Conference Presentations
- 1. Simpson, R., Charman, M.*, Tumilowicz, V.*, & Johnston, R.* “Fueling change in the
- aesthetics of policing: Public perceptions and police reactions to police vehicle designs.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2023.
- 2. Simpson, R., & Grossman, L.* “One or two: What works better for blue? A comparison of
- patrol officer output by single- versus double-crewed status.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2023.
- 3. Simpson, R. “Dispatch, I’m Code 4”: Officers’ perceptions of risk at calls for service.” Western
- Society of Criminology, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2023.
- 4. Sandrin, R., Simpson, R., & Gaub, J. “Search, bite, or sniff? Examining public support for
- police dogs and their utilities.” Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2023.
- 5. Twa, N.†, & Simpson, R. “Police in the news: A content analysis of news articles regarding
- officer-involved shootings in Canada.” Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2023.
- 6. Simpson, R., & Nix, J. “Under fire: Officer-involved shootings in Canada, 2017-2019.” To be
- presented at the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2022.
- 7. Sandrin, R., Simpson, R., & Gaub, J. “Friend or foe? Examining public support for police
- dogs in a use-of-force context.” To be presented at the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2022.
- 8. Simpson, R. & Birkett, C.* “Tweeting officers: A study of police officers who use Twitter.”
- Global Collaboration of Evidence-Based Policing, International, October 2022.
- 9. Simpson, R., & Sargeant, E. “Looking through the mirror: The effects of police uniforms
- and accoutrements on officer perceptions.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Washington, D.C., May 2022.
- 10. Simpson, R., & Hipp, J. R. “Empirically assessing change among police agencies in the
- United States.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2022.
- 11. Covington, M., Dorn, S.,& Magny, O.,* & Simpson, R. “Pracademia in policing: Building and
- maintaining partnerships between police agencies and the academy.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2022.
- 12. Simpson, R., & Sargeant, E. “The role of context in assessing perceptions of officer
- appearance: An experimental test of Queensland residents.” Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 2022.
- 13. Sandrin, R., Simpson, R., & Gaub, J. “Unpacking public perceptions of police dog units.”
- Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 2022.
- 14. Simpson, R., & Sargeant, E. “The locker room as a site of transformation: Uniforms and their
- effects on police officers.” American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November 2021. (Presentation cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 15. Simpson, R., & Orosco, C. “Classifying police calls for service: Implications for research and
- operations.” American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November 2021. (Presentation cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 16. Sandrin, R., & Simpson, R. “Predicting the behaviour of police: The role of officer trait
- ascriptions.” American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November 2021. (Presentation cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 17. Simpson, R., & Bell, N.* The use of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) data to study patrol
- officer activities.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Columbia, South Carolina, August 2021.
- 18. Simpson, R., & Sandrin, R. “The implications of personal protective equipment (PPE) for
- police during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida, April 2021 (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 19. Simpson, R., & Sargeant, E. “The locker room as a site of transformation: Uniforms
- and their effects on police officers.” American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November 2020 (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 20. Simpson, R. “Constable Scarecrow: Findings from a police-directed field experiment
- regarding motorist speed.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Washington, D.C., June 2020. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 21. Simpson, R. “Inanimate but effective? Exploring the impact of a police cut-out on motorist
- speed in British Columbia.” Canadian Policing Research Conference, Nicolet, Quebec, June 2020. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 22. Simpson, R., & Pappas, L. N. “The criminal justice funnel: Perceptions of police, courts,
- and willingness to cooperate with officers.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Antonio, Texas, March 2020. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
- 23. Simpson, R. “Constable Scarecrow: An evaluation of a police-directed field experiment
- aimed at reducing traffic speed.” Western Society of Criminology, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2020.
- 24. Pappas, L. N., & Simpson, R.. “Looping through the system: An analysis of perceptions of
- courts and police.” Western Society of Criminology, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2020.
