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…
CONTEXTUALIZING COMMUNITY CRIME CONTROL: RACE, GEOGRAPHY, AND CONFIGURATIONS OF CONTROL IN FOUR COMMUNITIES*
CONTEXTUALIZING COMMUNITY CRIME CONTROL: RACE, GEOGRAPHY, AND CONFIGURATIONS OF CONTROL IN FOUR COMMUNITIES* Criminology and urban sociology have long-standing interests in how neighborhoods and communities respond to and control crime.…
The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy
The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy Extrapolating from Bottoms and Tankebe’s framework for a social scientific understanding of “legitimacy,” we argue that differences in how…
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison A justification for lengthier stays in prison stems from the belief that spending more time in prison reduces recidivism. Extant studies, however, have provided…
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet Read the syndicated article here
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward Forensic evidence—be it in the form of science-derived analyses such as DNA profiling or drug identification, or in more subjective analyses…
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts Read the syndicated article here
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures?
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures? Abstract This paper takes as its starting point the recent interventions of Jock Young (2011) on the contemporary state of criminology. In adding to these…
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination Go to Source
Review of Varese, F., Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories
Review of Varese, F., Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories Go to Source