David Pyrooz

• Criminologist @BoulderSoc • PhD @ASUCrimJustice • BS/MS @fresno_state • Tweets on gangs, violence, prisons, & criminal justice • #competingforcontrol CUP 2019

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Coming soon

[ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing @ASC_DCS]

Congratulations to Shelley Johnson (Lifetime Achievement Award), David Pyrooz (Distinguished Scholar Award), Meghan Mitchell (Distinguished New Scholar Award), & Susan McNeeley (Edward J Latessa Practitoner Award)!🎉 #ASCsanfran2024 #asc2024

[Ian T. Adams @ian_t_adams]

Every researcher knows mistakes happen, but it takes real commitment to open science to put your code and data out there, knowing the risks. You are *asking* the world for critique. Unfortunately, most of criminology is still unwilling to do this most basic step.

That's why it was such a shame that Jacob Kang-Brown chose to take a more cynical approach, pushing a narrative that felt aimed at advancing an agenda rather than building scientific understanding. Open science is about collaboration and refining our work, not using errors as ammo. Not advancing political projects over professional science.

What impressed me most was the original authors' restraint – no instant social media back-and-forth, just a trust in their process and the rigor of their work. They let an independent review confirm the findings and didn’t rely on tweets to defend themselves. That’s real professionalism and integrity in action.

This kind of response should be a model for us all – letting science, not social media, do the talking. We should thank @jnixy and his co-authors for setting a higher standard for how we approach open science and handle critique in research.

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m glad that we’ve got a resolution. More from the authorship team soon, including our authors’ note and a long-form essay. But in the meantime, have a look at Nix’s blog to learn more about the outcome of a premature call for retraction.

[Justin Nix @jnixy]

For anyone interested -

https://t.co/QbArcUPID8

[Oral History Criminology Project @OHCP_CCJ]

With an active interest in policing, gangs, homicide, corrections, and even dept admin, the conversation with @ASUCrimJustice and longtime @UMSL_CCJ professor @DeckerCrime by former student and now gang-guru in his very own right, @dpyrooz, covers it all. Check out our latest addition to the OHCP archive.

Scott Decker https://t.co/Bq8eeatuZ3

[John Leverso @JohnLeverso]

Excited to share our new article, "Keeping it Real: A Signaling Theory Perspective on Authentic Claims of Gang Membership Made on Social Media," now out in Theoretical Criminology. Co-authored with James Densley and @Lindseyinsco1 Inbox me for a copy
https://t.co/06fq8GrCDT

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

FYI -- the manuscript submission deadline of 9/1 is incorrect.

If you're interested in the special issue, you've got at least another month to submit and receive full consideration of your manuscript.

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

International Criminology - call for papers on international/comparative research on gangs
https://t.co/gq2hw5FFe1

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Two possible tenure track positions @CUBoulder_SOCY

1) medical sociology / social demographer, rostered in sociology

2) social dimensions of hazards/disasters, rostered in the Institute of Behavioral Science

Details below
https://t.co/Wo2lniM3a5

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Publicly-available version of the paper here: https://t.co/yXmj5Rx6ur

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Does the public support anti-gang policies and practices? And can opinions by swayed?

(mostly) yes and yes

We polled 1000 Americans in a YouGov panel on criminal justice responses to gangs with experimental manipulation on core issues

Published version: https://t.co/o8tOi7o7NM

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Our new paper in Criminology demonstrates how leaving gangs improves mental health, drawing on the stress process perspective and data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project

[John Leverso @JohnLeverso]

Inspired by findings in health criminology, Me @dpyrooz and the Twitterless Cy @OUSOCCRIM investigated what happens to the mental health of gang members upon disengagement. Details in the comments but check out the full paper (open access!) here.
https://t.co/gpv9lflXoW

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

@ACunninghamITTA @GOVERNING Indeed, and preferable to indiscriminate and opaque policing, which is why it shouldn't be difficult to demonstrate the utility of the databases.

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

For nearly a decade James Densley and I have been weighing the evidence on police gang databases. We share our thoughts in this new opinion editorial in @GOVERNING
https://t.co/EOxU0n6NIy

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy. Excellent book. My blurb on the back: "This book packs a punch. Paul Joyce pulls back the curtain on Boston's gangland to unveil the trials and tribulations of the boys who were there when it started and the men they became."

[Little League @LittleLeague]

Colton Priest is a BEAST 💪 #LLWS

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

* 2 to go

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

Let’s go North Boulder Little League!

[Roy Edwards @RoyEdwardsCU]

The Colorado State Champions, the North Boulder Little League Wildcats first pitch will be at 1:02 Boulder time on @espn PLUS versus Montana in the @LittleLeague Mountain Regional in San Bernardino, CA.

@northboulderll will be the visitors with Luke Edwards leading off

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

That’s a wrap! One down, three to go to get to Williamsport
https://t.co/iSuXTSBo88

[North Boulder Little League @northboulderll]

Thank you .@GovofCO for honoring our Colorado State Champion 12U All-Stars team with the flag that flew over the State Capitol on July 19, 2024! We are both very proud and excited to represent this great state we call home. #WildcatNation #BoulderCO #LLWS

[David Pyrooz @dpyrooz]

@OxUniPress issued a 30% discount code for the Oxford Handbook of Gangs and Society, which I edited with James Densley and @JohnLeverso - now listed at $144 USD.

Check out the table of contents and chapters from many of the best minds in the field
https://t.co/1xrieEsa7t