Brian Levin (criminal justice) reacted to reports of comments made by some equating the COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for a podcast on the epidemic of hate crimes in America, and included in other news media coverage about extremists’ activity.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about “The Problem with ‘Respecting Diversity,' and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a fatal officer-involved shooting in Minnesota.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about a federal indictment handed down in the case of a federal officer who was killed by an extremist, and on this past weekend’s “white lives matter” protest in Huntington Beach.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed for an article on how male politicians appear to be responding to personal controversy, Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) co-authored a study on the explores relationship between hip extensor strength and hip flexor muscle length, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about breaking patterns that lead to hate crimes.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about an extremist group known as the “Oath Enforcers,” which a news report said is threatening to “unleash harassment tactics on elected officials and government workers around the country.”
Meredith Conroy (political science) wrote on Republicans’ distrust of the news media, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear agreement, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about breaking patterns that lead to hate crimes.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about right-wing Hindu groups in the U.S. receiving federal COVID relief money and the lack of national hate crime data for an article about the increase in such incidents targeting Asian Americans.
Brian Levin, criminal justice professor and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, comments on the bombing of an El Monte church where its pastor calls for violence against the LGBTQ community, and the center continues to be cited in coverage of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.