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Pete Finn

@pete-d-finn.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Politics at Kingston University Democracy, US and UK elections, national security, oversight, music and football

58 Followers | 61 Following | 5 Posts | Joined: 07.11.2024 | 1.7689

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Misleading Percentages: The Impact of Statistical Reporting on the Offender Employment Post-Release Data - Cody N Porter, Peter Finn, Mircea Zloteanu, 2025 Employment is essential for reducing recidivism. Accurately reporting employability post-release from prison figures is important for understanding real trends ...

📰Online First Article!!📰

Misleading Percentages: The Impact of Statistical Reporting on the Offender Employment Post-Release Data

By @drcodyporter.bsky.social Dr Peter Finn & @mzloteanu.bsky.social

Read this (OA) article here:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

30.06.2025 11:13 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

What sounds more impressive?
A "98.0% increase" in employment or a "9.6pp. increase"?

If you said the first one, read our latest paper #openaccess to find out why such figures can mislead:

W/ @drcodyporter.bsky.social & Dr Pete Finn

#research #employment #MoJ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

30.06.2025 13:47 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

🚨2025 American Politics Group Conference🚨

Date: Jan 3-5
Location: Keele University
Registration closes: Dec 16 (next Mon!)
Booking👇
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13.12.2024 16:46 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

51st Annual Conference, American Politics Group of the UK Political Studies Assoc, 3rd – 5th Jan | Keele University Online Store The American Politics Group (APG) of the Political Studies Association (PSA) is the premier organisation for the study of US politics beyond America’

🚨Come to the 2025 American Politics Group Conference🚨

Date: Jan 3-5
Location: Keele University
Booking👇
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Registration (almost) closed 🚪

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06.12.2024 18:03 — 👍 6 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Post-Election Reflection: An Expert Roundtable: APSA 2024 Engaging the U.S. Election Webinar Series - Join APSA for our fifth and final webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. campaign and election from multiple perspectives. Registration is free. How are political science experts reflecting upon with the results and [...]

Join us next week (12/4) at 2:00 p.m. ET, for our fifth and final webinar, "Post-Election Reflection: An Expert Roundtable," in our series exploring the 2024 U.S. Elections from multiple perspectives. Register here to attend:
politicalsciencenow.com/post-electio... #polisky

26.11.2024 18:42 — 👍 18 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 3

I absolutely second this. A really incredible feat in a very short time!!

20.11.2024 16:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Should we trust news from AI? ChatGPT and political information - Election Analysis - United States Dr. Caroline Leicht Tutor at the University of Glasgow.Caroline’s research focuses on the intersection of gender, media and politics. E-Mail: Caroline.Leicht@glasgow.ac.ukTwitter: @carolineleichtBlueS...

3) Building on our larger project on generative AI, @pete-d-finn.bsky.social, @lmcbell.bsky.social, Amy Tatum and I wrote a piece about AI (e.g., ChatGPT) being used as a source for political information and the challenges this presents.

Link to article: www.electionanalysis.ws/us/president...

18.11.2024 13:39 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

This is my initial post #2024USElections round up piece for @lseblogs.bsky.social USAPP site 🗳️

Thanks as ever to USAPP site editor Chris Gilson, a better curator of ideas you will struggle to find!

blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

08.11.2024 16:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Interested in state level US politics or whether AI can help with social science research?

This article I wrote with @lmcbell.bsky.social, Amy Tatum, and Caroline Leicht in the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social journal PSR might be up your street 👍

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

07.11.2024 18:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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