nik roberts, phd

Associate professor of #criminology @PennWestUniv. Wrongful convictions, white collar crime, militarism, veterans, & pedagogy. Previously w/ @CorrectionsPA.

[ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing @ASC_DCS]

Your first offer shouldn’t feel impossible to decode.🎸

Join DCS AltAc on 6/3 for “Backstage Pass: What’s Really in Your Offer Letter,” a webinar on salary, benefits, negotiations, unions, recruiters vs HR, and more in applied research careers.

Register: https://t.co/VmYiA4xlAN

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

https://t.co/WsVU8LNGEI #facialrecognition #biometrics #forensics

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

https://t.co/bcByadhGwE #CryptoScam

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

X-ray tables, hidden cameras: The tech in rigged #poker games linked to the #mafia and the #NBA: More than 30 people indicated. https://t.co/KlUwAgKyTt #organizedcrime

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

A YouTube video on #TheLouvreHeist: The Impossible Task of Selling the #CrownJewels | https://t.co/DKWZF7Yti9

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the #Louvre museum in Paris. https://t.co/4Wiz4yYLp1

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Forensics’ “Holy Grail”: New Test Recovers Fingerprints From Ammunition Casing. https://t.co/RX1duuBGsE #ForensicScience

[PennWest University @PennWestUniv]

PennWest has officially received reaffirmation of accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education – a strong vote of confidence in our academic quality, financial stability and student-focused mission. https://t.co/LmGIblGtHp

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Dr. Jaime Munoz & I really enjoyed yesterday’s roundtable on youth employment challenges & opportunities at the 3rd annual #VoicesForJuvenileJustice conference in #Pittsburgh. Everything about the conference was terrific. Looking forward to next year! #V4JJ #JuvenileJustice

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

@GaryGrumbach It’s sadly necessary given today’s political climate. Concerning rhetoric/threats seem to be on rise. I just reported a TikTok comment—calling to unalive Harris—to the USSS. They took it seriously & were appreciative. We need to create a culture that rejects political violence.

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

The hidden structure behind selecting research paradigms revealed

The sequence is simple:
Axiology → Ontology → Epistemology → Methodology → Methods → Sources

This framework changes how you approach creating knowledge.

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

New nanomaterial to be used at crime scenes without lab, can transform forensics. Latent fingermarks require physicochemical development techniques to enhance their visibility & make them interpretable for forensic purposes. https://t.co/nOJm2CMcJE #forensics #CSI #fingerprints

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

A US Navy chief who wanted WiFi on her warship secretly ran an illegal Starlink network that she named 'STINKY': report #USN
https://t.co/zwcGol5z1w

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

13 year old missing PA girl found… in a local jail. https://t.co/RRm9gNO3Bl

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Dear #PennWest students, I’m teaching #whitecollarcrime this summer. It will be a good one! #criminology #criminaljustice #PWU @PennWCalifornia

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Colorado #DNA scandal threatens to overturn hundreds of criminal cases #forensicscience #criminaljustice https://t.co/iKuUpd4guY

[Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner2]

Ever wish you could take a class with constitutional law Professor Jamie Raskin? Well, here it is, courtesy of @briantylercohen
https://t.co/hvW2la49XV

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

Jellyfish protein to detect fingerprints in seconds. Jellyfish protein to detect fingerprints in seconds https://t.co/Y2lL0nunwb #criminaljustice #forensicscience

[Dr. Meghan Novisky @DrNovisky]

📢Call for chapters!📢 Jake, Rose & I seek abstracts for the #Routledge Handbook of Wellness in Criminal Justice. Chapters can be empirical, theoretical or creative & written by academics, clinicians &/or ppl with lived experience. Pls consider submitting: https://t.co/efk6wAebtt

[nik roberts, phd @crimnik]

I, for one, will never fly in a Boeing 737 Max.