Shawn L Hill
Biographic Data
| ID | 1322857 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shawn L Hill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shawn L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hill |
| SIGNATURE | HILL S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Diffusing translational criminology
Translational criminology emerged from the evidence-based criminology movement, which relies on rigorous research to amass scientific evidence about how to improve fairness and effectiveness in criminal justice. While evidence-based criminology focuses primarily on developing scientific evidence about which programs, practices, and interventions are most effective, translational criminology is concerned with how to disseminate that knowledge to t…
Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts
Research Summary U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re‐examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting …
Policing at the crossroads
This article discusses a timely and recent domain of intergroup relations scholarship that focuses on communication between police and the public—a domain we have previously described as intergroup par excellence. We begin with a brief overview of research on this topic, and then introduce four interrelated areas of research that illustrate the diversity and relevance of this approach: policing and stereotyping, communication accommodation (and n…
The Effects of Communication Accommodation on Hispanic Immigrants’ Willingness to Cooperate With U.S. Police
Communication accommodation theory (CAT) focuses on the communicative adjustments (accommodations) people make when interacting with others, as well as the causes and consequences of those adjustments. Research shows that these accommodations play a powerful role in shaping interpersonal and intergroup relations. One domain in which research has found these accommodations to be especially meaningful is in the relationships between police and the …
Experiencing Voices
This paper analyzes police and public reactions to an intergroup-communication intervention developed and tested in Santa Barbara, California. We discuss the theory underlying the development of the intervention as well as its implementation as a means of improving relationships between police officers and members of the Hispanic community. Based on thematic analysis of interviews with program participants, we provide qualitative evidence about p…
The police and those policed as intergroup par excellence
In many communities, certain segments of the population do not have trust and confidence in the police. These issues are particularly intense in some impoverished minority communities in which people are more likely to fear the police than to trust them. Much can be learned about the patterned dynamics between police and communities from the study of intergroup relations generally, and intergroup communication more specifically. Unfortunately, th…
Caught in the middle
Policing at the crossroads
This article discusses a timely and recent domain of intergroup relations scholarship that focuses on communication between police and the public—a domain we have previously described as intergroup par excellence. We begin with a brief overview of research on this topic, and then introduce four interrelated areas of research that illustrate the diversity and relevance of this approach: policing and stereotyping, communication accommodation (and n…
Caught in the middle
The police and those policed as intergroup par excellence
In many communities, certain segments of the population do not have trust and confidence in the police. These issues are particularly intense in some impoverished minority communities in which people are more likely to fear the police than to trust them. Much can be learned about the patterned dynamics between police and communities from the study of intergroup relations generally, and intergroup communication more specifically. Unfortunately, th…
Experiencing Voices
This paper analyzes police and public reactions to an intergroup-communication intervention developed and tested in Santa Barbara, California. We discuss the theory underlying the development of the intervention as well as its implementation as a means of improving relationships between police officers and members of the Hispanic community. Based on thematic analysis of interviews with program participants, we provide qualitative evidence about p…
The police and those policed as intergroup par excellence
In many communities, certain segments of the population do not have trust and confidence in the police. These issues are particularly intense in some impoverished minority communities in which people are more likely to fear the police than to trust them. Much can be learned about the patterned dynamics between police and communities from the study of intergroup relations generally, and intergroup communication more specifically. Unfortunately, th…
Caught in the middle
Policing at the crossroads
This article discusses a timely and recent domain of intergroup relations scholarship that focuses on communication between police and the public—a domain we have previously described as intergroup par excellence. We begin with a brief overview of research on this topic, and then introduce four interrelated areas of research that illustrate the diversity and relevance of this approach: policing and stereotyping, communication accommodation (and n…
The Effects of Communication Accommodation on Hispanic Immigrants’ Willingness to Cooperate With U.S. Police
Communication accommodation theory (CAT) focuses on the communicative adjustments (accommodations) people make when interacting with others, as well as the causes and consequences of those adjustments. Research shows that these accommodations play a powerful role in shaping interpersonal and intergroup relations. One domain in which research has found these accommodations to be especially meaningful is in the relationships between police and the …
Diffusing translational criminology
Translational criminology emerged from the evidence-based criminology movement, which relies on rigorous research to amass scientific evidence about how to improve fairness and effectiveness in criminal justice. While evidence-based criminology focuses primarily on developing scientific evidence about which programs, practices, and interventions are most effective, translational criminology is concerned with how to disseminate that knowledge to t…
Does humanizing the police improve the effectiveness of police recruiting efforts
Research Summary U.S. police agencies are currently facing a serious recruiting and staffing crisis. As a result, many scholars and police leaders are re‐examining police recruiting methods. This study draws on the field of intergroup communication to examine the effects of how police are portrayed in police recruitment materials. Using a randomized survey experiment, we tested the effects of humanizing how officers are portrayed in a recruiting …
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Accommodation (3 works) · Law (3 works)