- 25. Simpson, R. “Guardian versus warrior: An exploration of police recruitment videos in
- California.” Association for Criminal Justice Research, Oakland, California, March 2019.
- 26. Simpson, R. “The Police Officer Perception Project (POPP): Police appearance, policy, and the
- importance of academic-police collaboration.” American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2019.
- 27. + Simpson, R. “Police vehicles as symbols of legitimacy." Society for Personality and Social
- Psychology, Portland, Oregon, February 2019
- 28. Wetherell, K.†, & Simpson, R. “The face of the police in America: An examination of police
- spokesperson characteristics.” Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 2019.
- 29. Simpson, R., & Hipp, J. R. “A typological approach to understanding police agency
- trajectories, 1993-2013.” American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2018
- 30. + Wetherell, K.†, & Simpson, R. “An investigation of the demographic trends of police
- spokespersons within the United States.” UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, Irvine, California, May 2018.
- 31. + Simpson, R. “Lock, load… and smile? Facial expressions and perceptions of the police.”
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2018.
- 32. Simpson, R. “Policing the suburban city: Lights, sirens, and the challenges of contemporary
- patrol work.” Western Society of Criminology, Long Beach, California, February 2018.
- 33. Simpson, R, & Hipp, J. R. “At the intersection of typology and trajectory: Studying change
- among police agencies in America.” Western Society of Criminology, Long Beach, California, February 2018.
- 34. Simpson, R. “What can time tell us regarding perceptions of police? Incorporating latency
- information into experimental evaluations of dichotomous outcomes.” American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2017.
- 35. + Simpson, R, & Biggs, J.* “High-visibility vests in public environments: A randomized
- field trial of public-police engagement.” American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2017.
- 36. + Simpson, R, & Li, X.† “Police spokespersons in America: A nationwide examination.”
- American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2017.
- 37. + Hipp, J. R., Kubrin, C. E., Bates, C. J., Branic, N., Contreras, C., Forthun, B. J., Kim, Y. A.,
- Mioduszewski, M. D., Simpson, R., & Williams, S. A. “Studying the social ecology of crime in Southern California: An introduction to the ILSSC.” American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2017.
- 38. Simpson, R. “Under the microscope: Perceptions of police in a laboratory environment.”
- European Society of Criminology, Cardiff, Wales, September 2017.
- 39. Simpson, R. “Two versus four: Do fewer wheels result in more? Patrol strategies and
- perceptions of the police.” Association for Criminal Justice Research, Sacramento, California, March 2017.
- 40. Simpson, R., & Hipp, J. R. “Cops in California: Identifying, describing and interpreting
- patterns in department typologies.” Western Society of Criminology, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2017.
- 41. + Simpson, R. “Perceiving police: Uniforms and attire influence social processes.” Society
- for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, Texas, January 2017.
- 42. Simpson, R. “Do uniforms matter? Experimental evidence from the Police Officer Perception
- Project (POPP).” American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2016.
- 43. + Simpson, R, & Hipp, J. R. “Spatially diverse policing: An examination of police typologies
- across space and time.” American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2016.
- 44. + Simpson, R. “The Police Officer Perception Project (POPP): An experimental evaluation
- of factors that impact perceptions of the police.” UCI Social Ecology Poster Session, Irvine, California, March 2016.
- 45. Simpson, R, & Hipp, J. R. “What came first: The police or the incident? An examination of
- police response to calls for service and crime.” Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2016.
- 46. Simpson, R, Gravel, J., & Wong, J. “Getting in people’s faces: On the symbiotic relationship
- between the media and police gang units.” Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2016.
- 47. Simpson, R.. “The effect of patrol strategies on the public’s perceptions of the police.”
- American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November 2015.
- 48. + Simpson, R., Gravel, J., & Wong, J. “High-profile incidents, specialized policing, and
- media reporting of gang-related homicides.” American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November 2015.
+ Denotes poster presentation // * Denotes practitioner // † Denotes undergraduate student
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