Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Article 1: Renauer, B. (2012). Neighborhood variation in police stops and searches: A test of consensus and conflict perspectives. Police Quarterly, 15(3). 219-240. doi: 10.1177/1098611112447746

Questions to Consider:

1. How did the author test their hypothesis?
2. What were the author’s results concerning stop and searches?
3. What policy implications result from these findings?

Article 2: Liu, J. (2007). Developing comparative criminology and the case of China: An introduction. International Journal of Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 51(1). 3-8. doi: 10.1177/0306624X06295774

Questions to Consider:

1. What ‘shift’ did the author recommend?
2. Identify the basic research question as stated by the author.
3. What is the case study method?

Article 3: Lynch, J., & Jarvis, J. (2008). Missing data and imputation in the Uniform Crime Reports and the effects on National estimates. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 24(1). 69-85. doi: 10.1177/1043986207313028

Questions to Consider:

1. What is the overall research question of the paper?
2. What do the authors say about Maltz’s work?
3. What is the magnitude of missing data in the UCR?