Congrats to Assistant Professor Ian T. Adams and his co-authors on his new publication in Evidence Base entitled, "Restorative justice and the evidence hierarchy: Implications for policy and practice."

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Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Rogers, who was recently promoted to Senior Instructor and won the 2026 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation! She is the only winner from the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.

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Congrats to Research Assistant Professor Veronica Valencia Gonzalez on her new publication in Violence Against Women:

"Courage in crisis: Latina immigrant survivors of IPV and the quest for help amid anti-immigrant sentiment."

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Congrats to Assistant Professor Allison Kurpiel on her new publication in Child Abuse & Neglect entitled, "Is Concurrent Child Welfare Intervention Associated with Recurrent Juvenile Justice Contact? Evidence from Pennsylvania" in Child Abuse & Neglect. doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

Congrats to Research Assistant Professor Veronica Gonzalez on her new publication in Feminist Criminology entitled "We were never meant to be neutral: Scholar-activism and the ethics of alignment in femicide research."

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Congrats to Assistant Professor Paige Vaughn on her colleagues on their new publication: "Disentangling the relationships among prior police contact, victim cooperation, investigatory effort, and case clearance..."

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Congrats to PhD candidate TJ Geary and Assistant Professor Ian Adams and their colleagues on their publication in Armed Forces & Society entitled, "Emotional intelligence, policing, and military veteran influence."

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Online Harassment, Negative Affect, and Suicidal Ideation Among Korean Adolescents: A Gender-Differentiated Test of General Strain Theory (GST) This cross sectional study extends General Strain Theory (GST) to examine how online harassment victimization (OHV) shapes suicidal ideation among 2067 South Korean adolescents who reported experie...

Congrats to PhD candidate @soheejung.bsky.social Sohee Jung & Asst Prof Brent Klein on their publication in Justice Quarterly: "Online harassment, negative affect, and suicidal ideation among Korean adolescents: A gender-differentiated test of General Strain Theory (GST)."

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More Rights, More Danger for Police: An Experimental Look at How Messaging Shapes Public Views about Constitutional Carry - American Journal of Criminal Justice Constitutional carry (CC) laws, now enacted in 29 states, allow individuals to carry firearms openly without permits, yet little is known about public perceptions of these laws. This study employs a p...

Congrats to Assistant Professors Hunter Boehme & Paige Vaughn on their new article in the American Journal of Criminal Justice entitled, "More Rights, More Danger for Police: An Experimental Look at How Messaging Shapes Public Views about Constitutional Carry."

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AI-generated human stimuli for experimental social science - Journal of Experimental Criminology Objectives: This study evaluates whether AI-generated police officer profiles can serve as valid, reproducible visual stimuli for experimental criminology. We test whether systematically varied images...

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ian Adams on his new publication with several colleagues in the Journal of Experimental Criminology:

AI-generated human stimuli for experimental social science. Journal of Experimental Criminology. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Brent R. Klein, PhD, whose proposal entitled "Testing the Threat Appraisal Mechanism: A National Study of How Perceived Danger Becomes Aggression" was selected for seed funding in the Provost's Research Competition 2025-2026! 🎉

Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Veronica Gonzalez on her new article in Feminist Criminology entitled "The Unascended Pyramid the Limits of State Response to IPV in Rural Michoacán."

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Just one more sentence: challenges in identifying nonfatal strangulation in rape reports Purpose. This paper aims to address two key challenges in identifying nonfatal strangulation in rape reports: (1) siloed research, which has largely focused on lethal strangulation in sexual homicides...

Congrats to Assistant Professors Hunter Boehme & Scott M. Mourtgos Mourtgos, & colleagues Brandon Tregle & Joshua McCrain on their new publication in the Journal of Criminal Justice entitled "Police staffing shortages, public awareness, and policy preferences."

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Congratulations to our Associate Professor, Dr. Kait Boyle, for being selected as a 2026 McCausland Faculty Fellow!

The promise of VOICE reactance-mitigating linguistic training for law enforcement: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial Police agencies are considering various de-escalation curricula and training to aid in safer outcomes for both officers and civilians. Psychological reactance, a defensive response triggered when i...

Congrats to Assistant Professor Hunter Boehme and his colleagues on their new publication in Police Practice and Research:

"The promise of VOICE reactance linguistic training for law enforcement: Results from a pilot randomized controlled trial."

