christhomas.bsky.social @christhomas.bsky.social Rutgers prof. Research: punishment & inequality, race, computational social science. Deep Springs, Columbia, CUNY alum.
John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social Professor at Fordham Law. Prisons and criminal justice quant. I'm not contrarian, the data are. Author of Locked In. New stuff at johnfpfaff.com.
Jake Horowitz @jakehorowitz.bsky.social Safety and justice nerd @pewtrusts.org and amateur mycologist 
Chief Max Geron @chiefgeron.bsky.social Public Safety Executive & Strategic Consultant - U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Alumnus
Mike Vecchio, PhD @mikevecchio.bsky.social Lecturer of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Loyola University Chicago (he/him) • UMSL PhD & BGSU alum • Youth gangs, violence, & victimization ♾️
Barry Friedman @barryfriedman1.bsky.social Professor @nyulaw. Director @policingproject. Litigator, author (and dad). Author - Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission; The Will of the People; Open Book
Tyler Borchers @tylerborchers.com SVP, Strategy & Operations. Building products, growing audiences and driving revenue. Previously TIME and VICE News. Posting about media, technology and AI.
Website: https://tylerborchers.com/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tylerborchers/
Kelly M. Socia, Ph.D. @kellymsocia.bsky.social Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies at UMass Lowell
Researching punishment, public opinion, labels, sex crime policies
"Knowledgeable yet boring"
"Displays gratuitous vulgarity"
Rarely on here - apologies for any delay in responding/following.
Andrew Morral @andrewmorral.bsky.social Greenwald Chair in Gun Policy at RAND.
Director of the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research: https://www.ncgvr.org
Co-Director of RAND’s Gun Policy In America initiative: https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html.
AndreasThinks @andreasthinks.me Data science, crime and AI in government person | he/him
https://andreasthinks.me/
Caitlin Taylor @caitjtaylor.bsky.social Associate professor of Criminal Justice at La Salle University (posts my own). Abolitionist. Academic mama. Crazy about Philly sports, especially La Salle sports.
David Pitts @davidpitts.bsky.social VP Justice & Safety, Urban Institute. Research on prisons, jails, and systems change. Alum of Georgia, Indiana, and UC Irvine. Adjunct Faculty, CUNY. Alabama native. 🏳️🌈
#criminaljustice #criminology #corrections #prisonreform #crimsky
Morgan Steele @morgansteele.bsky.social National Research Coordinator for National De-Escalation Training Center
Assistant Prof. of Criminal Justice at Fort Hays State U.
Professional Nerd
Meagan Cahill @megcahill.bsky.social Research Director at the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). Researching police, gangs, communities; love geography. All views/opinions are my own.
PhD in Social Welfare at Penn SP2 @sp2phd.bsky.social Bring your intellect, curiosity, and creativity to tackling complex social challenges
Simsi, Inc @simsiinc.bsky.social Analytics and collaboration tools for implementing public safety strategies
Matthew Valasik, Ph.D. @mattvalasik.bsky.social •Criminologist •Associate Professor @uofalabama.bsky.social •Gangs, Alt-Right / White Power Movement, Policing, GIS
Author of Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White from @ucpress.bsky.social
mvalasik.people.ua.edu
@jparishy.bsky.social @jparishy.bsky.social CTO at @simsiinc.bsky.social
Changing the world one excited problem-solver at a time. Here for anything and everything related to Public Safety and Criminal Justice.
Also ⚾️, 🎱, and ✈️
Valerie Anderson, Ph.D. @valerieanderson.bsky.social Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice @ UMSL • Community Psychologist • Research on youth, gender, and crime, human trafficking, system responses • she/her • all views mine
Ebony Ruhland @ebr18.bsky.social 
Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu Two locations, many paths, one vision. New Jersey's public law school.
*Ranked #22 in the U.S. for scholarly impact by HeinOnline (2026)
Visit law.rutgers.edu
#RutgersLaw
Atlantic Cape Community College @atlanticcape.bsky.social The Official Bluesky account of Atlantic Cape Community College. Ask us about Tuition-Free College! #𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲🎓
Science News @scinews.bsky.social Science News from Academic Journals etc.
