Seth Watts

Seth Watts

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. I study policing, technology, and public health.

Publications

2026

  1. Watts, S., White, M. D., & Malm, A. (2026). AI in Policing: Capturing Police Performance (Good and Bad) in Routine, Rare, and Novel Events. https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.c691ef98 [Link]  [PDF]

2025

  1. Watts, S., del Pozo, B., White, M. D., & Malm, A. (2025). Does automated feedback impact the acceptability of AI-generated police body worn camera review? An implementation science natural experiment. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-025-09711-7 [Link]  [PDF]
  2. White, M. D., Watts, S., Malm, A., & Navarrete, G. B. (2025). Officer Acceptance and Use of AI-Driven Body-Worn Camera Footage Review. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-025-09857-0 [Link]
  3. White, M. D., Watts, S., & Malm, A. (2025). An Evaluation of Truleo’s AI-based Body-Worn Camera Analytics. https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.45f5258f [Link]  [PDF]
  4. White, M. D., Watts, S., Malm, A., & Navarrete, G. B. (2025). Officer Acceptance and Use of AI-Driven Body-Worn Camera Footage Review. https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.291631e5 [Link]  [PDF]
  5. Orosco, C., White, M. D., & Watts, S. (2025). Can De-escalation Training Reduce Use of Force and Injuries to Citizens Without Risking Officer Safety? Applied Police Briefings. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v2i1.4996 [Link]  [PDF]
  6. Orosco, C., White, M. D., & Watts, S. (2025). Can De-escalation Training Reduce Use of Force and Injuries to Citizens Without Risking Officer Safety? Applied Police Briefings. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v1i3.4996 [Link]

2024

  1. Watts, S., White, M. D., Perrone, D., & Malm, A. (2024). Who is fatigued? A repeated cross-sectional survey of officer attitudes towards people who use opioids, naloxone, and their role in responding to opioid overdoses. Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102308 [Link]
  2. Watts, S., White, M. D., Orosco, C., Perrone, D., & Malm, A. (2024). Understanding Police Involvement at Opioid Overdose Incidents Through Body-Worn Camera Footage. Applied Police Briefings. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v1i2.5019 [Link]  [PDF]
  3. White, M. D., Orosco, C., & Watts, S. (2024). More Than Use of Force: Examining Alternative Outcomes for Police De-Escalation Training. Applied Police Briefings. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v1i2.5010 [Link]
  4. Watts, S., White, M. D., & Malm, A. (2024). Automating Body-Worn Camera Footage Review through AI: Preliminary Findings from a Multi-Site Randomized Control Trial. https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.dd9645dd [Link]  [PDF]
  5. Brown, K. L., Watts, S., Turner, P. R., & Wallace, D. (2024). Does proximity to service providers impact punitivity in stop outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness? Journal of Crime and Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648x.2024.2375371 [Link]
  6. Watts, S., White, M. D., & Malm, A. (2024). Automating body-worn camera footage review through AI: baseline attitudes from a multisite randomized control trial. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paae107 [Link]

2023

  1. White, M. D., Monk, K., & Watts, S. (2023). A half-century investigation of police officer line-of-duty deaths: putting the recent spike in long-term context. Police Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2023.2267728 [Link]
  2. White, M. D., Orosco, C., & Watts, S. (2023). Beyond force and injuries: Examining alternative (and important) outcomes for police De-escalation training. Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102129 [Link]
  3. White, M. D., Orosco, C., & Watts, S. (2023). Can police de-escalation training reduce use of force and citizen injury without compromising officer safety? Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09584-8 [Link]

2022

  1. White, M. D., Watts, S., Orosco, C., Perrone, D., & Malm, A. (2022). Leveraging Body-Worn Camera Footage to Better Understand Opioid Overdoses and the Impact of Police-Administered Naloxone. American Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2022.306918 [Link]
  2. Gaub, J. E., White, M. D., Malm, A., Watts, S., & Brown, K. L. (2022). Investigating the prevalence and utility of police body-worn cameras in the George Floyd protests. Policing: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-10-2021-0151 [Link]

2021

  1. White, M. D., Perrone, D., Watts, S., & Malm, A. (2021). Moving Beyond Narcan: A Police, Social Service, and Researcher Collaborative Response to the Opioid Crisis. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-021-09625-w [Link]  [PDF]
  2. White, M. D., Perrone, D., Watts, S., & Malm, A. (2021). Moving Beyond Narcan: A Police, Social Service, and Researcher Collaborative Response to the Opioid Crisis. https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.72a5279a [Link]  [PDF]
  3. White, M. D., Perrone, D., Malm, A., & Watts, S. (2021). Narcan cops: Officer perceptions of opioid use and willingness to carry naloxone. Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101778 [Link]