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  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

Scott H. Decker is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with significant involvement in subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, safety research, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main topics of research include crime patterns and interventions, criminal justice and corrections analysis, crime, illicit activities, and governance. Additional subjects of focus cover psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending, as well as terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence. Work related to homelessness and social issues, and migration, health, and trauma also form part of their research interests.

Recent published papers demonstrate the range of their studies and include:

  • "Culture in prison, culture on the street: the convergence between the convict code and code of the street" (2020), Journal of Crime and Justice
  • "Head injury in prison: Gang membership and the role of prison violence" (2020), Journal of Criminal Justice
  • "Gang Homicide: The Road so Far and a Map for the Future" (2021), Homicide Studies
  • "Gang Affiliation and Prisoner Reentry: Discrete-Time Variation in Recidivism by Current, Former, and Non-Gang Status" (2020), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
  • "What if They Are All High-Risk for Attrition? Correlates of Retention in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison" (2020), International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • CrimRxiv
  • Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Journal of Crime and Justice
  • Homicide Studies

Scott H. Decker has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including David C. Pyrooz, Meghan M. Mitchell, Chantal Fahmy, José Antonio Sánchez, and Kendra J. Clark. These coauthors have contributed multiple joint publications across various topics in criminal justice and related fields.

Best Publications

  • Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence

    Scott H. Decker;Barrik van Winkle

  • Burglars On The Job: Streetlife and Residential Break-ins

    Richard T. Wright;Scott H. Decker;Gilbert Geis

  • Armed Robbers in Action: Stickups and Street Culture

    Richard T. Wright;Scott H. Decker;Neal Shover

  • Law and Society Review

    Scott H. Decker

  • Collective and normative features of gang violence

    Scott H. Decker

  • Citizen Attitudes Toward the Police: A Review of Past Findings and Suggestions for Future Policy

    Scott H. Decker

  • Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community

    David G. Curry;Scott H. Decker;David C. Pyrooz

  • What Do We Know About Gangs and Gang Members and Where Do We Go From Here

    Scott H. Decker;Chris Melde;David C. Pyrooz

  • Motives and methods for leaving the gang: Understanding the process of gang desistance

    David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker

  • A Rainbow of Gangs: Street Cultures in the Mega-City

    Scott H. Decker;James Diego Vigil

  • A Multilayered Jurisdictional Patchwork: Immigration Federalism in the United States

    Monica W. Varsanyi;Paul G. Lewis;Doris Marie Provine;Scott Decker

  • Perceptual deterrence among active residential burglars: A research note.

    S Decker;R Wright;R Logie

  • Understanding the Black Box of Gang Organization: Implications for Involvement in Violent Crime, Drug Sales, and Violent Victimization

    Scott H. Decker;Charles M. Katz;Vincent J. Webb

  • YOUNG WOMEN AND GANG VIOLENCE: GENDER, STREET OFFENDING, AND VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION IN GANGS*

    Jody Miller;Scott H. Decker

  • A tale of two cities: Gangs as organized crime groups

    Scott H. Decker;Timothy S. Bynum;Deborah Weisel

  • The Ties That Bind Desistance From Gangs

    David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Vincent J. Webb

  • Criminal Expertise and Offender Decision Making: An Experimental Study of the Target Selection Process in Residential Burglary

    Roosevelt Wright;Robert H. Logie;Scott H. Decker

  • Gang Involvement and Delinquency in a Middle School Population

    David G. Curry;Scott H. Decker;Arlen H. Egley

  • A Snowball's Chance in Hell: Doing Fieldwork with Active Residential Burglars

    Richard Wright;Scott H. Decker;Allison K. Redfern;Dietrich L. Smith

  • Taking Stock of the Relationship Between Gang Membership and Offending: A Meta-Analysis

    David C. Pyrooz;Jillian J. Turanovic;Scott H. Decker;Jun Wu

  • Criminal and Routine Activities in Online Settings: Gangs, Offenders, and the Internet

    David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Richard K. Moule

  • De-policing and crime in the wake of Ferguson: Racialized changes in the quantity and quality of policing among Missouri police departments

    John A. Shjarback;David C. Pyrooz;Scott E. Wolfe;Scott H. Decker

  • Was there a Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities

    David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Scott E. Wolfe;John A. Shjarback

  • POLICING RACE: THE RACIAL STRATIFICATION OF SEARCHES IN POLICE TRAFFIC STOPS*

    Jeffrey Rojek;Richard Rosenfeld;Scott H. Decker

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Pyrooz
David C. Pyrooz University of Colorado Boulder
Richard Rosenfeld
Richard Rosenfeld University of Missouri–St. Louis
Richard Wright
Richard Wright Georgia State University
Robert H. Logie
Robert H. Logie University of Edinburgh
Cassia Spohn
Cassia Spohn Arizona State University
Gary LaFree
Gary LaFree University of Maryland, College Park
Peter K. Manning
Peter K. Manning Northeastern University
Eric P. Baumer
Eric P. Baumer Pennsylvania State University
Linda B. Cottler
Linda B. Cottler University of Florida
Bonnie S. Fisher
Bonnie S. Fisher University of Cincinnati

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