Media

Trigger Points: Guns, Policing, and the Global Reach of Violence. C-SPAN, 2024.
Mass Shooting Nation. Vice News, 2024.
Community response to APD/DPS partnership suspension. CBS Austin, 2023.
Memo from APD shows decreases in response time, emergency service calls but data still missing. CBS Austin, 2023.
'I kill [Black people] for a living' | A look at SDPD's newly released misconduct files. CBS8, 2023.
What the Uvalde Shooting Tells Us About Policing. Rise Up With Sonali, 2022.
Experts discuss City of Austin's search for new police chief. KVUE ABC, 2021.
FOX 7 Discussion: Violent crime increases in large Texas cities. FOX 7 Austin, 2020.
In-depth: UT researcher says shootings against police officers aren't 'increasing markedly over time'. KXAN Austin, 2020.
'Everyone should care': Sociologists weigh in on 'Black on Black' violence after 9-year-old killed. FOX 8, 2020.

Stolen Valor in Rogan's Manosphere. Left Reckoning Podcast, 2025.
'The truth was enough': Tim Kennedy and the politics of storytelling. Texas Standard, 2025.
The Danger Imperative. A Moment with Erik Fleming, 2024.
How Police Guns End Up in the Hands of Criminals. Reveal Podcast, 2024.
Episode 238: Danger and Violence in Policing. Everyday Injustice Podcast, 2024.
The Danger Imperative. Left Reckoning Podcast, 2024.
The Danger Imperative: How the 'War on Cops' Shapes Violent Police Culture. Green & Red Podcast, 2024.
The Danger Imperative. Profs on Cops Podcast, 2024.
Inside 'The Danger Imperative'. Unsolicited Perspectives Podcast, 2024.
How Do We Make Policing Safer in the United States?. The Conversation with Al McFarlane, 2024.
The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing. Public Defenseless Podcast, 2024.
Police: Heroes or Villains? A Conversation with Michael Sierra-Arévalo. The Politics Girl Podcast, 2024.
The TRUE DANGER IN Policing Is Being EXPOSED!. Social Society with Brandon Clark, 2024.
Michael Sierra-Arévalo. Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones, 96.1FM, 2024.
The Danger Imperative: Unmasking the Dilemmas of Modern Policing. The Darrell McClain Show, 2024.
What Are Police Thinking?. What Next: Slate, 2021.
Murder. You're Wrong About Podcast, 2020.
Why Police Expect Danger And How It Drives Brutality. NPR On Point, 2020.
What Changes to Policing in America Would Address Concerns of Protesters?. Top of Mind with Julie Rose, BYU Radio, 2020.
Policing and Violence Prevention. Untenured Tracks Podcast, 2020.
Community Policing. WSHU Public Radio, 2019.
Community Interaction Increases Trust in Police. Top of Mind with Julie Rose, BYU Radio / Sirius XM 143, 2019.
'Focused Deterrence' Helping to Curb Gun Violence among New Haven Gangs. WNPR, 2015.

