This article examines the origins of US mass incarceration. Although it is clear that changes
in policy and practice are the proximate drivers of the prison boom, researchers continue to …

Data on illicit drug purity and prices are invaluable but challenging. Academic purists argue
they are unsuitable for economic analysis [Manski, CF, Pepper, JV, Petrie, CV, 2001 …

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the
United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the …

Notes on the geometry of crime/Patricia L. Brantingham and Paul J. Brantingham--
Territoriality and residential crime/Barbara B. Brown and Irwin Altman--In defense of …

Prior explanations of the distributions of crime have tended to emphasize the criminal
intentions of people without considering adequately the circumstances in which criminal acts …

For undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal behavior, criminology, the psychology
of crime, crime and delinquency, and forensic psychology. A comprehensive psychological …

The social construction of crime is often out of proportion to the threat posed. The media and
advocacy groups shine a spotlight on some crimes and ignore others. Street crime is …

Research on public knowledge has found that the public knows little about crime or the
criminal justice system including crime-related statistics such as crime rates, recidivism …

Differences between men and women in their proximity to crime, moral development, and
attitudes toward an array of social issues suggest that a gender gap in crime views may …

Studies of fear of crime repeatedly point to an apparent paradox: fear of crime and risk of
victimization are related inversely among demographic groups (ie, age, race, and sex …