Hannah Walker
@hlw.bsky.social
mobilizedbyinjustice.com
Political Scientist UT Austin
Political Scientist UT Austin
Check out this new brief w/ @sentencingproject.bsky.social on how to get people w/ convictions who can vote out to the polls! W/ @blibal.bsky.social @nicoledporter.bsky.social #RobStewart
Summarizes existing and emerging research that partners w/ community orgs already doing the work!
Summarizes existing and emerging research that partners w/ community orgs already doing the work!
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Check out this new brief w/ @sentencingproject.bsky.social on how to get people w/ convictions who can vote out to the polls! W/ @blibal.bsky.social @nicoledporter.bsky.social #RobStewart
Summarizes existing and emerging research that partners w/ community orgs already doing the work!
Summarizes existing and emerging research that partners w/ community orgs already doing the work!
But mailers are expensive & impractical & are we even reaching the pop of interest? Does this strategy work if we go straight to justice impacted people themselves?
YES: An on-the-ground relational organizing experiment is encouraging (but v challenging to study, see the paper for details) 7/9
YES: An on-the-ground relational organizing experiment is encouraging (but v challenging to study, see the paper for details) 7/9
October 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
But mailers are expensive & impractical & are we even reaching the pop of interest? Does this strategy work if we go straight to justice impacted people themselves?
YES: An on-the-ground relational organizing experiment is encouraging (but v challenging to study, see the paper for details) 7/9
YES: An on-the-ground relational organizing experiment is encouraging (but v challenging to study, see the paper for details) 7/9
Can we find the active social ties, send them a mailer asking them to register their loved one, and would they do it?
YES! Even people who are not already active organizers can be prompted to get their loved ones to register: 6/9
YES! Even people who are not already active organizers can be prompted to get their loved ones to register: 6/9
October 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Can we find the active social ties, send them a mailer asking them to register their loved one, and would they do it?
YES! Even people who are not already active organizers can be prompted to get their loved ones to register: 6/9
YES! Even people who are not already active organizers can be prompted to get their loved ones to register: 6/9
Punchline: diversity matters! in the simulation, diversity on the bench reduces sentence length for Black defendants
get ‘em Nick!!
get ‘em Nick!!
September 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Punchline: diversity matters! in the simulation, diversity on the bench reduces sentence length for Black defendants
get ‘em Nick!!
get ‘em Nick!!
He uses and innovative chat experiment to assess whether having diverse colleagues changes the decision making of dominant group members
September 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
He uses and innovative chat experiment to assess whether having diverse colleagues changes the decision making of dominant group members
Another great talk, this time from Nick Ottone @nottone.bsky.social at @priec.bsky.social on the impact of group based diversity on downstream sentencing decisions
(He’s on the market!! Look out, he’s on the way up!!)
(He’s on the market!! Look out, he’s on the way up!!)
September 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Another great talk, this time from Nick Ottone @nottone.bsky.social at @priec.bsky.social on the impact of group based diversity on downstream sentencing decisions
(He’s on the market!! Look out, he’s on the way up!!)
(He’s on the market!! Look out, he’s on the way up!!)
they do this in an effort to revitalize their communities,
but their interests are out of step with long term residents
but their interests are out of step with long term residents
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
they do this in an effort to revitalize their communities,
but their interests are out of step with long term residents
but their interests are out of step with long term residents
Drawing on an array of admin data that allows her to isolate household effects, she finds that gentrifiers move into their new neighborhoods and vote more in local elections
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Drawing on an array of admin data that allows her to isolate household effects, she finds that gentrifiers move into their new neighborhoods and vote more in local elections
and increases sympathy for more conservative voters in the group while decreasing it for marginalized outgroups…
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
and increases sympathy for more conservative voters in the group while decreasing it for marginalized outgroups…
She finds that being high on respectability politics depresses participation…
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
She finds that being high on respectability politics depresses participation…
Good morning everybody! Time for my favorite conference on the planet #BoulderPRIEC @priec.bsky.social (aside from J&IJ obvi 😉)
September 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good morning everybody! Time for my favorite conference on the planet #BoulderPRIEC @priec.bsky.social (aside from J&IJ obvi 😉)
Against a more traditional informational mailer. Our trusted messenger approach increased new and updated registrations by 45% relative to the uncontacted control group, an effect which is statistically distinguishable from an impersonal approach
June 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Against a more traditional informational mailer. Our trusted messenger approach increased new and updated registrations by 45% relative to the uncontacted control group, an effect which is statistically distinguishable from an impersonal approach
We tested a trusted-messenger approach w/ a letter written by a formerly incarcerated person sharing their story and encouraging people to vote
June 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We tested a trusted-messenger approach w/ a letter written by a formerly incarcerated person sharing their story and encouraging people to vote
Weak evidence of consequences for crime -- sorta looks like it increased a small amount, but the finding is not robust to the checks to which it was subjected (you gotta check out that appendix). We conclude: no meaningful impact on crime
6/7
6/7
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Weak evidence of consequences for crime -- sorta looks like it increased a small amount, but the finding is not robust to the checks to which it was subjected (you gotta check out that appendix). We conclude: no meaningful impact on crime
6/7
6/7
We find mixed evidence as to the character of this withdrawal. No real impact on hit rates. Positive impact on arrest rates. Reduced Black-White stop ratio. No impact on Latino-White stop ratio.
5/7
5/7
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We find mixed evidence as to the character of this withdrawal. No real impact on hit rates. Positive impact on arrest rates. Reduced Black-White stop ratio. No impact on Latino-White stop ratio.
5/7
5/7
We draw on micro-level policing data from four cities: Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin and Philly
We employ an RDD approach
We find that the protests were associated with a steep and durable drop in discretionary police stops across all contexts
3/7
We employ an RDD approach
We find that the protests were associated with a steep and durable drop in discretionary police stops across all contexts
3/7
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We draw on micro-level policing data from four cities: Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin and Philly
We employ an RDD approach
We find that the protests were associated with a steep and durable drop in discretionary police stops across all contexts
3/7
We employ an RDD approach
We find that the protests were associated with a steep and durable drop in discretionary police stops across all contexts
3/7
Well I found a little conference baby, so its a success and we're done here #KatieKrumbholz #JusticeAndInjustice #Finn
October 25, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Well I found a little conference baby, so its a success and we're done here #KatieKrumbholz #JusticeAndInjustice #Finn
On the ground and ready to go, Round 6! #JusticeAndInjustice cc: @allipatter.bsky.social #ArielWhite #LisaMiller
October 25, 2023 at 5:42 PM
On the ground and ready to go, Round 6! #JusticeAndInjustice cc: @allipatter.bsky.social #ArielWhite #LisaMiller