Race, work history, and the employment recidivism relationship*
Race, work history, and the employment recidivism relationship* Abstract Recent studies have found that race, work history, postprison employment, and recidivism are intertwined, suggesting that race and work history may…
Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang–misconduct link*
Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang–misconduct link* Abstract A top priority of prison authorities is maintaining a safe and orderly institutional…
Mental health disparities in solitary confinement
Mental health disparities in solitary confinement Abstract Harsh prison conditions have been widely examined for their effects on the mental health of incarcerated people, but few studies have examined whether…
Structural predictors of choice: Testing a multilevel rational choice theory of crime
Structural predictors of choice: Testing a multilevel rational choice theory of crime Abstract Extant research has provided support for the micro-level predictions of rational choice models of crime. Yet, a…
Improving or declining: What are the consequences for changes in local crime?*
Improving or declining: What are the consequences for changes in local crime?* Abstract Whereas existing ecology of crime research frequently uses a cross-sectional design, an open question is whether theories…
Gender equality and the shifting gap in female‐to‐male prison admission rates*
Gender equality and the shifting gap in female‐to‐male prison admission rates* Abstract Although women have made dramatic gains toward equality with men over the past century, this progress has occurred…
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: How formerly incarcerated men navigate the labor market with prison credentials*
Damned if you do, damned if you don't: How formerly incarcerated men navigate the labor market with prison credentials* Abstract Although employment is central to successful reentry, formerly incarcerated people…
Personality pathways to aggression: Testing a trait‐state model using immersive technology
Personality pathways to aggression: Testing a trait‐state model using immersive technology Abstract Trait-state models aim to provide an encompassing view of offender decision-making processes by linking individual dispositions to proximal…
“We keep the nightmares in their cages”: Correctional culture, identity, and the warped badge of honor*
“We keep the nightmares in their cages”: Correctional culture, identity, and the warped badge of honor* Abstract Correctional scholarship has demonstrated concern over the dehumanizing implications of the carceral state…
Social order and social justice: Moral intuitions, systemic racism beliefs, and Americans’ divergent attitudes toward Black Lives Matter and police
Social order and social justice: Moral intuitions, systemic racism beliefs, and Americans’ divergent attitudes toward Black Lives Matter and police Abstract We examine the influence of moral intuitions on Americans’…
Collective efficacy and the built environment*
Collective efficacy and the built environment* Abstract Collective efficacy is a prominent explanation for neighborhood crime concentrations. Just as crime is concentrated in particular neighborhoods, within-neighborhoods crime is concentrated in…
Unraveling mass incarceration: Criminology’s role in the policy process*
Unraveling mass incarceration: Criminology's role in the policy process* Abstract In this address I argue that large reductions in unproductive and unjust uses of imprisonment requires curtailment of the over…