David Pyrooz

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Congratulations to Shelley Johnson (Lifetime Achievement Award), David Pyrooz (Distinguished Scholar Award), Meghan Mitchell (Distinguished New Scholar Award), & Susan McNeeley (Edward J Latessa Practitoner Award)!🎉 #ASCsanfran2024 #asc2024

Every researcher knows mistakes happen, but it takes real commitment to open science to put your code and data out there, knowing the risks. You are *asking* the world for critique. Unfortunately, most of criminology is still unwilling to do this most basic step. That's why it was such a shame that Jacob Kang-Brown chose to take a more cynical approach, pushing a narrative that felt aimed at advancing an agenda rather than building scientific understanding. Open science is about collaboration and refining our work, not using errors as ammo. Not advancing political projects over professional science. What impressed me most was the original authors' restraint – no instant social media back-and-forth, just a trust in their process and the rigor of their work. They let an independent review confirm the findings and didn’t rely on tweets to defend themselves. That’s real professionalism and integrity in action. This kind of response should be a model for us all – letting science, not social media, do the talking. We should thank @jnixy and his co-authors for setting a higher standard for how we approach open science and handle critique in research.

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m glad that we’ve got a resolution. More from the authorship team soon, including our authors’ note and a long-form essay. But in the meantime, have a look at Nix’s blog to learn more about the outcome of a premature call for retraction.

With an active interest in policing, gangs, homicide, corrections, and even dept admin, the conversation with @ASUCrimJustice and longtime @UMSL_CCJ professor @DeckerCrime by former student and now gang-guru in his very own right, @dpyrooz, covers it all. Check out our latest addition to the OHCP archive. Scott Decker crimrxiv.com/pub/fc1v0y75

Excited to share our new article, "Keeping it Real: A Signaling Theory Perspective on Authentic Claims of Gang Membership Made on Social Media," now out in Theoretical Criminology. Co-authored with James Densley and @Lindseyinsco1 Inbox me for a copy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

FYI -- the manuscript submission deadline of 9/1 is incorrect. If you're interested in the special issue, you've got at least another month to submit and receive full consideration of your manuscript.

Two possible tenure track positions @CUBoulder_SOCY 1) medical sociology / social demographer, rostered in sociology 2) social dimensions of hazards/disasters, rostered in the Institute of Behavioral Science Details below jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

Publicly-available version of the paper here: researchgate.net/publication/38…

Does the public support anti-gang policies and practices? And can opinions by swayed? (mostly) yes and yes We polled 1000 Americans in a YouGov panel on criminal justice responses to gangs with experimental manipulation on core issues Published version: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our new paper in Criminology demonstrates how leaving gangs improves mental health, drawing on the stress process perspective and data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project

@ACunninghamITTA @GOVERNING Indeed, and preferable to indiscriminate and opaque policing, which is why it shouldn't be difficult to demonstrate the utility of the databases.

@dpyrooz @GOVERNING Still most violent firearm related crime in Chicago has nexus to gang membership as victim or offender. It's pretty obvious that any practical approach to reducing violent crime in cities over 250K will have to collect intelligence on criminal gangs or remain ineffectual.

For nearly a decade James Densley and I have been weighing the evidence on police gang databases. We share our thoughts in this new opinion editorial in @GOVERNING governing.com/management-and…

I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy. Excellent book. My blurb on the back: "This book packs a punch. Paul Joyce pulls back the curtain on Boston's gangland to unveil the trials and tribulations of the boys who were there when it started and the men they became."

Colton Priest is a BEAST 💪 #LLWS

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That’s a wrap! One down, three to go to get to Williamsport web.gc.com/organizations/…

Let’s go North Boulder Little League!

Thank you .@GovofCO for honoring our Colorado State Champion 12U All-Stars team with the flag that flew over the State Capitol on July 19, 2024! We are both very proud and excited to represent this great state we call home. #WildcatNation #BoulderCO #LLWS

@OxUniPress issued a 30% discount code for the Oxford Handbook of Gangs and Society, which I edited with James Densley and @JohnLeverso - now listed at $144 USD. Check out the table of contents and chapters from many of the best minds in the field global.oup.com/academic/produ…