Rutgers Computer Science Department @rucomputerscience.bsky.social Official account for the Rutgers Computer Science Department
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
School of Arts and Sciences (SAS)
Busch Campus
https://www.cs.rutgers.edu/
ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/rucomputerscience
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social We are a network of 200+ organisations and academics working towards a fair and effective criminal justice system.
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Frank Edwards @frankalready.bsky.social I study social control, racism, and the welfare state. Member of Rutgers AAUP-AFT.
https://f-edwards.github.io
School of Criminal Justice @runscj.bsky.social Official Bluesky of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org criminal justice news. nonpartisan. nonprofit. nonpaywall.
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The Trace @thetrace.org We’re a nonprofit newsroom investigating gun violence in America.
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Brenna Smith @brennasmith.bsky.social WSJ visual investigative reporter.
Past: Baltimore Banner, New York Times, & Bellingcat.
NPR @npr.org This is NPR 🎙️
Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social Researching/discussing policing, crime and the criminal justice system. Senior Associate Fellow @policefoundationuk.bsky.social but my own views.
Based in London, UK.
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
propublica.org
Jeffrey Ian Ross @jeffreyianross.bsky.social Criminologist @ubaltmain #corrections #CrimesofthePowerful #StreetCulture #graffiti #streetart #police Co-founder #ConvictCriminology Website www.jeffreyianross.com Instagram http://buff.ly/2Se7geg Amateur Japanese Chef bit.ly/4f2XEtX
Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) @sebp-uk.bsky.social 
@policefoundationuk.bsky.social @policefoundationuk.bsky.social The only independent think tank in the UK focused on improving policing. Hosted the Strategic Review of Policing https://www.police-foundation.org.uk/
Centre for Policing and Criminal Justice Research 🇨🇦 @ccjs-pr-campbell.bsky.social Dr. Mary Ann Campbell
Full Professor | Department of Psychology
Director | Centre for Policing and Criminal Justice Research
University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus
Canada
Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @pcgvr.org Collaborating with journalists, researchers and the survivor community to advance more empathetic, ethical and impactful reporting. PCGVR.org
Elizabeth Griffiths @bethgriffiths.bsky.social Professor at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice; criminologist and sociologist; my time is spent reading, writing, sailing, and anything dogs
Valerio Baćak @valeriobacak.bsky.social Professor of criminal justice. He/him.
Prof Andy Newton @profanewton.bsky.social Professor of Criminology & Policing, Co-Director Safety & Sustainability @NTU | Academic Advisor to Notts Violence Reduction Partnership | Interests: crime, policing, transport, violence prevention, policy evaluation | data science | problem solving | EBP
Open Source Policing @ospolicing.bsky.social Better policing through collaboration & Innovation. Free training, software, knowledge & tools to improve policing & police-community relationships. #LESM #CommunityPolicing #SCOPE
Western Society of Criminology @wscriminology.bsky.social Social Media account for the Western Society of Criminology. WSC is a regional professional organization devoted to the scientific study of crime. Retweets not endorsements.
Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com Journalist, educator and researcher. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. Signal: JRM.353 · JimMacMillan.com · Pax et Lux · #SpeirGorm 🇮🇪
LEAP @policeforreform.bsky.social We are Law Enforcement Action Partnership - LEAP. Working alongside communities for social justice solutions.
Rob Kenter @esu88.bsky.social 
Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social Guidebook author, TV & radio host, business owner, Lutheran, and NORML Board Member. Fanatically positive and militantly optimistic.
John Roman @johnkroman.bsky.social Director, Center on Public Safety and Justice, NORC at the University of Chicago. Essays: https://johnkroman.substack.com/.
Rookie City Det. Sergeant @rookiecitycop.bsky.social Forever a Rookie. Detective Sergeant working towards a better world. Millennial. Iraq War Vet. Poker Player. Cancer Survivor. Trauma Survivor.
#ShibaInu
John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center @johnjayrec.bsky.social JohnJayREC (https://JohnJayREC.nyc) evaluates prevention strategies, tests the effectiveness of interventions, analyzes efforts to improve the impact and equity of justice systems, and helps non-researchers understand the goals & methods of evaluation.
