Police

My brief review of White & Malm’s NYU press book about police body-worn cameras.

A discussion about the function of police, the role of police oversight, and various reforms that have been suggested.

My brief review of Philip Stinson’s new book in the *Criminology Explains* series.

A discussion about engaging with the media and the public as an early career researcher.

A discussion about reimagining policing in America.

Body-worn cameras (BWC) have diffused rapidly throughout policing as a means of promoting transparency and accountability. Yet, whether to release BWC footage to the public remains largely up to the discretion of police executives, and we know little …

In my last post, I pointed out that shootings weren’t occurring less frequently in NYC in 2020 than in prior years, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. I was also careful not to jump to the conclusion that shootings had increased significantly. That was June 3rd. Suffice it to say a lot has happened since then - including 624 additional shootings. Each of the last four years, NYC had fewer than 200 shootings from June to July.

I was invited to write a formal comment on a recent analysis of fatal police shootings in US MSAs.

We explore state-level variation and trends over time in gun assaults of police officers.

I briefly summarize the literature on procedural justice theory and identify some avenues for future research.