| UD professor discusses recent violence in Asian community | UD professor discusses recent violence in Asian community | | http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaView/?c3RhdGlvbj0xMzk0NSZTdGFydERhdGVUaW1lPTAxJTJmMjYlMmYyMDIzKzA5JTNhMDklM2EzMCZFbmREYXRlVGltZT0wMSUyZjI2JTJmMjAyMyswOSUzYTE1JTNhMjUmJnBsYXlzdG9wPTAxJTJmMjYlMmYyMDIzKzA5JTNhMTUlM2ExMiZtb2RlZGl0b3JvcmRlcnBsYWNlZGNhbGxiYWNrPWh0dH | | 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z | | WDEL | Ivan Sun, sociology and criminal justice, discussed recent violence in the Asian American community. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2103 | |
| The Price Kids Pay: School for children with disabilities calls police on its students every other day | The Price Kids Pay: School for children with disabilities calls police on its students every other day | | https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-garrison-school-jacksonville-special-education-arrests-20221217-uvov3v4rt5blbdzvf4gne4wz54-htmlstory.html | | 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z | | Chicago Tribune | The practice of using police to hold students accountable for their behavior could make them feel like potential criminals under threat, said Aaron Kupchik, professor of sociology and criminal justice. “Rather than trying to invest in solving real behavioral problems that are very difficult, we are just exposing them to the legal system and legal system consequences.” | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2087 | |
| Researcher: “There are clear and consistent problems with putting police in schools” | Researcher: “There are clear and consistent problems with putting police in schools” | | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/researcher-there-are-clear-and-consistent-problems-with-putting-police-in-schools/ | | 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z | | CBS News | Aaron Kupchik, sociology and criminal justice, said one of the outcomes of putting more police officers in schools is more suspensions. "We see greater racial disparity, where these increasing suspensions are clustered among students of color in particular." | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2073 | |
| Razor blade found in daughter's Halloween candy bar, Stony Brook mom says | Razor blade found in daughter's Halloween candy bar, Stony Brook mom says | | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/candy-bar-razor-halloween-iapmy3c4 | | 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z | | Newsday | While there have been isolated incidents like this most recent case, Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, said the majority have ultimately turned out to be hoaxes, adding that there have been no reports of children being seriously injured or killed by tainted candy. "I don't think this happens very much. And when it does happen, I don't think the results are very serious." | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2070 | |
| Why concern over rainbow fentanyl is Halloween's newest monster | Why concern over rainbow fentanyl is Halloween's newest monster | | https://www.npr.org/2022/10/31/1132737831/rainbow-fentanyl-halloween-candy | | 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z | | Delaware State News | "We've pretty much stopped believing in ghosts and goblins, but we believe in criminals," said Joel Best, professor of sociology and criminal justice. "We tell each other scary stories about Halloween criminals and it resonates. It takes the underlying cultural message of the holiday — spooky stuff — and links it to contemporary fears." | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2067 | |
| Should parents be concerned about fentanyl in Halloween candy? Experts weigh in | Should parents be concerned about fentanyl in Halloween candy? Experts weigh in | | https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/parents-concerned-fentanyl-halloween-candy-experts-weigh/story?id=91807560 | | 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z | | ABC News | "Good Morning America" includes a quote from Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice – the go-to expert on fears about poisoned or tampered with Halloween candy. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2062 | |
| Fentanyl pills disguised in candy bags seized at Los Angeles airport | Fentanyl pills disguised in candy bags seized at Los Angeles airport | | https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3696870-fentanyl-pills-disguised-in-candy-bags-seized-at-los-angeles-airport/ | | 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z | | The Hill | Once again, news outlets turn to Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, to help ease the concerns of trick-or-treaters and their parents. He cites past evidence that says no kids have been poisoned, injured or killed after consuming candy on Halloween in the last few decades. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2057 | |
| Halloween Horror: Should Parents Fear Rainbow Fentanyl? | Halloween Horror: Should Parents Fear Rainbow Fentanyl? | | https://nationalinterest.org/blog/politics/halloween-horror-should-parents-fear-rainbow-fentanyl-205423 | | 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z | | The National Interest | “What seems new about describing rainbow fentanyl as a Halloween danger is the willingness of important political figures and news media outlets to spread the warnings,” said UD's Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2055 | |
| A Missouri mother said she found THC gummies in Halloween candy. Skeptical locals say warnings to the public are a 'scare tactic' | A Missouri mother said she found THC gummies in Halloween candy. Skeptical locals say warnings to the public are a 'scare tactic' | | https://www.insider.com/police-warned-thc-gummies-halloween-candy-expert-locals-doubt-2022-10 | | 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z | | | If there's a trick-or-treat scare, you can count on Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, to quell the fears. He told Business Insider that his study of decades of news and police reports hasn't turned up any evidence that a child has been killed or seriously hurt by a contaminated treat. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2054 | |
| No, you don’t need to worry about drugs in your kids’ Halloween candy. Here’s why | No, you don’t need to worry about drugs in your kids’ Halloween candy. Here’s why | | https://www.today.com/health/fentanyl-halloween-candy-rcna51880 | | 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z | | Weekend Today (NBC) | This year's fentanyl scare appears to be the next urban legend of tainted treats that always seem to emerge after threats are reported in the news, said Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice. "If there's a crime story in September, it will be linked to Halloween fears that year," he said. | https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2053 | |
