Media Coverage
Selected media appearances, expert commentary, and press coverage across national and regional outlets.
1,000+
Media Appearances
By Chantelle Lee
Reporting on the wave of swatting incidents targeting universities across the country, including Villanova, as students returned to campus for the fall semester.
Read / ListenBy WPR Staff
Coverage of the hoax shooting threat at UW-Madison, part of a larger national trend of swatting incidents targeting college campuses.
Read / ListenBy Justin Muszynski
"The tension in Hartford really encapsulates the entire national challenge that we're seeing, which is balancing the public's demand for transparency and police accountability and the practical realities of managing a workforce."
By John DeCarlo, Eric Dlugolenski, Steve Hebbe, & Jason Potts
Dr. DeCarlo and collaborating police chiefs describe the formation of the research team and methodology behind the groundbreaking randomized controlled trial on contagious fire in policing.
Read / ListenBy CT Insider Staff
DeCarlo noted that police residency trends began to shift when many cities and towns switched from providing defined benefits plans to 401(k)s, contributing to officers living farther from the communities they serve.
Read / ListenBy Erik Ortiz and Alicia Victoria Lozano
DeCarlo said there is a particular urgency in those initial hours of a homicide investigation, and that informing the public to be vigilant about suspicious activity is key guidance in potentially apprehending the killer.
Read / ListenBy Jim O'Grady
DeCarlo explained the historical origins of the green lanterns used by the first police officers in New Amsterdam and their symbolic continuation in modern NYPD precincts.
Read / ListenBy CT Post Staff
Coverage of differences between state and local police department policies in Connecticut, with expert commentary on policing standards and practices.
Read / ListenBy Robert Siegel
NPR's Robert Siegel reported from John Jay College of Criminal Justice on how policing is being taught during a year of intense national scrutiny. The segment examined the shift from a warrior mindset to a guardian approach in police training and education.
Read / ListenBy Time Staff
"There may be fewer incidents of abuse of force nowadays than there had been during the 1960s and '70s, but because we see them more commonly now because of the advent of cameras, people think they're going up."
Read / ListenThis page features selected media coverage. Dr. DeCarlo has been quoted or featured in over 1,000 national media appearances including CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, ABC, NPR, PBS, WNYC, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time, Scientific American, Reuters, USA Today, Le Monde, Los Angeles Times, and Atlantic Magazine. Additional stories will be added as they become available.