Carlos
Cuevas
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Violence and Justice Research Lab
Expertise
Carlos Cuevas in the Press
New York Magazine
The Final Trial of the Menendez Brothers
Carlos Cuevas, a psychologist and professor of criminology at Northeastern University who has written about the Menendez brothers, added that “just because they did this really horrible thing does not mean that they weren’t victims.”
The Athletic
‘I’m sitting behind the bench’: Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem
“Restraining and protective orders become sort of your first line of defense,” said Carlos Cuevas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University.
Mass Live
What we know about murder-suicides in Mass. — and how to stop them
“Having access to a mode of lethal violence makes it just as easy for them to perpetrate that against others as to perpetrate that on themselves,” Northeastern University criminology professor and psychologist Carlos Cuevas said.
NBC News
Rise in hate crimes includes a ‘significant increase’ against Latinos
“Hate crimes have increased fairly steadily over the last eight years. But there are certain groups that have suffered this increase disproportionately, and the Hispanic community is an example,” said Carlos Cuevas, an academic at Northeastern University who has collaborated with investigations with the Department of Justice.
The Deadly Collision of Racism and Mental Illness
In reality, people who experience mental illness are far more likely to be the victims of violence than to carry it out, notes Carlos Cuevas, a clinical psychologist and professor at Northeastern University who studies hate crimes.
