Restorative justice and the evidence hierarchy: Implications for policy and practice
Chandler G. Robinson, Matthew W. Logan, Brandon C. Dulisse, Ian T. Adams, Mark A. Morgan
Evidence Base 2026
Policing Research & Policy
Ian T. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Ian T. Adams is a leading scholar of policing. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. His applied research focuses on the practical concerns of police practitioners, with a specific interest in technology, policy, behavior, and use-of-force in law enforcement.
Police Practices & Behavior Human Capital in Policing Body-Worn Cameras & Technology Artificial Intelligence in Policing
50+
Peer-reviewed publications
2024–26
National early-career awards (ASC Policing, DEC, ACJS)
Latest Work
Recent Publications
View all →Emotional Intelligence, Policing, and the Military Veteran Influence
Elizabeth A. Quinby, Irick A. Geary Jr., Matthew W. Logan, Ian T. Adams, Kyle D. McLean
Armed Forces & Society 2026
Experimentally falsifying ghost criminology: Exercising rigor, exorcising residue
Ian T. Adams
Theory and Society 2026
AI-Generated Human Stimuli for Experimental Social Science
Chandler G. Robinson, Ian T. Adams, Matthew W. Logan, J. Pete Blair
Journal of Experimental Criminology 2026
Recalibrating the risk of false confession wrongful convictions: Interrogation tactics and inverse probability
Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian T. Adams
Journal of Criminal Justice 2026
Commentary
Recent Posts
View all →What Does the Research Say About Police Body-Worn Camera Effects?
A plain-language guide to the evidence on body-worn cameras — what they change, what they don't, and where the research is still unsettled.
A Zotero Workflow for Academic Research
How I use Zotero to capture, organize, and cite hundreds of sources without losing my mind — a practical setup you can copy.
Website Migration: Hugo to Astro
A complete rebuild of ianadamsresearch.com