Morgan Steele
@morgansteele.bsky.social
National Research Coordinator for National De-Escalation Training Center
Assistant Prof. of Criminal Justice at Fort Hays State U.
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Assistant Prof. of Criminal Justice at Fort Hays State U.
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Morgan Steele
@morgansteele.bsky.social
· Jul 28
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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...
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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...
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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July 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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...
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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🚨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???🚨
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???🚨
July 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
🚨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???🚨
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???🚨
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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.
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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.
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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)?
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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!
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March 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@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.
March 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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!
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!
February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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!
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!
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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 want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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 want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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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.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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.
“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...
www.fhsu.edu/news/2025/01...
FHSU programs receive third de-escalation grant since 2021 - Fort Hays State University (FHSU)
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Fort Hays State University’s Criminal Justice Program and University Police Department are proud to announce they have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Co...
www.fhsu.edu
January 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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...
www.fhsu.edu/news/2025/01...
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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. 🧵
I find this approach incredibly shortsighted, and ultimately defeating. 🧵
December 30, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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. 🧵
I find this approach incredibly shortsighted, and ultimately defeating. 🧵
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December 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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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.
Even the mildest pushback against AI & stereotypes about the liberal arts these days seems to generate “you’re Luddites who lack critical thinking & civility” responses here from its STEM/business champions. There are tradeoffs in everything. We need to talk seriously about them. This isn’t it.
December 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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.
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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...
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...
bjs.ojp.gov
December 20, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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...
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...
The Impact of State Laws on Officer-Involved Deaths (OIDs) | Published in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society
By Morgan J. Steele, Ziwei Qi. This study examined how U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence and state-level restrictions shaped law enforcement’s use of force during arrests and defined reasonable force a...
ccjls.scholasticahq.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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...
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I laughed in grumpy sociologist.
November 30, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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.
Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid that seized computers, phones
Eric Meyer, the newspaper’s publisher, said he believes the raid was prompted by a story about a local restaurant owner.
www.nbcnews.com
August 15, 2023 at 8:54 PM
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.
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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. 🧪🦑🦈
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. 🧪🦑🦈
August 11, 2023 at 12:13 PM
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. 🧪🦑🦈
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!
July 28, 2023 at 2:11 AM
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/
July 7, 2023 at 6:07 PM
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/
July 4, 2023 at 11:27 AM
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.
June 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM
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.
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June 23, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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.