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)?

@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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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. 🧪🦑🦈

The latest episode of Strange New Worlds is extremely good at depicting military medicine. I served, but didn't see combat, and the flashback scenes were haunting!

Ok, the 1st 3 episodes of Andor are perfect examples of why police legitimacy is crucial for both police and community. A nerdy criminology thread. 1/

Back in an airport after facilitating another de-escalation training for law enforcement. Here's a brief thread about why de-escalation training can help reduce, but not eliminate, uses of force. 1/

Rather than doomscroll on other apps, I've decided to read a fantastic dissertation proposal that I'm the outside reviewer for and drink lemonade.

Waiting around in O'Hare. Working on a paper about de-escalation training for police. TL,DR the training provided by NDTC (ndtccenter.com) can help officers improve their skills to get peaceful cooperation with citizens.