An important body of work documents how race matters for the patterning of crime and
criminal legal system involvement largely by focusing on comparisons between Blacks and …

This article addresses the concern that death by legal intervention is a health outcome
disproportionately experienced by boys and men of color, and predicated on the quality of …

We extend existing research on police use of coercive mechanisms of social control against
racial/ethnic minority populations by testing three structural hypotheses regarding excessive …

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has …

It is clear that schools are mirroring the criminal justice system by becoming harsher toward
student misbehavior despite decreases in delinquency. Moreover, Black students …

Despite increased media attention, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has received
little scholarly attention. News coverage of BLM is often divisive, which suggests important …

Data-driven algorithms are studied and deployed in diverse domains to support critical
decisions, directly impacting people's well-being. As a result, a growing community of …

The link between immigration and crime has garnered considerable attention from
researchers. Although the weight of evidence suggests that immigration is not linked to …

This article presents an empirical analysis of the postindustrial policing hypothesis, which
argues that as cities pursue growth strategies designed to appeal to members of the so …

Objectives: Democratic policing involves an ongoing dialogue between officers and citizens
about what it means to wield legitimate authority. Most of the criminological literature on …