David Tyler

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Dr. David (Dave) Tyler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He earned his Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University in 2020, and holds a B.A. and M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Additionally, he completed a graduate certificate in quantitative social science research methods at Arizona State University in 2019.

Dr. Tyler’s research agenda focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies and criminal justice, particularly the applications of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in criminal justice education, training, and practice. His recent work includes a mixed-methods study on the use of large language models like ChatGPT in criminal justice education, exploring educator attitudes and their ability to detect AI-generated student submissions. 

In addition to his work in emerging technology, Dr. Tyler also explores procedural fairness and its impact on group dynamics during protests, with a particular focus on the relationship between protesters and police. He has published extensively on how procedural fairness shapes both internal police organizational behaviors and external social identities. His work has been featured in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Crime & Delinquency, and Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.

• Emerging Technology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Procedural Fairness
• Quantitative Methods

D. Tyler CV