Self‐reported experiences and consequences of unfair treatment by police*
Self‐reported experiences and consequences of unfair treatment by police* Abstract This study uses data from the most recent wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (wave…
Selection, stability, and spuriousness: Testing Gottfredson and Hirschi’s propositions to reinterpret street gangs in self‐control perspective*
Selection, stability, and spuriousness: Testing Gottfredson and Hirschi's propositions to reinterpret street gangs in self‐control perspective* Abstract Overlooked in the extensive literature on self‐control theory are propositions with respect to…
Sanction risk perceptions, coherence, and deterrence*
Sanction risk perceptions, coherence, and deterrence* Abstract Research from environmental criminology, policing, and related literatures consistently finds that objective conditions related to risk of apprehension affect crime. The mechanism underlying…
Romantic partners and young adult offending: Considering the role of partner’s socioeconomic characteristics
Romantic partners and young adult offending: Considering the role of partner's socioeconomic characteristics Abstract In this study, we examined whether and to what extent the effects on offending of marriage…
The contemporary transformation of american youth: An analysis of change in the prevalence of delinquency, 1991–2015
The contemporary transformation of american youth: An analysis of change in the prevalence of delinquency, 1991–2015 Abstract Youth involvement in crime has declined substantially over the past few decades, yet…
Confinement as a two‐stage turning point: Do changes in identity or social structure predict subsequent changes in criminal activity?*
Confinement as a two‐stage turning point: Do changes in identity or social structure predict subsequent changes in criminal activity?* Abstract Scholars frequently characterize incarceration as a possible turning point in…
Picking battles: Correctional officers, rules, and discretion in prison
Picking battles: Correctional officers, rules, and discretion in prison Abstract To outsiders, prisons vacillate between visions of regimented order and anarchic disorder. The place of rules in prison sits at…
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…