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Hot Spots Policing: Effectiveness vs. Stigma This is an overview based on the article, "Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions" (https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.99927be8 ). We create these "Crimversations" with the AI tool Google NotebookLM. While we strive for accuracy, an overview may not perfectly reflect the original article, a limitation common to both AI-generated and human-led podcasts. For definitive information, please refer directly to the article. Stay tuned for the launch of our new sites, https://crimconsortium.com and https://crimhub.com. Does high-visibility policing actually reduce crime, and more importantly, does the public support it? A new study published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice explores how "framing"—the way police strategies are presented to the public—can dramatically shift opinion. [About the Study] In this video, we break down "Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing" by researchers Brandon Tregle, Hunter Boehme, and colleagues. Using a large survey experiment of over 2,400 respondents, the study tests whether showing people quantitative crime reduction data increases support for police patrols, compared to narratives about community stigma,. [Key Takeaways We Cover] • What is Hot Spots Policing? We explain the "deterrence-based" strategy where officers sit in high-crime areas with lights on for ~15 minutes to prevent crime rather than make arrests,. • The "Effectiveness" Frame: The study found that showing people clear evidence of crime reduction significantly increased positive attitudes toward the strategy. In fact, the "effectiveness" message increased support by nearly 15% compared to the control group. • The "Stigma" Frame: Does talking about over-policing hurt support? The study found that stigma narratives produced "null results" on overall support but did increase concerns that the strategy would erode trust in the police,. • Demographic Differences: How non-white respondents and recent crime victims reacted differently to these messages. • Policy Implications: Why agencies must pair crime stats with an acknowledgment of stigma to maintain community legitimacy,. [Reference] Tregle, B., Boehme, H. M., Mascari, G., & Smith, K. (2026). Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-025-09892-x #Criminology #Policing #CriminalJustice #HotSpotsPolicing #PoliceReform #Sociology #PublicSafety

Hot Spots Policing: Effectiveness vs. Stigma

Here is a summary of new research in Criminology on sanctuary policies and female homicide rates from faculty and students in our department.

Congratulations, Dr. Applegate, on receiving the Academy Fellow Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences!

Congrats to Professor Wendy Regoeczi, Ph.D., MPH on her new publication in Policing: An International Journal:

"Just one more sentence: Challenges in identifying nonfatal strangulation in rape reports."

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Recalibrating the risk of false confession wrongful convictions: Interrogation tactics and inverse probability False confession wrongful convictions (FCWCs) are a serious failure of the criminal justice system. Although scholars have identified interrogation ta…

Another one for Assistant Professors Scott M. Mourtgos and Ian T. Adams! "Recalibrating the risk of false confession wrongful convictions: Interrogation tactics and inverse probability" in the Journal of Criminal Justice.

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Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions - American Journal of Criminal Justice A robust body of evidence indicates that hot spots policing is effective at reducing crime. However, relatively few studies have examined citizens’ views of the strategy, and the limited findings that...

Congrats to EPPS Director of Research Brandon Tregle, Assistant Professor Hunter Boehme, & grad students Gabrielle Mascari & Kaley Smith on their new publication in the American Journal of Criminal Justice:

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Probabilities Over p-Values: A Decision Framework for Evidence-Based Policing Null-hypothesis significance testing (NHST) continues to dominate policing research, yet binary p-value thresholds offer little guidance for decision-makers navigating operational, fiscal, and poli...

Congrats to Assistant Professor Scott M. Mourtgos on his solo-authored publication in the Justice Evaluation Journal entitled "Probabilities Over p-values: A Decision Framework for Evidence-Based Policing."

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What Federal Immigration Enforcement Is Doing Isn’t Policing—and It Isn’t Normal | Maureen "Mo" McGough What federal immigration enforcement authorities are doing isn’t policing. It isn’t normal. And history suggests these actions are the hallmarks of authoritarianism. Honored to join Seth Stoughto...

A timely op-ed written by several of our faculty members & affiliates: Dr. Ian Adams, Dr. Geoff Alpert, and Seth Stoughton, along with colleagues.

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Exciting news! Frank DiRienzo, a PhD student at the University of Cincinnati, will be starting as an Assistant Professor in August.

Frank’s work examines how individuals and their social environments interact over time, with a focus on victimization, offending, and health outcomes.

Congratulations to doctoral student @h-noh.bsky.social Hyeseon Noh & Assoc Prof John Burrow on their new publication with Dr. Soojung Lee:

"Assessing judicial responses of judges to stalking in South Korea: A focal concerns perspective."

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Congratulations to doctoral student @h-noh.bsky.social Hyeseon Noh and Associate Professor John Burrow on their new publication with Dr. Soojung Lee in the Journal of Criminal Justice:

"Assessing judicial responses of judges to stalking in South Korea: A focal concerns perspective."

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Mourtgos, S., Adams, I. T., McLean, K., & Alpert, G. P. (2026). Risk and public judgements on police pursuits: A nationally representative conjoint experiment. Police Quarterly. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Do interactions with the police correlate with identity formation? Examining the relationship between police legitimacy, procedural justice, and self-identification over time The main goal of this study is to explore the temporal relationship between procedural justice, legitimacy, and self-identification. More specifically…

Bolaji, Q., &. Metcalfe, C. (2026). Do interactions with the police correlate with identity formation? Examining the relationship between police legitimacy, procedural justice, and self-identification over time. Journal of Criminal Justice, 102:102589. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...