In the eye of the beholder: Meaning and structure of informal status in women’s and men’s prisons*
In the eye of the beholder: Meaning and structure of informal status in women's and men's prisons* Abstract Applying an abductive mixed‐methods approach, we investigate the informal status systems in…
Race, ethnicity, and social change: The democratization of middle‐class crime*
Race, ethnicity, and social change: The democratization of middle‐class crime* Abstract Since the mid‐1970s, the percentage of non‐White people convicted of white‐collar type crimes in the federal judicial system has…
Threat, emboldenment, or both? The effects of political power on violent hate crimes*
Threat, emboldenment, or both? The effects of political power on violent hate crimes* Abstract How do expressions of support or opposition by the federal government, influence violent hate crimes against…
Institutionalizing inequality in the courts: Decomposing racial and ethnic disparities in detention, conviction, and sentencing*
Institutionalizing inequality in the courts: Decomposing racial and ethnic disparities in detention, conviction, and sentencing* Abstract A significant body of literature has examined racial and ethnic inequalities in sentencing, focusing…
Redemption and reproach: Religion and carceral control in action among women in prison
Redemption and reproach: Religion and carceral control in action among women in prison Abstract Criminologists are increasingly interested in how a variety of justice‐adjacent institutions scaffold surveillance and punishment in…
Locking up my generation: Cohort differences in prison spells over the life course
Locking up my generation: Cohort differences in prison spells over the life course Abstract Crime rates have dropped substantially in the United States, but incarceration rates have remained high. The…
The organizational justice effect among criminal justice employees: A meta‐analysis*
The organizational justice effect among criminal justice employees: A meta‐analysis* Abstract Organizational justice has been shown to be an important predictor of criminal justice employees’ work‐related perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors.…
The public salience of crime, 1960–2014: Age–period–cohort and time–series analyses†
The public salience of crime, 1960–2014: Age–period–cohort and time–series analyses† Abstract The public salience of crime has wide‐ranging political and social implications; it influences public trust in the government and…
Long‐term consequences of being placed in disciplinary segregation†
Long‐term consequences of being placed in disciplinary segregation† Abstract Being placed in restrictive housing is considered one of the most devastating experiences a human can endure, yet a scant amount…
Pubertal timing and adolescent delinquency†
Pubertal timing and adolescent delinquency† Abstract Early pubertal timing (PT) increases the risk of adolescent delinquency, whereas late development reduces this risk; however, the mechanisms explaining PT effects on delinquency…
Neighborhood climates of legal cynicism and complaints about abuse of police power†
Neighborhood climates of legal cynicism and complaints about abuse of police power† Abstract Research findings show that legal cynicism—a cultural frame in which skepticism about laws, the legal system, and…
Feminist criminology in an era of misogyny†
Feminist criminology in an era of misogyny† Abstract In this address I make the case for continuing to focus criminological research on gender, sexism, and racism within our lives and…