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Brian Stanley
@brianstanley.bsky.social

"Here lies Tycho Brahe, ad infinitum"

Focused on Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV)

Also thinking / working on philanthropy and health

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One of my clients died yesterday. She was an absolutely lovely woman, full of faith and joy and light. She cared deeply about the people around her. She was a source of encouragement and support to the women she was incarcerated with. She was 51 years old and had spent 28 years in prison.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So excited to have my website out - check here for my active work!! (I feature my Bluesky posts there too, so it’s a good trade)

brianstanleyresearch.com
Brian Stanley Home Page, Background, OPDV
The homepage of Brian Stanley, a lead scholar on police-officer perpetrated domestic violence (OPDV), also known as officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV). The page contains information on Brian St...
brianstanleyresearch.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
At the end of June, my article on Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV) was published in Violence Against Women. I’ve now added it to ResearchGate and created this summary deck as a way to counter the many silos paywalls create.

ResearchGate: bit.ly/41pSEve
VAW: bit.ly/4fuaUJQ
August 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die. #MsReads via @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Pregnancy is a minefield when you're disabled
Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die.
www.motherjones.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Ultimately, we need cultural accountability. Media narratives often present abortion as a political story, rather than a human experience disrupted by politics."

Excellent piece in @msmagazine.com by @depechealamode.bsky.social and @tiffanylgreen.bsky.social - thanks for offering us so much!
The Minnesota Shooting Wasn’t Random—It Was a Predictable Resurgence of Violence
Minnesota experienced an act of devastating political violence last month: Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were killed in their home. State Sen. John Hoff...
msmagazine.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thrilled to pass along that, after years of focus, collaboration, and support, my first paper on police officer-perpetrated domestic violence (OPDV) has made it into a journal. If you are paywalled out of the work, or want to discuss / collaborate on OPDV, don't hesitate to reach out
bit.ly/44hgwle
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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June 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Congrats @mixedkracker.bsky.social - I heard it was an excellent presentation at ASHE too!! Excited to see what’s next (:
Congratulations to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner Michael Nguyen-Mason @mixedkracker.bsky.social

We are grateful to Arnold Ventures and Compass Lexecon for generously sponsoring these scholarships.

Join us in Nashville for the #ASHEcon2025 Annual Conference: www.ashecon.org/2025-nashvil...
June 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Call the police for help, get arrested--in the US and in the UK. Police don't keep victims of intimate partner violence safe. #ImperfectVictims www.opendemocracy.net/en/domestic-...
Hundreds of domestic abuse victims face jail under new law
Women who call police to help deal with abusive partners are being criminalised for assaulting emergency workers
www.opendemocracy.net
May 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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An uncomfortable truth: police already know about many offenders who murder women

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
An uncomfortable truth: police already know about many offenders who murder women
Guardian Australia has asked every police jurisdiction how it assesses risk in family violence offenders to get a better understanding of how the system should work
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Anti-violence community, now is the time to say loudly and emphatically: the fact that Jennifer Vasquez Sura sought a protective order against Kilmar Abrego Garcia does not justify deporting him without due process to a country where his life is in danger and to a prison that is a torture factory.
April 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Really worth reading
"The legal system does not make abused women safer; instead, it makes their problems worse. [Leigh Goodmark] is the country’s most prominent proponent of decriminalizing domestic violence—that is, addressing the problem w/out recourse to police or prosecutors" @newyorker.com
The Feminist Law Professor Who Wants to Stop Arresting People for Domestic Violence
For years, Leigh Goodmark was convinced that the way to keep women safe was through arrests and prosecutions. Now she’s pushing for the opposite.
www.newyorker.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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As research funding dries up for US science, few alternatives appear. If researchers can't rely on federal dollars, they will have to look elsewhere to fund their projects—or risk leaving the work to die on laboratory benches. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... 🧪
As research funding dries up for US science, few alternatives appear
Private investors unlikely to support basic biomedical research
cen.acs.org
April 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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As a nonprofit manager in the last era of Steve Jobs Silicon Valley, I am appalled Apple storification is still trending and aspirational. The model doesn't even work in retail.

This classic tech aesthetics over functionality.

Much waste, very inefficient.

www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
An ‘Apple Store’ government and other takeaways from Musk’s interview on Fox News
“In the context of the government we’re moving like lightning,” Musk said.
www.politico.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Mandatory arrest laws in domestic violence cases are ineffective, unnecessary, and lead to the arrests of survivors of violence, even in places where police are told to determine who the primary aggressor is. It's long past time to repeal them. calmatters.org/commentary/2...
How a well-intended California domestic violence law results in victims being arrested | Opinion
The California Penal Code requires officers to make an arrest in domestic violence incidents, sometimes leading to victims being detained.
calmatters.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Oh no- some of my interest areas are colliding! @mixedkracker.bsky.social and I have a new piece out in STAT First Opinion about the role philanthropy should take on in drug innovation - read more here!

www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/b...

#druginnovation #philanthropy #socialjusticephilanthropy
Philanthropy can help create a healthier biotech ecosystem
Small biotech companies are the heart of drug innovation, but they need help. Philanthropy is their best hope.
www.statnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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In all the chaos surrounding the future of government funded scientific research and biomedical innovation, it’s time for philanthropy to step up where the government is failing.

Read more in my first op ed w/ @brianstanley.bsky.social

www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/b...
Philanthropy can help create a healthier biotech ecosystem
Small biotech companies are the heart of drug innovation, but they need help. Philanthropy is their best hope.
www.statnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Brian Stanley
‘No Way to Please Everyone’ Says Only University Where Students Are Regularly Kidnapped
‘No Way’ to Please Everyone: Columbia’s President Confronts Trump’s Ultimatum
With Trump intent on making an example of Columbia, Armstrong is at the center of a fight over the future of higher education.
www.wsj.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Where do you seek help when your abuser is a police officer?

Our latest Conversation article examines the experiences of 17 victim-survivors of domestic violence perpetrated by a partner who is or was a police officer.

👉🏼 Read our article here: theconversation.com/he-knows-how...
‘He knows how to make sure that there is no evidence’: when your domestic violence abuser is a police officer
One person said: ‘I had to report at the police station where he works, where everybody knows everybody’.
theconversation.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just finished a paper on OPDV after 3 years of development. I put the final version into Notebook LM for the first time and it gave the exact summary I wanted it too - literally nothing has been that validating
March 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
139.
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m prepping a personal piece on #COVID19 and how devastating it is to your health. It reminded of writing this starter piece on police officer-perpetrated domestic violence. It’s so hard to make people aware of new horrors - but even worse to have to experience it in alone

#OPDV #DV
bit.ly/4gBa4L6
Understanding Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence
We still have much to learn about police-perpetrated domestic violence, but the power imbalances and the precarious situation of survivors are urgent.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), and some ideas on where practitioners can go from here, a thread 🧵💴⛑️
January 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), and some ideas on where researchers can go from here, a thread 🧵📚
January 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Police officer-abuser power and survivor vulnerability in Police Officer-Perpetrated Domestic Violence (OPDV), a thread🧵
January 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM