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Today is the last day to apply for best consideration for our Deputy Director role! Apply now and make an impact in violence reduction! umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...

Join Our Team! The VRC is seeking an experienced Deputy Director to advance our mission to save lives by stopping violence, using science. Apply by 9/12 for best consideration! tinyurl.com/applyvrc

📢 We’re Hiring! 📢 FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you! 👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv

🚨New pub with PhD student @shallen-a.bsky.social (She’s on the job market!) in PPR exploring SROs’ perceptions of selection for the position. It was suggested that being a parent and effective communicator, some law enforcement experience, and an ability to multitask are helpful characteristics.

Student newspapers continue to do great work. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

After 25 years as a member of ASC, i was happy to contribute this piece to The Criminologist about crime and justice scholarship in this moment asc41.org/wp-content/u...

This is a great piece by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social with helpful tips for addressing COVID misinformation. As a science communicator, my experience is that the best way to win people over is with empathetic real world conversations and it's work we all need to do if we want to turn things around.

We are happy to announce that Fall 2025 funding applications for doctoral students are NOW OPEN! The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 15th. For more information, go to adpccj.com/resources Our website contains the funding announcement, cover sheet, and sample rubric.

Just finished the intro to this book (Legal Plunder) and I can already tell it’s gonna be a good one. @joshpage.bsky.social & @joesoss.bsky.social are diving deep into how the government and businesses use policing, punishment, and immigrant detention to extract revenues from communities.

It’s not too late to apply! @cityofstl.bsky.social is hiring a Commissioner of Violence Prevention. This important leadership role guides strategies, partnerships, and solutions to reduce violence and build safer neighborhoods. Closes August 29, 2025 Apply now: careers.stlouis-mo.gov/careersectio...

Looking for research funding? Arnold Ventures has several open RFPs. This includes a standing RFP for causal research related to US crime/the CJ system/ppl w criminal records. First step is a 3-page LOI. We aim to get you a funding decision within 3 months of that first step.

👇A must read re: kids’ questions on policies and systems as they see them “These questions are not cynical.They are the questions of people who are watching carefully. Who are trying to make sense of the choices adults make… They read adults as easily as they read each other.”

Soon to open offer for a *funded* PhD to study child poverty dynamics at @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu If you have an interest in quantitative methods, social policy and child poverty this may be for you! Feel free to reach out for enquiries

Important piece on the costs of homicide for surviving family members in STL, and the limitations on resources that should be used to help them: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/11/u...

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Important column by @tonymess.bsky.social. It captures dilemmas in responding to adolescent offending and the need to look at gaps and contradictions in systems that can lead to worst-case scenarios when those kids become adults (while acknowledging perspectives of justice system practitioners)

Apropos of nothing 😳…treating more youth as adults has never had a net benefit—even when juvenile crime and violence has been at higher levels than right now scholars.org/contribution...

Reminder for those using the FBI's Crime Data Explorer: murder does not surge every December, it just looks that way because some agencies report data once a year and don't break down by month.

The U Missouri - St. Louis, Crim & CJ Dept is hiring... Tenure Track Assistant Prof (Job ID 56812) Teaching Assistant Prof & Undergrad Director (Job ID 56811). For more information/application links, go to t.ly/pg70u and www.umsl.edu/ccj/index.html Review of applications starts Sept 8, 2025

Join one of VRC’s partner cities, @cityofstl.bsky.social, as the next Commissioner of Violence Prevention. This is a unique chance to lead meaningful, community-focused change in a city committed to public safety innovation. Apply now! careers.stlouis-mo.gov/careersectio...

Here's a good piece from VRC colleague @cjsullivan.bsky.social on the benefits of community violence intervention. scholars.org/contribution...

The U.S. continues to suffer from far more violent deaths than peer nations. In this policy brief, @cjsullivan.bsky.social writes about how Community Violence Intervention is working and why it needs sustained funding and support. #PublicSafety 🔗 Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...

