Chris Harris
@charris.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, UMass Lowell | Research focused on police accountability | Husband, father of 2 | Super Nerd | He/Him | My will is not my own
It's true
August 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's true
Thousands of once-secret California police files made public share.google/Dgd11hJBpnjO...
Thousands of once-secret California police files made public in searchable database
The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thousands of once-secret California police files made public share.google/Dgd11hJBpnjO...
Mandating a city spend a specific percentage of its budget on policing (in this case 25%) is unwise at best, especially considering crime is low right now.
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Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms - Bolts
The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."
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June 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Mandating a city spend a specific percentage of its budget on policing (in this case 25%) is unwise at best, especially considering crime is low right now.
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Rosenbaum's new book "Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control" is free to download as a pdf until 6/25. Get it here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rosenbaum's new book "Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control" is free to download as a pdf until 6/25. Get it here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.
'What Are They Doing Illegal?' Officer Says Before Arresting Pro-Palestine Students
Audio reveals an officer admitting University of Texas students weren’t breaking the law before they were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest.
www.rollingstone.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.
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NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring bo...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Hi, local police expert here telling you this is not just bad, but outright destructive. There's so many things wrong in here (or outright illegal) that I'm not sure where to start.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
April 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hi, local police expert here telling you this is not just bad, but outright destructive. There's so many things wrong in here (or outright illegal) that I'm not sure where to start.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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I love all my friends saying things like, “I wish I could make a career off being petty and making diss tracks” after the halftime show, and I’m out here like, “Have you considered academia?”
February 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Having senior law enforcement candidates respond to whether or not they believe the 2020 election was stolen or if the J6 insurrection is an "inside job" is dangerous. These jobs shouldn't be conditioned on partisan stances. but Trump has always prioritized loyalty above all else.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Having senior law enforcement candidates respond to whether or not they believe the 2020 election was stolen or if the J6 insurrection is an "inside job" is dangerous. These jobs shouldn't be conditioned on partisan stances. but Trump has always prioritized loyalty above all else.
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
New article is out, find it here: doi.org/10.1093/poli...
Briefly, we compare different operationalizations of problem officers to their later risk-related behaviors in two agencies. Bottom line: there is little congruence between them.
Briefly, we compare different operationalizations of problem officers to their later risk-related behaviors in two agencies. Bottom line: there is little congruence between them.
Problem officers and problem behavior: on the object of early intervention systems
Abstract. The development, refinement, and assessment of early intervention (EI) systems for police misconduct turn on the conceptualization and operationa
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January 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New article is out, find it here: doi.org/10.1093/poli...
Briefly, we compare different operationalizations of problem officers to their later risk-related behaviors in two agencies. Bottom line: there is little congruence between them.
Briefly, we compare different operationalizations of problem officers to their later risk-related behaviors in two agencies. Bottom line: there is little congruence between them.
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
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Do the police care about white supremacist violence? Join Natalie Tennant and @rethinkintel.bsky.social for a virtual conversation about Mike German’s new book, Policing White Supremacy, on Tuesday, January 28, at 3pm ET. RSVP:
Do the Police Care About White Supremacist Violence?
A former FBI agent examines law enforcement’s tolerance of far-right racist violence.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do the police care about white supremacist violence? Join Natalie Tennant and @rethinkintel.bsky.social for a virtual conversation about Mike German’s new book, Policing White Supremacy, on Tuesday, January 28, at 3pm ET. RSVP:
People on my town FB page are like "DID YOU FEEL THAT EARTHQUAKE?!" and I didn't notice anything. I suppose that's a good thing? Or maybe I'm just oblivious when I'm focused on writing (aka browsing the web).
Did you feel that?
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake centered near York Harbor, Maine, rocked New England, shaking homes and buildings from Maine to Boston to Cranston, R.I.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake centered near York Harbor, Maine, rocked New England, shaking homes and buildings from Maine to Boston to Cranston, R.I.
Earthquake centered near Maine rocks Greater Boston area - The Boston Globe
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake centered near York Harbor, Maine, rocked New England on Monday morning, shaking homes from Boston to Cranston, R.I.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
People on my town FB page are like "DID YOU FEEL THAT EARTHQUAKE?!" and I didn't notice anything. I suppose that's a good thing? Or maybe I'm just oblivious when I'm focused on writing (aka browsing the web).
Very disappointing, but not altogether surprising given other actions taken by the current administration at NIH, CDC, etc.
January 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Very disappointing, but not altogether surprising given other actions taken by the current administration at NIH, CDC, etc.
I realized this morning--and it's kind of sad, really--that I have a "first day of classes" outfit. And to make it worse, it's the typical, middle age White guy, smart casual look: three-quater zip sweater over dress shirt and dark jeans.
I may need to reup my Stitch Fix subscription.
I may need to reup my Stitch Fix subscription.
January 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I realized this morning--and it's kind of sad, really--that I have a "first day of classes" outfit. And to make it worse, it's the typical, middle age White guy, smart casual look: three-quater zip sweater over dress shirt and dark jeans.
I may need to reup my Stitch Fix subscription.
I may need to reup my Stitch Fix subscription.