Administrative policy, when enforced, influences police use of force johnshjarback.substack.com/p/administra...
Administrative policy, when enforced, influences police use of force
“What we know”
johnshjarback.substack.com
John Shjarback
@shjarback-ccj.bsky.social
Policing/Criminal Justice Researcher. Associate Professor in the Dept. of Law & Justice Studies at Rowan University. Views are my own. Johnshjarback.com
Suspect resistance, including causing officer injuries, and the presence of a weapon are the most salient indicators of police use of force johnshjarback.substack.com/p/suspect-re...
Suspect resistance, including cause officer injuries, and the presence of a weapon are the most salient indicators of police use of force
“What we know”
johnshjarback.substack.com
New article in the @postandcourier.bsky.social on Flock Safety/ALPRs. Comments from me and Scott Mourtgos: www.postandcourier.com/greenville/n...
Do Flock cameras actually stop crime? SC researchers may have an answer.
Police often cite dramatic anecdotes about how Flock cameras help solve crimes — but does the research back them up?
postandcourier.com
Good article on Flock Safety/ALPRs from @csmonitor.bsky.social with quotes from yours truly: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
Flock cameras: How a police tool sparked a surveillance revolt in the US
Flock Safety cameras, the most widely used automatic license plate readers in the country, are facing new pushback in response to privacy concerns.
csmonitor.com
Interested in my data-informed take on ALPRs after having conducted an evaluation into the technology? Check it out in City Journal: www.city-journal.org/article/auto...
Don’t Ban Automated License Plate Readers—Regulate Them
ALPRs can improve policing and public safety, but we need stronger safeguards to prevent abuse and protect privacy.
city-journal.org
Great article by @jonlemire.bsky.social & @nickmiroff.bsky.social . For one of the lone empirical articles that has examined police shootings at "weaponized vehicles", check out the link here: academic.oup.com/policing/art...
Moving targets: an examination of departmental deadly force policies and police shootings at vehicles
Abstract. The current study applies variation in departmental deadly force policies by examining constraining and obligating language for a sub-set of poli
academic.oup.com
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo agoDonald Trump overruled ICE’s memo telling officers to suspend vehicle stops after pushback from the MAGA base left the president worried about looking weak, officials told @jonlemire.bsky.social and @nickmiroff.bsky.social.
Less than a month ago. This was in response to 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Since then, we've had 2 fatal shootings by ICE: one claiming a weaponized vehicle and the other "fearing for public safety."
John Shjarback@shjarback-ccj.bsky.social · 3mo agoPolice officers really need to stop shooting at moving vehicles.
The heartbreaking fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-poli...
Opinion | Police Must Stop Shooting Into Moving Vehicles
John Shjarback writes about the dangers that come from police shooting into moving vehicles.
mississippifreepress.org
The heartbreaking fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-poli...
Opinion | Police Must Stop Shooting Into Moving Vehicles
John Shjarback writes about the dangers that come from police shooting into moving vehicles.
mississippifreepress.org
Independent Autopsy Shows Officer Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley From Side, Family Attorney Says www.mississippifreepress.org/independent-...
Independent Autopsy Shows Officer Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley From Side, Family Attorney Says
A preliminary autopsy review shows the bullet a police officer fired that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley entered from the right side of his chest.
mississippifreepress.org
Police officers really need to stop shooting at moving vehicles.
Heart wrenching fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley out of Mississippi www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call
A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.
mississippifreepress.org
This article by Marie Ouellet & Sadaf Hashimi will be required reading for my next graduate-level policing class. I highly recommend you checking it out: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Administrative policy, when enforced, influences police use of force. Strict departmental policies that narrow officer discretion reduces all levels of force - deadly and otherwise.
Good news on policing: Camden, New Jersey has seen its murder rate decline substantially – while also sharply reducing the number of people stopped by police and the number of complaints against officers for excessive force. theconversation.com/how-communit...
Citizens' level of resistance and the presence of a weapon remain two of the strongest, most consistent predictors of police use of force to date.
How community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey, into a model of police reform. Analysis by @shjarback-ccj.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-communit...
How community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey, into a model of police reform
Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from when it was 18 times the national average in 2012.
theconversation.com
A neglected angle in the story of Camden’s police reform efforts:
The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 4mo agoHow community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey into a model of police reform
A neglected angle in the story of Camden’s police reform efforts:
The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 4mo agoHow community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey into a model of police reform
🚨Faculty teaching policing undergrad & grad classes fall '26: if you assign my book "Chasing Change in Camden: Police Reform in One of America's Most Violent Cities" I will zoom into your class to discuss, Q&A, etc. tupress.temple.edu/books/chasin...
Temple University Press
tupress.temple.edu
🚨Faculty teaching policing undergrad & grad classes fall '26: if you assign my book "Chasing Change in Camden: Police Reform in One of America's Most Violent Cities" I will zoom into your class to discuss, Q&A, etc. tupress.temple.edu/books/chasin...
Temple University Press
tupress.temple.edu
New research note with my colleague Carla Lewandowski where we make a case for more empirical work on far-right extremism in law enforcement. Open access in Policing: An International Journal (link below): www.emerald.com/pijpsm/artic...
My belief in co- and alt-responses to people in crisis is waning: Follow-up components and walk-in models must be part of the plan (plus my academic origin story) open.substack.com/pub/johnshja...
My belief in co- and alt-responses to people in crisis is waning
Follow-up components and walk-in models must be part of the plan (plus my academic origin story)
open.substack.com
Another great article by Riley Yates @nj.com on how NJ has taken steps to reduce police shootings. www.nj.com/camden/2026/...
nj.com
Phenomenal reporting by Riley Yates @nj.com re: the hidden costs of deadly force on officers, departments, municipalities, and states. Happy to be a small part of the article: www.nj.com/news/2026/03...
nj.com
Getting ready to file my taxes. My wife and I paid $23,500 for 2 kids in daycare in 2025. 1 going from 3 days/week to 5 days/week starting in September. We often ask, "Where is our money?" Childcare is a big culprit.