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The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (JRCD), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, offers empirical articles and special issues to keep you up to date on contemporary issues and controversies in the study of crime and criminal-legal system responses. For more than sixty years, the journal has published work engaging a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to advance understanding of crime and violence, victimization, and criminalization processes and their implications for individuals, the criminal-legal system, and communities. View full journal description

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Anger About Police-Civilian Relations and Support for Policing Reforms

  • Linda Balcarová
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Diverging Realities: Differential George Floyd Effects on Violence Against the Police

  • Keller G. Sheppard
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Bounded Engagement and Institutional Interdependency: Exploring Formerly Incarcerated Adults’ (Non)Engagement Experiences and Perceptions

  • Megan Denver
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Social Embeddedness, Multiplexity, and Criminal Collaboration Within the Sinaloa Cartel

  • Francesco Calderoni
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Developmental Predictors of Violent Extremist Attitudes: A Test of General Strain Theory

  • Amy Nivette
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  • Denis Ribeaud
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Official Labeling, Criminal Embeddedness, and Subsequent Delinquency: A Longitudinal Test of Labeling Theory

  • Jón Gunnar Bernburg
  • Marvin D. Krohn
  • Craig J. Rivera
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Immigration and Crime: The Role of Immigrant Heterogeneity1

  • Charis E. Kubrin
  • John R. Hipp
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Did the Murder of George Floyd Damage Public Perceptions of Police and Law in the United States?

  • Adam D. Fine
  • Thiago R. Oliveira
  • Jonathan Jackson
  • Ben Bradford
  • Rick Trinkner
  • Krisztián Pósch
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Situational Moral Evaluations: The Role of Rationalizations & Moral Identity

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  • Greg Pogarsky
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Broken Windows and Community Social Control: Evidence from a Study of Street Segments

  • David Weisburd
  • Clair V. Uding
  • Joshua C. Hinkle
  • Kiseong Kuen
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An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Prison Misconduct Punishment

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