Morgan Steele

Conclusions from the history of research into the effects of police force size on crime—1968 through 2013: a historical systematic review - Journal of Experimental Criminology Objectives We describe and explain how the findings from nonexperimental studies of the relationship between police force size and crime have changed over time. Methods We conduct a systematic review ...

Hiring more cops doesn't do much. They need to be used more effectively (targeted against a specific problem), rather than thrown at all crime across a city. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My colleagues and I used practical exercises and the beginning and end of training to assess whether officers'skills improved. We found that while officers' ability to deescalate drastically differed at the start of training, most were able to demonstrate substantial improvement

New evaluation of de-escalation training for law enforcement! . This shows that de-escalation training can actually improve officers' ability to handle volatile situations.
doi.org/10.1177/0093...

🚨Why hasn't this PQ article by Adams @brandondelpozo.bsky.social et al. on the some of flaws in
the Force Science Institute's (FSI) "research", which is highly influential in the courts/litigation mind you, gotten more attention in the last 10 days???🚨

Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.

Higher ed. folks: has your institution, to your knowledge, created a separate policy for "cheating" with genAI or have they tweaked an existing academic dishonesty policy (or neither)?

For my university, it's been left up to individual faculty. However, that may change soon(ish).

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@aptshadow.bsky.social I just finished the Shadows of the Apt series. I hate you a little, but that was a fantastic ending!

Dedicated my two undergraduate courses class time today towards understanding the Signal snafu. Even though my students aren't the most plugged into the news, they understood how damaging the unintentional leaks of war plans and secrets were. Wonder if the media will be that quick.

Anyone know of pop culture concerning the culture of henches/goons/minions?
I'm working on an article comparing fictional and real subcultures of henches. Already including Venture Bros, Harley Quinn, Hench (book), Guards, Guards, and Starter Villian. Any help to avoid reality appreciated!

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

FHSU programs receive third de-escalation grant since 2021 - Fort Hays State University (FHSU) FacebookInstagramLinkedInRSSTiger LinkX/TwitterYouTube Fort Hays State University’s Criminal Justice Program and University Police Department are proud to announce they have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Co...

Very exciting to be able to continue providing de-escalation training to law enforcement. This third grant will allow Fort Hays to expand the trainings outside of the Midwest.

www.fhsu.edu/news/2025/01...

Nope! But if you run into an issue, I'll email it to you.

Thanks for putting this together! Can you add me, please?

So many smart people seem to believe that higher ed. should be job training, explicitly. The rise in business (undergraduate) majors is one byproduct of such a perspective. And watching universities cut humanities is another.

I find this approach incredibly shortsighted, and ultimately defeating. 🧵

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AI is generally & mostly bad for higher education & we should not participate in the simplistic charade that it is a technological panacea/innovation that will make learning & instruction better & everyone who does not agree is a stupid Luddite.

In 2022, Biden issued an executive order to create a misconduct database for federal law enforcement.

BJS has just issued the first report. It is . . . odd.

The strangest bit is that the number of misconduct records dropped from 1,100 in 2019, to just 365 last year.

bjs.ojp.gov/document/nle...

Meaning, having more restrictions on how officers use force does not directly affect the number of people killed. But, there are some important caveats.

After accounting for the states' characteristics (e.g., population size, socioeconomics, violent crime), the effects of state laws were not consistent predictors.

Just published an article on how the number of state laws concerning how police use force affects the number of people killed by law enforcement across the state. ccjls.scholasticahq.com/article/1267...

I laughed in grumpy sociologist.

The fact that the newspaper has ran stories critical of the police and powerful individuals in the community means that law enforcement has to tread lightly. The appearance of impropriety affects the public's trust in police almost as much as actual misconduct.

Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid that seized computers, phones Eric Meyer, the newspaper’s publisher, said he believes the raid was prompted by a story about a local restaurant owner.

I've been struggling to put my feelings about the Marion County law enforcement officers conducting a search of a newspaper office. Even if everything was conducted in good faith, they have jeopardized their legitimacy for the community. There's a reason why the freedom of the press matters.

When you see a peer-reviewed scientific journal article, it often says “pay $35 to read this.”

Did you know that $0 of that goes to the authors of the article?

Just email us and we’ll be happy to send you a copy for free. We’re usually thrilled that anyone cares. 🧪🦑🦈

This is the best "war" episode of Star Trek, beating out the Siege of AR-558.

Also, give Mabs Olusanmokun every acting award ever! Between Dr. M'Benga and Jamis (Dune), he is amazing!

And the constant "Incoming Transport" announcement conveyed the most impactful part of M.A.S.H.

The disconnect between the three Starfleet veterans of the Klingon War and their comrades who didn't see combat during that conflict is one of the most accurate things I've seen recently.