Ricardo and Danyelle sit down with Dr. Alex Piquero, Ashbel Smith Professor of criminology, who dissects the question: “Could we ever use science to fight crime?” 

(Clip from “Unbelievable” by Netflix)

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D.A.R.E.

https://www.livescience.com/33795-effective.html 

Dallas District Attorney John Cruezot

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2019/04/11/dallas-da-reveals-plan-for-ending-mass-incarceration-for-petty-crimes-slashing-probation-and-bail/ 

Dallas DA’s Plan to Give Petty Criminals a Pass Could Backfire, Police Leaders Argue

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/04/12/dallas-da-s-plan-to-give-petty-criminals-a-pass-could-backfire-police-leaders-argue/ 

UT Dallas Criminologist Tackles Perception of NFL Players

https://www.utdallas.edu/news/research/ut-dallas-criminologist-tackles-perception-of-nfl/ 

Crime Risks Increase in Areas Proximate to Theme Parks: A Case Study of Crime Concentration in Orlando

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07418825.2019.1677935 

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

https://epps.utdallas.edu/