Laura Huey
@ProfLauraHuey
Criminologist, Professor. Editor-in-Chief of @police_practice and @evidencebasejnl. Books: https://www.amazon.ca/kindle-dbs/entity/author?asin=B001JSBL1O
Laugh of the morning 😆
I Built a Backwards Truck To Confuse Police
How accurate are Americans' perceptions of police use of force? I ran a national survey and mapped the gap between public estimates and benchmark figures—by state. Big overestimates. Consistent patterns. Preliminary findings here ⬇️ 🔗 smourtgos.netlify.app/post/mispercep…
Sociology professor Laura Huey shares expert insight in a Global News segment covering the sentencing hearing for “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. The Crown is seeking up to 8 years for mischief charges. Watch the full segment here👇: globalnews.ca/video/11301475…
Hockey trial verdict: want to remind everyone there are 4 responses to threat - fight, flight, freeze and fawn (go along). Research consistently shows people overestimate the extent to which they would fight or flee.
Literally the best thing I’ve seen lately!
Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train on a xylophone is proof why every school needs a fully funded music program
I wouldn’t say it’s “complexity” that students are being shielded from 🤷♀️
An interesting new paper examines course syllabi related to three contentious topics (Israel-Palestine, racial bias in criminal justice, and abortion) and found "a strong asymmetry." Profs, the paper argues, generally shield their students from complexity. chronicle.com/article/these-…
Every time I think Canadian policing is horrifically, horrendously politicized, the UK goes, “here, hold my beer.”
😮 Fantastic news! The team is gonna be thrilled. This is really a testament to how hard they’ve worked, as well as to the fabulousness of our Editorial board!
2025 Google Scholar Metrics are out. Great to see how high Criminology & Public Policy (@CPPJournal) has come, as well as Police Practice & Research (@police_practice)! scholar.google.com/citations?view…
Interesting development. I have to say, I find the whole UK system a bit strange.
It is time colleagues had a real choice of who represents them. The over century long monopoly by one organisation that has been shown to be unfit should end. #BreakingTheMonopoly leighday.co.uk/news/news/2025…
The mystery of the disappearing lobelia plants has been solved! Meet Mr. Bun
New open access article @police_practice: ‘Growing old gracefully on the thin blue line’: a preliminary examination of ageing and its impact on police officers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
I believe the word of the day is: compromised
So you're telling me a Canadian MP twice wrote letters in support of a suspected terrorist moving to Canada, which CBSA recommended against? And that that MP is now the Minister of Public Safety, responsible for CBSA? globalnews.ca/news/11287613/…
If you’re interested in SAR work, this is a great follow.
No truer words written!
Open access just out at @police_practice : Learning on patrol: Examining informal supervision in police education field training tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
I’d like to see this provincial government fund high risk & prolific offender units in police services across the province. The evidence is clear: a significant level of crime is generated by a small number of repeat offenders.
We recognize the growing concerns about safety downtown, especially following the recent stabbing on Richmond Row. The accused is a prolific offender with dozens of prior convictions. He was out on bail at the time of the attack. Thanks to the swift response of our officers, he…
Terrible news. This poor woman and her family.
‘Innocent bystander’: Hamilton police identify woman killed in downtown shooting ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…