Criminal Justice Theory

Explaining Police Organizations Maguire and Uchida begin with a simple premise: police agencies are diff erent from one another in many interesting and important ways, including their structures, policies, processes, and outputs. In an eff ort to understand why agencies diff er from one another, they review a large body of theory and research on police organizations and the factors that infl uence them

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-12 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 103-136

Keyword(s):

Large Body ◽

Police Organizations ◽

Police Agencies

Download Full-text

Why Is Criminal Justice eory Important? Duff ee asks why criminal justice theory is important and provides a personal account of his own eff orts to get people to think theoretically about criminal justice. He describes some of the confusion around criminal justice theory and clarifi es why this body of theory is important, not only for scholars, but also for students, practitioners, and policy makers

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-8 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 27-48

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Justice Theory ◽

Personal Account ◽

Policy Makers

Download Full-text

e “Causes” of Police Brutality: eory and Evidence on Police Use of Force Worden examines the individual, situational, and organizational factors that infl uence the use and abuse of force by police offi cers. To do so, he blends insights from psychological, sociological, and organizational theories with rigorous analyses from an observational study of police behavior

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-14 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 171-226

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Use Of Force ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Police Brutality ◽

Police Behavior ◽

Police Use Of Force ◽

Organizational Theories ◽

The Individual ◽

Do So

Download Full-text

e Construction of Meaning During Training for Probation and Parole Crank examines the role of training as a mechanism for communicating cultural values, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to probation and parole offi cers. He emphasizes the complexity of culture and its infl uence on the success or failure of organizational change eff orts

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-21 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 379-406

Keyword(s):

Organizational Change ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Probation And Parole ◽

Construction Of Meaning

Download Full-text

Directions for eory and eorizing in Criminal Justice Duff ee, Worden, and Maguire refl ect on the previous chapters and assess the current state of

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-24 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 447-480

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Current State

Download Full-text

Understanding Variety in Urban Community Policing: An Institutional eory Approach Renauer seeks to explain interagency variation in the adoption of community policing eff orts that are designed to stimulate community-building activities intended to enhance sustainable neighborhoods. To do so, he draws on institutional theory, which emphasizes the central role of legitimacy in shaping the structures and behaviors of organizations

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-13 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 137-170

Keyword(s):

Institutional Theory ◽

Community Policing ◽

Urban Community ◽

Community Building ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Building Activities ◽

Do So

Download Full-text

Courts and Communities: Toward a eoretical Synthesis Worden examines theories about the relationships between communities and criminal courts. Communities vary widely on a number of key social and political dimensions; theories seeking to explain the nature and behavior of criminal courts must account for these infl uential community dynamics

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-17 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 265-308

Keyword(s):

Community Dynamics ◽

Criminal Courts ◽

Political Dimensions ◽

And Behavior

Download Full-text

Examining Correctional Resources: A Cross-Sectional Study of the States McGarrell and Duff ee examine the factors associated with variations in correctional expenditures across states. Th ey compare the validity of a mainstream explanation (more crime results in greater correctional spending) with alternative explanations derived from diff erent theoretical traditions

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-22 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 407-444

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated

Download Full-text

Foundations of Criminal Justice eory Snipes and Maguire defi ne scientifi c theory and explain how it diff ers from common conceptions about the meaning of the word “theory.” Th ey

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-9 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 49-76

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice

Download Full-text

Assessing Blameworthiness and Assigning Punishment: eoretical Perspectives on Judicial Decision Making Kautt and Spohn provide a systematic framework for organizing theories about variations in judges’ sentencing decisions. Th eir coverage of the wide range of factors that infl uence judicial decision making serves as a potent reminder that courts are complex social systems that cannot be understood through the application of overly simplistic theories

Criminal Justice Theory ◽

10.4324/9781315882024-16 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 233-264

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Systems ◽

Judicial Decision ◽

Judicial Decision Making ◽

Sentencing Decisions ◽

Wide Range ◽

Complex Social Systems ◽

Systematic Framework

Download Full-text

Criminal Justice Theory
Latest Publications

TOTAL DOCUMENTS

H-INDEX

Published By Routledge

Directions for eory and eorizing in Criminal Justice Duff ee, Worden, and Maguire refl ect on the previous chapters and assess the current state of

Foundations of Criminal Justice eory Snipes and Maguire defi ne scientifi c theory and explain how it diff ers from common conceptions about the meaning of the word “theory.” Th ey

Export Citation Format

Criminal Justice TheoryLatest Publications

TOTAL DOCUMENTS

H-INDEX

Published By Routledge

Directions for eory and eorizing in Criminal Justice Duff ee, Worden, and Maguire refl ect on the previous chapters and assess the current state of

Foundations of Criminal Justice eory Snipes and Maguire defi ne scientifi c theory and explain how it diff ers from common conceptions about the meaning of the word “theory.” Th ey

Criminal Justice Theory
Latest Publications