Shjarstack
John ShjarbackMy thoughts on American policing, crime and violence, and everything else tangential to those topics.
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Suspect resistance, including causing officer injuries, and the presence of a weapon are the most salient indicators of police use of force
**This passage is part of a forthcoming book chapter in Critical issues in policing: Contemporary readings (9th edition):
One of the most consistent themes in the literature is that citizen resistance during an encounter with the police, p...
“What we know, think we know, and do not know about police use of force”
Let me start by saying that it’s always an honor to write a book chapter in Geoff Alpert, Kyle McLean, and Ian Adams’ Critical Issues in Policing edited volume. This forthcoming book will be its 9th Edition.
Kyle and Ian asked if I’d be wi...
Flock Safety Versus ALPRs More Broadly
For the past few weeks, there has been a growing bipartisan moral panic over automated license plate readers (ALPRs). I’ve been following the coverage closely, was interviewed by 3 journalists so far, and contributed a piece for the City Jo...
My belief in co- and alt-responses to people in crisis is waning
I think I was wrong about something and I’m not afraid to admit it.
It started in the summer of 2022. Co- and alternative-response models - whereby professionally-trained mental health/crisis/social workers are paired with police officers...
Policing Gun Crime
I’ve been reading up and thinking a lot lately about how law enforcement could better address interpersonal gun violence.* These perusals are inspired by an empirical paper that I’m working on with colleagues.
There are criminologists and...
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Policing/Criminal Justice Researcher. Associate Professor of Law and Justice Studies at Rowan University. Husband and Dad of 2.
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