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Jared R. Dmello, Ph.D. @jaredrdmello.bsky.social Senior Lecturer of Criminology, University of Adelaide | PhD, Criminology | Illicit Networks, SNA, Terrorism | Runner | Disney Super Fan | #FirstGen | Live and work on Kaurna land, *Views are my own
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/jared.dmello
Professor Laura Huey @drlaurahuey.bsky.social Criminologist, Editor of Police Practice & Research, Editor of Evidence Base. Royal Society of Canada College alumna. Member ISC Roster of Global Experts
Mark Obbie @markobbie.bsky.social Freelance criminal justice journalist writing for national publications about community gun violence victims and prevention. Based in upstate New York. Mostly retired, but dabbling still.
Chris Sullivan @cjsullivan.bsky.social E Desmond Lee Professor
Youth Crime & Violence
Chair of CCJ @UMSL
https://www.umsl.edu/ccj/directory/sullivan-chris.html
https://scholars.org/scholar/christopher-j-sullivan
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vwX-DHsAAAAJ&hl=en
Opinions my own
Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social Gun violence researcher & professor @ Johns Hopkins | baseball nerd and Orioles & Nationals fan | dog lover
Francesco Calderoni @fracalderoni.bsky.social Prof. of Criminology @unicatt.bsky.social & @Transcrime
Co-Editor Global Crime. Mafia,organized crime,criminal networks, illicit markets,sports,reading,beer (order changes during we).❤️=🔖
Jeremy Barnum, Ph.D. @jerbarnum.bsky.social Deputy Director of Research at the Police Executive Research Forum. All views my own.
Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social Co-Founder AH Datalytics. NOLA kid. Longhorn. Former CIA officer. 2004 Intramural Softball Champion (C-League). Not a criminologist!
Newsletter: https://jasher.substack.com/
Jasher@ahdatalytics.com
"Some genius, Jeff Asher" - Ann Coulter
Dr. Alex Piquero @dralexpiquero.bsky.social Professor of Sociology & Criminology and Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar at The 🟧_🟩. Former Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (appointed by President Biden). 🇨🇺-🇺🇸
Jeffrey Butts @jeffreybutts.bsky.social Research Professor and Center Director, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City Univ of New York). Kid from Ohio, living in Manhattan - https://JeffreyButts.net -
#justice #criminology #research
Caterina Roman @caterinaroman.bsky.social Professor @TempleUniv, 20 yrs @UrbanInstitute. violence prevention and CJ reform. neighborhood health. women in sport. mom. all things Philly. 
Robert Apel @bobapel.bsky.social Social scientist at Rutgers with expertise in criminology and social policy
Sara Wakefield @sarawakefield.bsky.social Sociologist. Criminologist. Depends on the day which one comes first. Studying incarceration, inequality, and family life. Prone to posting thoughts about soccer and my family that should probably be texts to my friends.
Diane Goldstein @dianemgoldstein.bsky.social Ret. Peace Officer, 🏀⚽️ Fanatic, Abuelita, Potty Mouth, Fur Kids Fan, Tweets r Mine & not an opinion of LEAP
Matt Ashby @mattashby.com I help people use data to reduce crime. Associate Professor, Crime Science, UCL. Former police officer.
🌐: mattashby.com
Brenden Beck @brendenbeck.net Sociologist at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice studying policing, city budgets, suburbs, and housing. brenden.beck@rutgers.edu
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
CrimRxiv @crimrxiv.com crimrxiv.com is criminology's global open access hub & repository. Home @ University of Manchester. Powered by Knowledge Futures. Sustained by its Consortium.
Thomas Abt @thomasabt.bsky.social Author, BLEEDING OUT. Founding Director, VRC. Associate Research Professor, UMD. Senior Fellow, CCJ. Opinions, my own.
Simon Garnier @lostintheswarm.bsky.social I'm paid to watch ants & play with robots → https://www.theswarmlab.com
I spend that money on cameras and film → https://www.instagram.com/lostintheswarm/
When I’m stressed out, I code to relax → https://github.com/swarm-lab
Iain @routineactivity.bsky.social Geo/Data professional. Public Safety and Policing.
