GENERAL THEORY OF SPATIAL CRIME PATTERNS*
GENERAL THEORY OF SPATIAL CRIME PATTERNS* I propose a general theory for examining the spatial distribution of crime by specifically addressing and estimating the spatial distribution of the residences of…
RISK, RACE, AND RECIDIVISM: PREDICTIVE BIAS AND DISPARATE IMPACT*
RISK, RACE, AND RECIDIVISM: PREDICTIVE BIAS AND DISPARATE IMPACT* One way to unwind mass incarceration without compromising public safety is to use risk assessment instruments in sentencing and corrections. Although…
AGE, GENDER, AND THE CRIME OF CRIMES: TOWARD A LIFE-COURSE THEORY OF GENOCIDE PARTICIPATION*
AGE, GENDER, AND THE CRIME OF CRIMES: TOWARD A LIFE-COURSE THEORY OF GENOCIDE PARTICIPATION* This article asks whether genocide follows the age and gender distributions common to other crime. We…
JUDICIAL ROTATION AS CENTRIPETAL FORCE: SENTENCING IN THE COURT COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA*
JUDICIAL ROTATION AS CENTRIPETAL FORCE: SENTENCING IN THE COURT COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA* Courts as communities theory emphasizes the sentencing differences that can arise between localities within a single state.…
PATERNAL INCARCERATION AND CHILDREN'S RISK OF BEING CHARGED BY EARLY ADULTHOOD: EVIDENCE FROM A DANISH POLICY SHOCK*
PATERNAL INCARCERATION AND CHILDREN'S RISK OF BEING CHARGED BY EARLY ADULTHOOD: EVIDENCE FROM A DANISH POLICY SHOCK* In this article, we exploit a Danish criminal justice reform that dramatically decreased…
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CRIME DIVERSITY*
CRIME DIVERSITY* Large geographic areas should host a greater diversity of crime compared with small geographic areas. This proposition is reasonable given that larger geographic areas should not only support…
HEURISTICS AND BIASES, RATIONAL CHOICE, AND SANCTION PERCEPTIONS*
HEURISTICS AND BIASES, RATIONAL CHOICE, AND SANCTION PERCEPTIONS* The relevance of several cognitive heuristics and related biases for rational choice perspectives on crime, and for perceptions of sanction risk, were…
A NEW LOOK AT THE EMPLOYMENT AND RECIDIVISM RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE LENS OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK*
A NEW LOOK AT THE EMPLOYMENT AND RECIDIVISM RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE LENS OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK* Criminal background checks are increasingly being incorporated into hiring decisions by employers. Although…
SUBNATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF KILLING IN RWANDA*
SUBNATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF KILLING IN RWANDA* Nearly one million people were killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Although scholars have theorized why this violence occurred, we know comparatively less…
INTERORGANIZATIONAL UTILITY OF WELFARE STIGMA IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM*
INTERORGANIZATIONAL UTILITY OF WELFARE STIGMA IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM* The appropriation of “welfare stigma” or stereotypes about poor people's overreliance and abuse of public aid in two core criminal…