Matthew Ross

Matthew Ross appears in The ICE hiring boom as the economist whose research helps the episode move from classroom training to Field Training Officer Effects. The source says Ross used Dallas Police Department data and found that recruits paired with more aggressive field training officers were more likely to use force for at least three years.

Ross is important because he makes training culture measurable. In the episode, his work supports the claim that who trains recruits on the job can have a durable effect on behavior, which complicates a narrow debate over formal academy hours.

Connections

• Dallas Police Department - data context for his research.
• Field Training Officer Effects - concept grounded by the study.
• Federal Law Enforcement Training - classroom-training counterpart.
• Law Enforcement Culture Accountability - broader behavioral and organizational frame.