Create and share resources for crime analysts: https://sites.google.com/view/routineactivity/home
Blog sometimes on Medium:
https://medium.com/@routineactivity85
Justin Nix @jnixy.bsky.social Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UNO.
Forever a Gamecock though.
Research interests: police, procedural justice, use of force
Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social Economist & public safety expert. Author, The Science of Second Chances. Host/author, @ProbCausation podcast & substack. Passionate about ROI.
https://jenniferdoleac.com
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social Author of Back from the Brink. https://t.co/mABbQyS1jf
Professor. Writer. New Yorker. Here for the pigeons and also discourse on policing and criminal justice. 
Michael Sierra-Arévalo @michaelsierraa.bsky.social Sociologist: UT Austin 🤘🏽
Author: The Danger Imperative📕💀👮🏽♂️
lnk.bio/michaelsierraa
Jerry Ratcliffe @jerryratcliffe.net College prof, ex-UK cop, host of the Reducing Crime podcast, scientific advisor to the IACP. In my spare time, I try not to crash planes.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BOJIm0QAAAAJ
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0730-6761
Volkan Topalli @volkantopalli.bsky.social Criminologist | @GSUCJC | Andrew Young School | Urban Crime | Future Crime | Offender Decision-Making |🗽
Policing Insight @policinginsight.bsky.social Policing Insight is the leading platform to keep up with the latest in progressive policing. It is where the global police and criminal justice community both consume and share knowledge, opinion and analysis. 
Davut Akca @dakca.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Criminology at Lakehead University
Ph.D in Forensic Psychology
M.A. in Criminology
Credentialed Evaluator
Jay Szkola @jszkola.bsky.social Assistant Prof. @Rowan, PhD from John Jay, spatial crime nerd, gun violence researcher, dad, husband. Scholarly interests are in community based violence prevention programs.
Oren Gur @orengur.bsky.social Philly. Criminologist. Prosecution and other research, policy, data. Likes are bookmarks, opinions are mine. Data.philadao.com for you
Chris Fisher @chrisfish.bsky.social Policing/CJ Researcher/Bureaucrat; husband, dad, runner, recent tennis nut; wahoowa; hater of inefficiencies; 
Walter @walterkatz.bsky.social Policy and politics at the intersection of race, tech, and justice.
MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/walter-katz/articles
Rick Muir @rickmuirbskysocial.bsky.social Policing Advisor at the UK Home Office. Previously Director of the Police Foundation and Associate Director at IPPR. Dad. From Teesside #UTB.
John Shjarback @shjarback-ccj.bsky.social Policing/Criminal Justice Researcher. Associate Professor in the Dept. of Law & Justice Studies at Rowan University. Views are my own.
Johnshjarback.com
Grant Drawve @gdrawve.bsky.social Focusing on how “Place Matters” at CAP Index
Former Academic, passion for crime analysis, and Lego
New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social The GVRC aims to provide high-quality, multi-disciplinary research on gun violence causality and prevention while respecting the rights of legal, safe gun owners.
Rutgers University @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. est. 1766.
Rutgers Center on Public Security @rutgerscps.bsky.social rutgerscps.org
The mission of RCPS is to produce innovative research with practical methods to advance shared knowledge for the public good
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social Law Prof. GWU, Tech & Justice. Author: “Your Data Will Be Used Against You,” “The Rise of Big Data Policing,” “Why Jury Duty Matters,” and “The Law of Law School.”
Andy Wheeler @crimede-coder.bsky.social Data scientist, with background in criminal justice.
Consulting website at https://crimede-coder.com/
Personal blog at https://andrewpwheeler.com/
@newarkpsc.bsky.social @newarkpsc.bsky.social 
Nancy La Vigne @nancylavigne.bsky.social Criminal justice researcher committed to evidence-informed solutions to safety and justice challenges
Manne Gerell @mannegerell.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology & co-founder Centre for policing & prevention, Malmö Uni, Sweden.
Research on police, the geography of crime & fear, & crime prevention.
Andy @andyhorn.bsky.social Data. Running. Policing. Adventuring. Tech. Wilderness.