“If it don’t kill you, it’ll take away your life”: Survival strategies and isolation in a long‐running gun conflict
“If it don't kill you, it'll take away your life”: Survival strategies and isolation in a long‐running gun conflict Abstract Gun violence in the United States often spurs long-running conflicts,…
Changing contexts: A quasi‐experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school
Changing contexts: A quasi‐experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school Abstract In a quasi-experiment, we examine whether changing schools during the transition from 8th to 9th grade…
Police legitimacy regimes and the suppression of citizen oversight in response to police violence*
Police legitimacy regimes and the suppression of citizen oversight in response to police violence* Abstract A lack of formal accountability in the aftermath of police violence against communities of color…
“[It’s] what you do after the mistake that counts”: Positive employment credentials, criminal record stigma, and potential pathways of mediation
“ what you do after the mistake that counts”: Positive employment credentials, criminal record stigma, and potential pathways of mediation Abstract The findings from prior research indicate that positive credentials,…
More immigrants, less death: An analysis of immigration effects on county‐level drug overdose deaths, 2000–2015
More immigrants, less death: An analysis of immigration effects on county‐level drug overdose deaths, 2000–2015 Abstract Public and political discourse has routinely suggested that immigration is linked to higher community…
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…