CNN reporters sought the expertise of Brian Levin (criminal justice) on adding hate crime charges to a Virginia murder case, and the downward spiral of reciprocal violence by extremists on opposite sides of the London terror attacks.
The work of Barbara Sirotnik (statistics and supply chain management) and the Institute of Applied Research, along with Brian Levin (criminal justice) and the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, are highlighted by the news media.
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, said, “"We have a disturbing amount of people who subscribe to conspiracy theories and who embrace the most hardened prejudice views."
The new radio course at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, the region's economy and extremist violence are topics tackled by faculty in the news.
Eric Scott (adjunct), Kelly Campbell (psychology), David Yaghoubian (history), Robert Blackey (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared their expertise with news media recently.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed about reports of white supremacists flyers inserted into newsletters in San Bernardino and by Wisconsin Public Radio about the school shooting in Florida on Feb. 14.
Vice News interviewed Brian Levin (criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism) about a mapping tool that some activists are using to track down people affiliated with the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
Sant Khalsa (professor of art emerita), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu Mariam (political science) share their expertise in various news articles.
National and regional news media interviewed Brian Levin (criminal justice) on the debate over arming teachers in the classroom and the increase in reporting possible child abuse incidents in the aftermath of the case in Perris.