How a DHS shooting of a third U.S. citizen went unnoticed for months. Washington Post, 2026.
Dallas Leaders Step Up Efforts to Curb Teen Violence. Governing, 2025.
Why do ICE agents wear masks and how it's eroding public confidence in some communities. El Paso Times, 2025.
Several Law Enforcement Agencies Have Stopped Reselling Guns. The Trace, 2025.
What are 'challenge coins'? These LMPD versions go from mundane to controversial. Louisville Courier Journal, 2024.
Army veteran killed by Texas police after high-speed chase was shot 25 times, autopsy shows. Stars and Stripes, 2024.
3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols's Death. The New York Times, 2024.
Man burned alive during SWAT arrest sues Hays County, San Marcos. KXAN Austin, 2024.
Why doesn't the Austin Police Department publish yearly reports on the crimes it solves?. KUT News Austin, 2024.
How Police Guns End Up in the Hands of Criminals. Reveal, Center for Investigative Journalism, 2024.
Chesterfield Police hired company accused of 'pseudoscience' to analyze deadly shooting of Charles Byers. CBS6 News Richmond, 2024.
Why has policing of US campus protests gone so wrong?. Times Higher Education, 2024.
Shot by a Civilian Wielding a Police Gun. Reveal, in partnership with The Trace and CBS News, 2024.
How law enforcement mishandled encampment sweep at UCLA, according to experts. The Daily Bruin, 2024.
Flock Installed AI Cameras In This Small City And Claimed Crime Went Down. It Went Up.. Forbes, 2024.
How perceptions of a 'war on cops' shape police interactions with the public. Houston Matters, 2024.
Most mass shooters are men, unlike the Lakewood Church shooter. Experts explain why.. Houston Chronicle, 2024.
After fatal shootings, Rantoul police recommended more training. They just sent one officer to a gun range.. IPM News and The Invisible Institute, 2024.
Houston-area police dropping private trainers probed for pushing illegal, racist tactics. Houston Landing, 2023.
The Ubiquity of Guns Colors Nearly Every Police Interaction. Could Gun Regulations Prevent Police Shootings?. The Trace, 2023.
Assault weapon mass shootings on the rise in Texas. Axios, 2023.
Blood, sweat and syrup: Why are there so many fights at Waffle House?. The Independent, 2023.
Policing is less deadly than it used to be, but Columbus shooting a reminder of job's dangers. The Columbus Dispatch, 2023.
'Slap on the hand': How LMPD officers involved in egregious misconduct remain on the force. The Courier-Journal, 2023.
'Worst place to be a woman': What Madison Brooks' case exposes about Louisiana. The Advocate, 2023.
Dallas police's murder count dropped in 2022, but the city doesn't include all slayings. Dallas Morning News, 2023.
'National embarrassment': Multiple Maryland State Police challenge coins prompt disciplinary actions. Baltimore Sun, 2022.
The Danger Imperative: Reckoning with the Perception of Violent Threat in American Police Culture. Life & Letters, 2022.
Body Camera Footage In Dee Garrett Arrest Doesn't Match LMPD Fears Of Dangerous Crowd. LEO Weekly, 2022.
The New Face of American Gun Ownership. The Cut, 2022.
Much of America wants policing to change. But these self-proclaimed experts tell officers they're doing just fine.. Washington Post, 2022.
Fox News' Tomi Lahren told officers at a policing conference that prominent police killings could have been avoided if people 'would just comply'. Business Insider, 2022.
Texas gun permit applications peaked in 2020, plummeted in 2021. Houston Chronicle, 2022.
America can't fix policing without fixing the country's gun problem. Vox, 2021.
Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention. Politifact, 2021.
On Wednesday, Texas becomes largest state so far to enact a 'constitutional carry' gun law. San Antonio Express-News, 2021.
The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside. The Nation, 2021.
Opinion: We can't reimagine safety without being clear-eyed about America's gun problem. Washington Post, 2021.
Daunte Wright's killing is tragic proof police need massive reforms. But calls for 'ending policing' are unpopular and counterproductive.. Business Insider, 2021.
Where Chicago Shootings Go Unchecked, Owning a Gun Can Feel Like a Necessity. PBS/WTTW, 2021.
Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned. Politifact, 2021.
Craig skeptical whether police response to Capitol riot different than Black Lives Matter. Detroit Free Press, 2021.
Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response. Politifact, 2021.
Austin Police Pledged to Stop Using 'Less Lethal' Rounds on Crowds. Then It Ordered Thousands More.. KUT Austin / The Trace, 2020.
Opponents Argue Cutting Police Funding Will Make Austin Less Safe. Here's What We Know.. Texas Standard, 2020.
Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work?. PBS NewsHour, 2020.
State police uncovered more trooper payroll issues last year. This time, they kept it in-house.. The Boston Globe, 2020.
3 Boys Fatally Shot in 3 Summers. Can Durham Stop the Violence?. The News & Observer, 2020.
The same seven officers were involved in multiple shootings in Sacramento County. ABC 10 San Diego, 2020.
How Often are Police Shot in the Line of Duty?. The Trace, 2020.
Don't Blame Protesters for the Rise in Violent Crime. HuffPost, 2020.
We Reviewed Police Tactics in Nearly 400 Protest Videos. Here's What We Found.. ProPublica, 2020.
What the police really believe. Vox, 2020.
Is Police Reform a Fundamentally Flawed Idea?. FiveThirtyEight, 2020.
We Spent a Fortune on Police Body Cams. Why Haven't They Fixed Policing?. Fast Company, 2020.
How Violent Police Culture Perpetuates Itself. GQ, 2020.
Police, Power, and the Specter of Guns. The Trace, 2020.
Officer Friendly: Brief Door-to-Door Visits from Police Greatly Improve Trust in Law Enforcement. Study Finds, 2020.
Larry Krasner's Lonely, Radical Crusade to Solve America's Gun Problem. New Republic / The Trace, 2020.
Community Policing and the Public's Attitudes Toward Police. Psychology Today, 2019.
Is It Time to Double Down on Community Policing?. Law360, 2019.
Yale study shows community policing improves trust among residents. New Haven Register, 2019.
MIT Sloan study links community-oriented policing to improved attitudes toward police. MIT Sloan School of Management, 2019.
Study finds community-oriented policing improves attitudes toward police. Yale News, 2019.
One Positive Interaction with Police Can Enhance Trust, New Study Finds. Rutgers University News, 2019.
Body Cameras and TASERs Rake in Billions for Axon, but They're No Panacea for Police Violence. The Appeal, 2019.
Arms (and Minds) in 'America's Arsenal'. The Yale Herald, 2016.
Chicago's Criminal Offenders Arm Themselves for the Same Reason Most American Gun Owners Do — They fear for their safety. The Trace, 2016.
A Former Crack Dealer Explains the Danger and Appeal of Slinging Rocks in the 80s. Vice, 2016.
What Cities can Learn from New Haven's Fight to Rein in Gang Violence: Seeking Solutions. The Plain Dealer, 2016.
New Haven's Project Longevity Shows Promise in Reducing Violent Crime in the City. Yale News, 2016.
U.S. Attorney Cites Social-Science Math to Credit 'Project Longevity'. New Haven Independent, 2015.
Study: New Haven's Project Longevity Shows Positive Results. New Haven Register, 2015.
Gun Deaths in U.S. Twice as High among African-Americans as Caucasians. Newsweek, 2014.
No Safe Haven. Yale Herald, 2014.
AI Analysis of Body Camera Videos Offers a Data-Driven Approach to Police Reform. Scientific American, 2024.
LAPD to use AI to analyze body cam videos for officers' language use. Los Angeles Times, 2023.
A USC program uses AI to analyze LAPD traffic stops—with the goal of improving policing. LAist, 2026.