The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Seventh Edition, provides a psychological and
evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many …

For decades, research has revealed a gender disparity in criminal case outcomes. This
phenomenon was traditionally explained as a product of male court actors' protectiveness of …

Objective: The prevention of delinquency can have long-term benefits for both the individual
and society. Previous work has demonstrated positive effects of Treatment Foster Care …

Research has focused mainly on whether race and ethnicity influence sentencing outcomes.
Much less attention, however, has been paid to where, geographically, disparities occur in …

While incarcerated, women may continue to experience intimate partner violence (IPV),
perpetrated by partners who reside in the outside community. Power and control dynamics …

The nexus of race, gender, and social location remain a habitual line of inquiry for many
criminologists. However, quantitative studies of intersectionality are rare and especially rare …

Concerns about sexual relationships between teachers and students have recently grown,
with research limited about the perpetration of these crimes by female educators. In light of …

Many states in the United States have recently implemented voter suppression policies,
which make voting more difficult, particularly for members of marginalized populations (eg …

The significant overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Australian prisons has been the
subject of numerous studies. In this article, we build on recent research suggesting that …

This study examined effects of having a minor child (ren) on the probability of being
prosecuted, convicted, and if convicted, the sanctions that were imposed. Data were state …