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Criminal Justice

Explore the breadth and depth of the USC Gould School of Law’s faculty expertise, research impact, thought leadership, and academic program offerings in criminal justice.

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Faculty in the News

  • Mobile unit aims to interview children involved in crimes across Los Angeles
    KNBC-TV (Channel 4)
  • Los Angeles County district attorney election results add pall of uncertainty over possible release of Lyle and Erik Menendez
    CNN
  • The Menendez Brothers: A case that still captivates
    Annenberg Media

Recent Research & Scholarship

  • "Successful criminal prosecutions of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of minors: A comparative analysis" (with Quas, J.A., Mukhopadhyay, S., Winks, K.M.H., and Dianiska, R.E.) Child Maltreatment (2023).

    September 11, 2023
  • "Child witnesses productively respond to 'How' questions about evaluations but struggle with other 'How' questions" (with Henderson, H., Sullivan, C.E., Wylie, B.E., Stolzenberg, S.N., and Evans, A.D.) Child Maltreatment (2023).

    September 11, 2023
  • "Attorneys’ questions and children’s responses referring to the nature of sexual touch in child sexual abuse trials" (with Szojka, Z.A., Moussavi, N., and Burditt, C.) Child Maltreatment (2023).

    September 11, 2023