The problem with criminal records: Discrepancies between state reports and private‐sector background checks
The problem with criminal records: Discrepancies between state reports and private‐sector background checks Abstract Criminal records are routinely used by employers and other institutional decision-makers who rely on their presumed…
Officer diversity may reduce Black Americans’ fear of the police
Officer diversity may reduce Black Americans’ fear of the police Abstract Would police racial and gender diversification reduce Black Americans’ fear of the police? The theory of representative bureaucracy indicates…
Autonomy: A study of social exchange in a carceral setting
Autonomy: A study of social exchange in a carceral setting Abstract Marshaling ethnographic data from a county jail, this study introduces “autonomy”—a novel concept and measurement of the degree to…
Labor markets and incarceration: The China shock to American punishment
Labor markets and incarceration: The China shock to American punishment Abstract Studies have failed to show a positive effect of unemployment on incarceration despite reasons to expect such a relationship.…
Updating, subtyping, and perceptions of the police: Implications of police contact for youths’ perceptions of procedural justice
Updating, subtyping, and perceptions of the police: Implications of police contact for youths’ perceptions of procedural justice Abstract Individuals enter police encounters with expectations about how these interactions will unfold.…
Transphobic discourse and moral panic convergence: A content analysis of my hate mail
Transphobic discourse and moral panic convergence: A content analysis of my hate mail Abstract Recently, new social anxieties about transgender people have begun to emerge, framed as an issue of…
Streetwork at the crossroads: An evaluation of a street gang outreach intervention and holistic appraisal of the research evidence
Streetwork at the crossroads: An evaluation of a street gang outreach intervention and holistic appraisal of the research evidence Abstract Spurred by the success of public health violence interventions, and…
Delinquency, unstructured socializing, and social change: The rise and fall of a teen culture of independence
Delinquency, unstructured socializing, and social change: The rise and fall of a teen culture of independence Abstract This article delves into the connections between time trends in unstructured socializing and…
Support seeking, system avoidance, and citizenship: Social safety net usage after incarceration
Support seeking, system avoidance, and citizenship: Social safety net usage after incarceration Abstract Scholars have long described the American penal state and welfare state as joined by a common logic…
The long arm of the gang: Disengagement under gang governance in Central America
The long arm of the gang: Disengagement under gang governance in Central America Abstract Institutionalized gangs are youth groups that have developed the ability to persist, expand, and restructure organizationally…
“The roughest form of social work:” How court officials justify bail decisions
“The roughest form of social work:” How court officials justify bail decisions Abstract Growing research has analyzed quantitative patterns of bail decisions and outcomes, but we know far less about…
“Even though we’re married, I’m single”: The meaning of jail incarceration in romantic relationships
“Even though we're married, I'm single”: The meaning of jail incarceration in romantic relationships Abstract Jail incarceration substantially transforms romantic relationships, and incarceration may alter the commitment between partners, thereby…