First gen professor at a public university in the mountain west, U.S. I study the police, criminal justice system, forensic crime labs, and organizations. My posts do not reflect the opinions of my employer. https://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3mjxssbd3yk24I am here to report that the Race to Robie Creek is, indeed, no friggin joke. Also happy to say it was fun. Five stars.21 Apr 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxssbd3yk24https://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3mdvy63smmk2i1. Just reviewed a manuscript for a CJ journal that was, I am 99% certain, AI generated. The writing was grammatically correct yet clunky and awk. IRB state assurance was wedged into the data analysis section. Bold statements "no study has ever done the thing..." yet vague on details.02 Feb 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvy63smmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lrgdsynf3k2tSome days are wonderful. Other days make me wonder. Sighted on campus.12 Jun 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgdsynf3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lr3unkawvs25I will share this with my incoming cohort of grad students in August, as part of our discussion of stress and wellbeing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3unkawvs25https://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3llrsnilebc2rTreefort Musicfest was outstanding this year! Excellent bands, good food, a frickin' giant lit mammoth, chill crowds, and great people watching. Two high points were seeing Fleeting Confidence (a hot trio), and one of my favs, Lunar Vacation.01 Apr 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrsnilebc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lljv2cdx3s2kIlluminating thread on women's involvement in early prevocational English policing. Yes, a woman served as a Shire Reeve (sheriff). [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljv2cdx3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lkh6un27hs2wAttended the rally at the Idaho State House this morning. Great energy, great speakers, and the best signs. Hafta admit, this sign had me feeling a little triggered until @lblogic.bsky.social explained it wasn't referring to me. Phew.15 Mar 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkh6un27hs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lk26naytas2kI am back. Running. Finally recovered to the point of regular, semi-long runs.10 Mar 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk26naytas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lh4romebms2eHappy Black History month!!01 Feb 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4romebms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lgqp3juzr22jFor today, Exene Cervenka and the band X's "Country at War" seems appropriate.27 Jan 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqp3juzr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lfazwmdbgk2cCheryl Waters spinning the midday show on KEXP is just perfect. Perfect. #KEXP08 Jan 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfazwmdbgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lcvbgd4suc2d1. Robert H. Langworthy passed away on Nov. 25, 2024. Bob was best known for his pioneering work on quantifying police organizational structure (1986), and his work (with John Crank) applying institutional org theory to police agencies (1992). Bob's career took him from the USAF, to a degree in...09 Dec 2024 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvbgd4suc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lbbr23jn2l2pStormie says stop scrolling and go to bed. Goodnight everyone.19 Nov 2024 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbr23jn2l2phttps://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3lav7osrfeo26Excited to spend time at #ASC in SF with @lblogic.bsky.social and @crimdocbrown.bsky.social. It's always enlightening conversation and a little laughter with two old friends.14 Nov 2024 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lav7osrfeo26https://bsky.app/profile/william-king.bsky.social/post/3latpbrwukq22My wife says this is her favorite photo of me. It captures a lot, from a time when we were dating long distance. So I think it's a good intro to Bluesky.13 Nov 2024 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:o2kbngo7ppjw3vgcdopmm7rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3latpbrwukq22