Rylan Simpson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Criminology
Simon Fraser University |
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada V5A 1S6
rylan_simpson@sfu.ca |
Publications
 | Re-assessing measurement error in police calls for service: Classifications of events by dispatchers and officers
Rylan Simpson and Carlena Orosco
Publication Information: PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0260365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260365.
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 | Reducing speeding via inanimate police presence: An evaluation of a police‐directed field study regarding motorist behavior
Rylan Simpson, Mark McCutcheon, and Darryl Lal
Publication Information: Criminology & Public Policy, 19(3), 997-1018. doi: 10.1111/1745-9133.12513.
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 | Unpacking the police patrol shift: Observations and complications of “electronically” riding along with police
Rylan Simpson and Nick Bell
Publication Information: Crime Science, 11, 15. doi: 10.1186/s40163-022-00178-9.
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| Public perceptions of courts and cooperation with police
Rylan Simpson and Lacee N. Pappas
Publication Information: Crime Science, 13, 9. doi: 10.1186/s40163-024-00207-9.
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 | Experimental methods in criminology
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.841.
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 | Public perceptions of, and preferences toward, police vehicle designs: A mixed-method test of a theoretical question
Rylan Simpson, Viktoria Tumilowicz, Madison Charman, and Rich Johnston
Publication Information: Journal of Criminal Justice, 89, 102119. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102119.
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 | Police shootings in Canada: An empirical analysis and call for data
Rylan Simpson and Justin Nix
Publication Information: Crime & Delinquency. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00111287231226182.
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| A field test of police vehicle presence on speed(ing): Parked, unoccupied, and effective
Rylan Simpson, Quentin Frewing, and Sukhdip Tiwana
Publication Information: Crime & Delinquency. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/24751979.2022.2106882.
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 | The effects of saturation enforcement on speed(ing) along a highway corridor: Results from a police-directed field study
Rylan Simpson, Quentin Frewing, and Jason Bayer
Publication Information: Justice Evaluation Journal, 6(1), 20-31. doi: 10.1080/24751979.2022.2106882.
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 | Police recruitment videos and their relevance for attracting officers
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 17, paac057. doi: 10.1093/police/paac057.
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 | What are the most important components of a police uniform? Qualitative insight from a sample of Canadians
Rylan Simpson, Madison Charman, Viktoria Tumilowicz, and Rich Johnston
Publication Information: Police Practice and Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2024.2325700.
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 | An experimental examination of the perceptual paradox surrounding police canine units
Ryan Sandrin, Rylan Simpson, and Janne E. Gaub
Publication Information: Journal of Experimental Criminology, 19(4), 1021-1031. doi: 10.1007/s11292-022-09516-y.
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 | Situational context and public perceptions of officer appearance: A vignette-based study of police uniforms and accouterments
Rylan Simpson and Elise Sargeant
Publication Information: Criminology & Criminal Justice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/17488958231210991.
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| Exploring the perceptual effects of uniforms and accoutrements among a sample of police officers: The locker room as a site of transformation
Rylan Simpson and Elise Sargeant
Publication Information: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 16(4), 663-675. doi: 10.1093/police/paac002.
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 | Connecting officer appearance with officer safety: A survey of police officers’ perceptions of uniforms and accoutrements.
Rylan Simpson and Elise Sargeant
Publication Information: Policing & Firearms: New Perspectives and Insights. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13013-7_17.
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| In the eye of the powerholder: Examining the relationship between uniform and accoutrement combinations and police self-legitimacy
Elise Sargeant and Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Police Practice and Research, 25(3), 358-375. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2023.2246620.
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| Public perceptions of police officers who wear pins or patches on their uniform
Craig Bennell, Rylan Simpson, Lélia Makeen-Brazé, Remmy Ackert-Fraser, Liana Lanzo, and Noah Bennell
Publication Information: Police Practice and Research, 24(6), 735-743. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2023.2200947.
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| The role of police in conducting wellness checks: Insight from a study of police data
Jeremy Pearce and Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Police Practice and Research, 23(4), 400-413. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2022.2042292.
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| The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by police during a public health crisis: An experimental test of public perception
Rylan Simpson and Ryan Sandrin
Publication Information: Journal of Experimental Criminology, 18(2), 297-319. doi: 10.1007/s11292-020-09451-w.
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 | Public assessments of police during the COVID-19 pandemic: The effects of procedural justice and personal protective equipment
Ryan Sandrin and Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Policing: An International Journal, 45(1), 154-168. doi: 10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2021-0045
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| Calling the police: Dispatchers as important interpreters and manufacturers of calls for service data
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 15(2), 1537-1545. doi: 10.1093/police/paaa040.
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 | The Police Officer Perception Project (POPP): An experimental evaluation of factors that impact perceptions of the police
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13(3), 393-415. doi: 10.1007/s11292-017-9292-4.
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| Police vehicles as symbols of legitimacy
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Journal of Experimental Criminology, 15(1), 87-101. doi: 10.1007/s11292-018-9343-5.
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 | When police smile: A two sample test of the effects of facial expressions on perceptions of police
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36(2), 170-182. doi: 10.1007/s11292-018-9343-5.
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| Officer appearance and perceptions of police: Accoutrements as signals of intent
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 14(1), 243-257. doi: 10.1093/police/pay015.
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 | Seeing gender in policing: Uniforms and perceived aggression
Rylan Simpson and Alyssa Croft
Publication Information: Women & Criminal Justice, 31(5), 406-421. doi: 10.1080/08974454.2020.1842290.
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 | A typological approach to studying policing
Rylan Simpson and John R. Hipp
Publication Information: Policing and Society, 29(6), 706-726. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2017.1394299.
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| What came first: The police or the incident? Bidirectional relationships between police actions and police incidents
Rylan Simpson and John R. Hipp
Publication Information: Policing and Society, 29(7), 783-801. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2017.1405957.
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 | Police spokespersons: A question of organizational representation
Rylan Simpson and Kamali'ilani Wetherell
Publication Information: International Journal of Police Science & Management, 22(3), 253-262. doi: 10.1177/1461355720918882.
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 | Getting in people's faces: On the symbiotic relationship between the media and police gang units
Jason Gravel, Jennifer Wong, and Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Deviant Behavior, 39(2), 257-273. doi: 10.1080/01639625.2016.1269547.
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 | Policing as reflected in Disney’s film Zootopia: Research meets motion picture
Rylan Simpson
Publication Information: Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 23(1), 1-15.
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