PhD from @SHSUCJ • US Army Veteran • SAR K9 Handler • Adjunct Instructor • Researcher for a large U.S. Correctional Agency • Views are my own
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
Mar 3
AI will free academics from the burden of research so we can focus on the work that matters: cyberbullying each other on social media.
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All I know is that the discourse surrounding the em dash and AI make me feel personally attacked. First the em dash, next the ellipses, and then the Oxford comma. When will AI appropriation of neurodivergent writing styles stop?
#clankerappropriation
#chillitsjustajoke
Mar 3
Does anyone have a good explanation to why the em dash (—) is rendered out so much by LLMs
The explanation is always that it's in the training data a lot.
I don't think that's true at all.
And why is it so hard to get LLM's to stop using them?
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22 Dec 2025
@NFL you really need to hold referees accountable for bad calls, especially when they involve player injuries
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1 Oct 2025
Where was this guy when my hearing loss claim was denied as ‘not service related’?
militarytimes.com/news/your-…
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Love this special issue of @PoliceBriefings on Women in Policing -- A contribution by @WesleyTSmith3 @KellieR_Dallas & I, based on our article "Balancing Duty & Family" in @police_practice -- Linked below!
bit.ly/4h2dmXO
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16 Jun 2025
Excited to see this! I really hope they start with the basics and build a good team - I have seen existing policies that are so vague as to over classify what is ‘artificial intelligence’ and unintentionally throw wrenches into ops as a result. Waiting with bated breath!!!
16 Jun 2025
AI presents significant opportunities and formidable challenges for criminal justice. Today, we (w/@RANDCorporation) are excited to announce a new Task Force on Artificial Intelligence to help guide the safe, ethical, & effective integration of AI in the criminal justice system.
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Propagandhi has released new music and it is just amazing.
When I was 13, I hand wrote a letter to them and they hand wrote me a letter back, which I still have somewhere.
This band has been one of the most important things in my life. 1/
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
30 Jan 2025
"It's Valentine's Day. You should get her something expensive."
Me:
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
23 Jan 2025
✨NOW ONLINE: A mixed-methods study on how personal & professional support (especially w/ families) impacts women’s org commitment in policing.
Spoiler: More support = more commitment
S/O to ASEBP AC/DC for making this possible!
Limited free access: bit.ly/4h2dmXO
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18 Dec 2024
This is probably a good article…
18 Dec 2024
OMG, I want to live in this article! Spiegehalter puts in words exactly how I approach probability: it doesn't exist as an objective measure, but it's still useful to pretend it does.
In a way, it feels like Calibrated Bayes, my favorite kind of Bayesian!
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Your writing is putting people to sleep.
Here's how to wake them up with fewer words.
A list of wordy phrases and better shorter substitutes:
ALT List of wordy phrases and their substitutes. Great for improving academic writing.
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14 Sep 2024
Drinking scotch and listening to The Future of Humanity by @michiokaku . Wondering if it is too late to get another PhD in physics? Love the work he highlights in this book!
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15 Aug 2024
The worst part about Nashville is that all these bands are taking requests but none of them know ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’….
#countrymusic
#anyothersongistreason
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
7 Jun 2024
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Corrections
#Corrections #LawEnforcement #PTSD #PTSDAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #NotAllWoundsAreVisible #BehavioralHealth #Trauma #CorrectionalHealth #PTSDinCorrections
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
6 Jun 2024
Are you passionate about researching the criminalization of pregnancy after Dobbs? Are you a recently-minted Ph.D. looking for a post-doc? Come work with me and UTK colleagues at the Appalachian Justice Research Center! Details here: ut.taleo.net/careersection/u…
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
13 Apr 2024
This was a wildly creative & fun piece to write & the first manuscript out of my postdoc 😎
Police personnel held beliefs (both personal & their perception of their peers’ beliefs) that were largely negative in tone.
bit.ly/3xCDyGL
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28 Mar 2024
The real OG
28 Mar 2024
Who are the heroes of applied / computational mathematics?
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28 Mar 2024
William Brown identified veterans of the GWOT era engaging with the criminal justice system as an "emerging storm". Well folks, the rain is here.
Now it is time to do some work addressing this issue in a meaningful and effective way on a national scale.
governing.com/policy/states-…
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28 Mar 2024
I am constantly humbled and excited to be a (minor) member of a great team working under the guidance of Jim D. Seward and developing ways to address veterans and the justice system.
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