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Jim Clover, a lecturer in the Cal State San Bernardino kinesiology department, was featured in The Press Enterprise, the first of four profiles on the American Diabetes Association's Fathers of the Year.
Clover isn't only a father to his daughters – as a coordinator at Riverside Medical Clinic-Sports Clinic, he's also been a father figure to the thousands of athletes and students he's helped over the years.
For this reason – and for his commitment to the community – he was one of four Fathers of the Year by the American Diabetes Association, said Dayna Murphy, manager of development at the American Diabetes Association.
Apart from teaching at Cal State San Bernardino, Clover has also written three Sports Medicine textbooks and is the co-inventor of the Trainer’s Angel, a device that helps remove football helmets in the event of an emergency.
The article was published April 5, 2017, and can be read at “Father figure to thousands of student athletes at Riverside clinic honored.”
Brian Levin, professor of criminal justice, commented on the Seattle Police Department’s effort and strategy to combat hate crime, including reaching out to the city’s immigrant communities.
“I wish … every major metropolitan area was like Seattle in terms of coverage of their statutes, the structure in which they prosecute hate crimes,” said Levin, director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. “It tends to be, with some bumps in the road, a progressive community that takes these crimes seriously. … Seattle reports more hate crimes than the state of Florida. What that tells you is Seattle is doing a good job.”
Reports of hate crimes are rising nationwide. Some worry national political rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiment could add fuel. Seattle, with its broad-ranging hate-crime laws and specialized police and prosecutors, is well-positioned to be a bulwark against hate. Some consider it the model.
The article was published April 6, 2017, and may be read at “How Seattle police, local prosecutors address and investigate hate crimes.”
More news media picked up the center’s latest study on hate crimes in the city of Los Angeles.
Reported hate crimes in Los Angeles increased 15 percent in 2016, with a marked rise in violence against LGBTQ individuals, according to the new analysis. Los Angeles police data show the number of reported hate crimes rose from 200 in 2015 to 230 in 2016, the highest number of such crimes seen in the city since 2008, according to the analysis by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism
The following articles, published on April 5, 2017, highlighted the center’s report:
The Los Angeles Times: “Hate crimes in Los Angeles rose in 2016, many against LGBTQ people, study finds,” which also appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune and the KTLA news website;
KPCC: “Reported LA hate crimes rose 15 percent in 2016.”
KABC: “Hate crimes in LA up 15 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, study finds.”