The rise of mass incarceration in the United States is one of the most critical outcomes of the
last half-century. Incarceration Nation offers the most compelling explanation of this outcome …

Group threat theory has stimulated an impressive number of studies over the course of the
past several decades. Our review takes stock of this literature, focusing on core issues of …

Youth involved in the juvenile-justice system experience trauma at a disproportionately
higher rate compared with the general population. Posttraumatic stress reactions place …

Abstract Since the Black Lives Matter movement's rise to prominence, there has been
significant opposition from both media and political figures who believe that the movement is …

President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing recently endorsed procedural
justice as a way to restore trust between police and communities. Yet police–citizen …

Although the jury is often referred to as one of the bulwarks of the American justice system, it
regularly comes under attack. Recent changes to trial procedures, such as reducing jury …

ABSTRACT A variety of ways to detect questionable research practices in small sample
social science surveys have been discussed by a variety of authors. However, some of those …

This research aims to determine the situational and individual factors that shape perceptions
of whether police violence against citizens is justified. Drawing on research on the …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented the American criminal justice system
with unprecedented challenges, including protecting the safety of incarcerated men and …

Much prior research has examined the sources of individuals' attitudes toward the
application of punishment via the justice system. Some findings from this literature suggest …