant professor of criminal justice.

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Hourly retail workers are now wearing police-like body cameras

June 5, 2024

CNN coverage of using body cameras in retail operations includes expert opinion of John Eck, professor of criminal justice in the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services. Eck states that the cameras could be useful for settling disputes over racial profiling or shoplifting.

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Rising temperatures possibly linked to increased city crime rate

June 20, 2024

Criminal Justice expert J.Z. Bennett interviewed by Fox 19 for his expertise on the relationship between rising temperatures and rise in crime. Bennett says there is no single cause to point to for the rise in crime during a heat wave, but that youth involvement in crime might be due to peer pressure and lack of supervision.

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WVXU: UC gets federal grant to help fight the opioid crisis

September 18, 2019

Shauna Acquavita of the School of Social Work, Michael Brubaker of the Counseling Program in the School of Human Services and Angela Clark of the College of Nursing appeared on Cincinnati Edition on WVXU on September 18, 2019 to discuss a federal grant UC received to help improve training for students on treating people with substance use disorder.

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UC takes a modern approach to mental health counseling

February 28, 2023

Madeleine Muller was the Uptown Campus' first embedded mental health counselor. The position is housed within the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH), so that CECH students can walk right down the hall for guidance and assistance when they need it.