Redeeming desistance: From individual journeys to a social movement
Redeeming desistance: From individual journeys to a social movement Abstract Early desistance research identified a key role for redemption scripts in the process of desisting from crime. This research emerged…
Anticipatory discrimination: How attorneys’ assumptions about fact triers’ biases sustain race and gender inequality in the civil legal system
Anticipatory discrimination: How attorneys’ assumptions about fact triers’ biases sustain race and gender inequality in the civil legal system Abstract Sociolegal research has shown that structural and interpersonal discrimination produce…
How environmental features and perceptions influence the perceived risks and rewards of criminal opportunities
How environmental features and perceptions influence the perceived risks and rewards of criminal opportunities Abstract A central tenet of the criminal decision-making literature is that perceptions of the environment shape…
Criminal justice as racialized organizations: Evidence from ethnographies of police, courts, and jails
Criminal justice as racialized organizations: Evidence from ethnographies of police, courts, and jails Abstract Criminology has long grappled with the relationship between race/racism and the criminal justice system. In this…
The transferal of criminal record stigma in the employment context: Evidence from conjoint and vignette experiments
The transferal of criminal record stigma in the employment context: Evidence from conjoint and vignette experiments Abstract A common concern in hiring individuals with criminal convictions is the stigma associated…
Concentrated disadvantage and stress in daily life after prison
Concentrated disadvantage and stress in daily life after prison Abstract Reentry from prison is a stressful life transition, which has consequences for recidivism, health, and well-being. Navigating poor and highly…
“It’s like a reverse Robin Hood—We all know they can’t pay”: How court actors navigate the logics of monetary sanctions
“It's like a reverse Robin Hood—We all know they can't pay”: How court actors navigate the logics of monetary sanctions Abstract Monetary sanctions (also known as legal financial obligations or…
Guilt and depression in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
Guilt and depression in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda Abstract After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of people were convicted and sentenced for genocide-related…
Corrigendum to “When police pull back: Neighborhood‐level effects of de‐policing on violent and property crime, a research note”
Corrigendum to “When police pull back: Neighborhood‐level effects of de‐policing on violent and property crime, a research note” Criminology, EarlyView. Read the syndicated article here
Public support for universal second look sentencing, a research note
Public support for universal second look sentencing, a research note Abstract Based on a 2023 national YouGov survey (N = 800), we explored public support for universal second look sentencing—the view that…
Thicker than blood: Exploring the importance of carceral bonds for those formerly serving juvenile life without parole sentences
Thicker than blood: Exploring the importance of carceral bonds for those formerly serving juvenile life without parole sentences Abstract The Montgomery vs. Louisiana ruling in 2016 on the unconstitutionality of…
Why are state prison populations shrinking? A research note
Why are state prison populations shrinking? A research note Abstract After four decades of explosive growth, the US imprisonment rate began to inch downward in 2008. Despite fostering extensive public…