Ian T. Adams, Ph.D.

Ian T. Adams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice

University of South Carolina

A brief note about me

Ian T. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. His applied research agenda lays at the nexus of policing and policy evaluation, with a specific interest in policy and front-line policing. Dr. Adams has over thirty peer-reviewed publications on these and related topics, and his work has been published in the top general interest journals of both criminal justice and public administration, including Justice Quarterly and Public Administration Review.

His research has been featured in news articles including at the Washington Post and NPR, among others. His public-facing communication has appeared in multiple written, radio, and podcast outlets. Dr. Adams is a 2018 American Society of Public Administration Founders’ Fellow, and a 2020/2021 doctoral fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

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Interests

  • Criminal Justice Policy
  • Human Capital in Policing
  • Body-Worn Cameras & Technology
  • Survey Methodology

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, 2022

    University of Utah

  • Masters of Public Administration, 2017

    University of Utah

  • BS in Marketing, 2003

    University of Utah

Recent Posts

Agency-level fatal police shootings over time

Dr. Justin Nix has been hard at work locating historical data for lethal police shootings in the United States. With his permission, the following tool allows you to see individual agencies in the dataset.
Last updated on Apr 9, 2023 1 min read

LEMAS 2016 and 2020 Turnover Comparison

In this blog post, we will analyze and compare the turnover rates of local police agencies with 100 or more sworn officers in the United States using the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) data from 2016 and 2020.
Last updated on Mar 15, 2023 5 min read

An Upstanding Rebellion

Note: GPT3 is relatively highly skilled in producing essays. Question though - how is it at generating fiction? The answer - not as good. What will this look like in a year?
Last updated on Dec 8, 2022 21 min read fiction, GPT3

Strong Minds and Bodies

Maintaining a fitness routine can be a challenge for anyone, but for academics, it can be particularly difficult. Our demanding work schedules and sedentary lifestyles can leave little time or energy for exercise.
Last updated on Dec 6, 2022 8 min read academia, fitness

Counting "Select All That Apply" Questions in Qualtrics

Qualtrics Messy Data My friend Devon Cantwell reached out with an interesting messy data caused by how Qualtrics produces “select all that apply” variables. For example, in her (mock) survey, she asks students to select all the colors that they personally find attractive from a list.
Last updated on Aug 25, 2021 2 min read R, stats, Research
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Selected Publications

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Defanged (preprint)
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Challenging the Ordinality of Police Use-of-Force Policy
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Elevated Police Turnover following the Summer of George Floyd Protests: A Synthetic Control Study
Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian Adams, Justin Nix
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Improving Victim Engagement and Officer Response in Rape Investigations
Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian T. Adams, Sharon H. Mastracci
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COVID-19 Vaccine Program Eliminates Law Enforcement Workforce Infections: A Bayesian Structural Time Series Analysis
Scott M. Mourtgos, Ian Adams
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Popular Topics

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