Criminality, Peer selection, and Poor Adjustment in Substance Abusing Adult Parolees: Do Deviant Peers and One’s Attitude Toward Friend Deviance Have an Impact Beyond the Adolescent Years?

Criminality, Peer selection, and Poor Adjustment in Substance Abusing Adult Parolees: Do Deviant Peers and One’s Attitude Toward Friend Deviance Have an Impact Beyond the Adolescent Years? . Glenn D.…
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Mixed signals from prison? Postsecondary vocational credentials, race, and postrelease employment

Mixed signals from prison? Postsecondary vocational credentials, race, and postrelease employment Abstract Drawing on signaling theory, this study examines whether postsecondary correctional education (PSCE) credentials—particularly vocational certificates that comprise the…
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“My shot caller was the one who snitched on me”: Symbolic interactionism, identity, and motives for gang exit among Hmong gang members

“My shot caller was the one who snitched on me”: Symbolic interactionism, identity, and motives for gang exit among Hmong gang members Abstract Research on gang disengagement has grown significantly…
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Flawed research on the impact of law reform: The case of legal prostitution and sex trafficking, a research note

Flawed research on the impact of law reform: The case of legal prostitution and sex trafficking, a research note Abstract This research note examines a finding that contradicts previously well-established…
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