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Beverly Kingston cited in Westword article on Colorado’s increasing juvenile murder rate

Over the past 14 years, the juvenile murder rate in Colorado has increased over 200% according to a recent article in Westword. Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Beverly Kingston, believes intervention and prevention tactics provided through community programs can greatly reduce these incidences of violence. However, Kingston warns the community

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Women’s History Month Feature: Leslie Root

Closing out Women’s History Month with our final features! Leslie Root started at IBS in March 2021 as a postdoc. She is now an assistant research professor for the CU Population Center and Population Program! Root: Team science! My dissertation was very much a solo effort, and when I was done, I wasn’t sure if academia was

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11
IBS Speaker Series: Regina Bateson
Title: Human Rights or Criminals’ Rights? How Crime Undermines Support for Human Rights in Cen…
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15
IBS Speaker Series: Teresa Wroe
Title: Addressing Microaggressions Abstract: Microaggressions are everyday interactions that signal …
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22
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IBS Speaker Series: IBS Flash Talks
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