What do we know about police use of force? Welcome to episode 68 of The Criminology Academy podcast! On today’s episode, we have Distinguished Associate Professor Justin Nix! Join us as we learn about police use of force, police shooting mortality, legitimacy, and the War on Cops.
Justin Nix is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he co-directs the Violence Intervention and Policing Research Lab, teaches classes on policing, and coordinates the Master of Arts degree program. His research interests include police legitimacy and officer decision-making. To date, Justin has authored/co-authored more than forty peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics, as well as several book chapters, research briefs, and op-eds. He was the 2020 recipient of the “Early Career Award” from the ASC Division of Policing and the 2021 recipient of the “Outstanding Young Experimental Criminologist” award from the ASC Division of Experimental Criminology.
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Get in touch with Justin:
The University of Nebraska Omaha website // jnix AT unomaha.edu // Personal Website // Twitter
These are the articles authored by Justin and his colleagues that were discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Nix, J., & Shjarback, J. A. (2021). Factors associated with police shooting mortality: A focus on race and a plea for more comprehensive data. PLoS one, 16(11). [Article Link].
Nix, J., Pickett, J. T., & Wolfe, S. E. (2020). Testing a theoretical model of perceived audience legitimacy: The neglected linkage in the dialogic model of police–community relations. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 57(2), 217-259. [Article Link].
Sierra-Arévalo, M., Nix, J., & Mourtgos, S. (2023). The “War on Cops,” retaliatory violence, and the murder of George Floyd. Criminology. [Article Link].