Some politicians and pundits are pushing the idea that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. Not only is that claim false, the opposite is true. bit.ly/4dTGTlv

Congratulations to Lekendra Kidd for being an ADPCCJ Spring 2025 Funding Recipient. Lekendra is currently a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.

"Is this good for the economy?" At a recent D.C. rally, Harry Holzer brought research to the budget debate, explaining how cuts to #SNAP & #Medicaid harm families and the economy. In this Q&A, he shares his experience at the rally & research. 🔗 Read the spotlight: scholars.org/features/mem...

Christina will produce paper and electronic surveys, purchase the software necessary to analyze the data, and provide research incentives to participants to better understand meaningful access to the courts for detained individuals.

Messenger: Faith, immigration are linked in our history. So who'll act as Good Samaritans? www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Hi all, We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students to be a part-time social media host on topics like crime data and trends for the Real-Time Crime Index social media platforms. If you know someone with interest, please send them the link below: forms.gle/sm3Qf8stckfP...

WE ARE HIRING! If you're a graduate student interested in social science and law, apply by July 6 to be a PAID Federal Judicial Center student research assistant for Fall 2025. The position is currently remote-eligible (U.S. only). Questions? See: www.usajobs.gov/job/837642100

Sick of pretending that “paper covers rock” isn’t utter bullshit

Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

ICYMI - The NCVS, a survey which measures reported and unreported crime trends, is at growing risk from DOGE. I wrote about the nature of that threat and why it's a terrible idea.

It's been almost 5 years since police in Minneapolis murdered George Floyd. Each year is a chance to remember + reflect. In the first two years, I blogged about the initial efforts to secure Justice for George. (Find those at: scatter.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/o...) Now we can trace a longer story...

The #DOJ recently pulled hundreds of grants, including many for #California violence prevention programs. In this OpEd, Julia Lund of @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social urges the state to step up funding to keep these life-saving, community-led efforts going. LA Daily News:

Bridge funding opportunities for researchers who have had their federal grants cut👇

Seeking innovative, proven solutions that address crime AND increase safety in your community? Look no further: Vera and Results for America are seeking applications from government and community partners that want to implement evidence-based diversion programs. For additional info, click below:

The BCSA expanded background check & record-keeping requirements for anyone selling guns for profit (dudes you often see at gun shows and websites advertising “private seller; no background checks”), expanded domestic violence battery disqualification to dating partners, and funded CVI broadly.

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social is right: The DOJ’s cuts to mental health and community violence intervention grants are cruel and illogical. We should be working to keep our kids safe from gun violence, not cutting lifesaving resources.

As federal policies shift, their effects ripple across the country. SSN members are drawing on their research and expertise to analyze these changes in real time through opinion pieces and policy briefs. Check out some of their recent contributions. ⤵️ 🔗 scholars.org/local-impact...

“It takes a village to raise a child.” But what if there’s no village? Rosie Buckland, a social worker and mother, hears stories of parenting that often go untold. Without them, she fears, society’s failure to understand parents in need will persist. Out now in our latest issue. buff.ly/NpOqOSZ

This is an excellent seminar! Well worth it if you have any interesting in working on meta-analysis in a serious way.

The St. Louis County Library system has hired six social workers to move among its 20 branches. It plans to add more.

📢 We're #hiring a Policy Associate to help health #policy scholars connect research to policymakers. This full-time, unionized role includes coaching scholars, editing writing & tracking legislation. 📍#Remote possible 💰 56-65k 👉Apply: scholarsstrategynetwork.applytojob.com/apply/0wU0oq...

@umsl-ccj.bsky.social seeks per-course instructors for online UG classes, including for Fall 2025! (maybe in-campus in future). Please fill out brief form, upload CV: t.ly/LW0Hj Current courses here: t.ly/_jMCM Will make decisions as suitable applicants are identified. Email or DM w/ questions.

Excited to share a new pub summarizing the state of the literature at the intersection of #incarceration, health, and #aging that was accepted as a part of Health & Justice's 10 year anniversary special issue (1/3). healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

this looks like a great panel for those new to (or who feel bad at) conferences!