Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet
@rodrigo-serrano.bsky.social
Principal specialist in citizen security @BID_Seguridad. PhD@MIT. Evidence-based social prevention, policing, courts & rehabilitation in LatinAm & Caribbean.
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@justsand.bsky.social and I try to answer the question: how many lives saved by US foreign assistance each year. Best estimate: 3.3 million.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@justsand.bsky.social and I try to answer the question: how many lives saved by US foreign assistance each year. Best estimate: 3.3 million.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
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This is how it stops. People saying, “No, I won’t do that.”
“It would not be easy or ideal to lose my job…I would miss my students immensely, and it would be a real financial hardship for me. But I just fundamentally feel...so unsettled and disturbed by what they’re asking me to do. I just can’t.”
“It would not be easy or ideal to lose my job…I would miss my students immensely, and it would be a real financial hardship for me. But I just fundamentally feel...so unsettled and disturbed by what they’re asking me to do. I just can’t.”
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
www.idahostatesman.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is how it stops. People saying, “No, I won’t do that.”
“It would not be easy or ideal to lose my job…I would miss my students immensely, and it would be a real financial hardship for me. But I just fundamentally feel...so unsettled and disturbed by what they’re asking me to do. I just can’t.”
“It would not be easy or ideal to lose my job…I would miss my students immensely, and it would be a real financial hardship for me. But I just fundamentally feel...so unsettled and disturbed by what they’re asking me to do. I just can’t.”
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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
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Great plea for exploratory work!
This is particularly relevant in fields like criminology, where our theories are weak—often lacking severe empirical tests—and where the specifications that usually guide our more confirmatory research are similarly fragile
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is particularly relevant in fields like criminology, where our theories are weak—often lacking severe empirical tests—and where the specifications that usually guide our more confirmatory research are similarly fragile
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Let the data talk: embrace exploratory research
Open-ended research is essential to building solid hypotheses in the social sciences — without it, even the best-planned analyses can fail.
www.nature.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Great plea for exploratory work!
This is particularly relevant in fields like criminology, where our theories are weak—often lacking severe empirical tests—and where the specifications that usually guide our more confirmatory research are similarly fragile
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is particularly relevant in fields like criminology, where our theories are weak—often lacking severe empirical tests—and where the specifications that usually guide our more confirmatory research are similarly fragile
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Want to know how the VRC works with jurisdictions like Knoxville, Boston, and the St. Louis region? Read this article by @thomasabt.bsky.social and Grace Magori in Translational Criminology. vrc.umd.edu/sites/vrc.um...
November 20, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Want to know how the VRC works with jurisdictions like Knoxville, Boston, and the St. Louis region? Read this article by @thomasabt.bsky.social and Grace Magori in Translational Criminology. vrc.umd.edu/sites/vrc.um...
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This 👇🏼🏳️⚧️
On trans day of remembrance I’m thinking of those who are no longer with us and their families and friends, and saying a big fuck you to people who devote so much time to hating trans people.
November 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This 👇🏼🏳️⚧️
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Any time the transphobic bullshit whips back up, I recommend listening to Sade’s amazing new ode to her trans son to regain your composure. It is culture-shifting, a freaking masterpiece—as you would expect from her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtY...
Sade Adu - Young Lion (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Red Hot
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November 19, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Any time the transphobic bullshit whips back up, I recommend listening to Sade’s amazing new ode to her trans son to regain your composure. It is culture-shifting, a freaking masterpiece—as you would expect from her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtY...
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Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
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The graphic below purports to prove that the 2020 homicide spike was due to the George Floyd protests. Using the same data, I show that the COVID pandemic is a (much) better explanation. open.substack.com/pub/johnkrom...
The 2020 Homicide Spike was not Primarily Caused by Protests
The Lead Explanation for the Great American Crime Decline Loses Some Steam, and a Race Report...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2024 at 5:53 PM
The graphic below purports to prove that the 2020 homicide spike was due to the George Floyd protests. Using the same data, I show that the COVID pandemic is a (much) better explanation. open.substack.com/pub/johnkrom...