Peer influence occupies an intriguing place in criminology. On the one hand, there is a long
line of theorizing and empirical work highlighting it as a key causal process for delinquency …

The interplay of sanctions, perceptions, and crime has special significance in criminology
and is central to a long tradition of perceptual deterrence research as well as to more recent …

Cyberbullying on social networking sites (SNSs) escalates when bystanders join in the
bullying. Although researchers have recognized the harmful consequences of joining in …

If there is agency and some decision-making process entailed in criminal behavior, then
what are the incentives for crime and for conformity, and what is their role in offending …

Abstract Since Hobbes (1957 [1651] and Beccaria (1963 [1764]), scholars have theorized
that the emotion of fear is critical for deterrence. Nevertheless, contemporary deterrence …

The effect of proximate emotions on risk perceptions is of central importance to criminal
decision‐making theory, but has been understudied. We investigate the role of two integral …

In this address, I revisit the micro–macro problem in criminology, arguing for an “analytical
criminology” that takes an integrated approach to the micro–macro problem. I begin by …

Research Summary Offender decision‐making generally occurs in social context. In this
article, we discuss the potential for integrating insights on peer processes and decision …

One of the primary motivations for hate crime laws is that hate crimes “hurt more.” But hate
crimes are often committed by groups, and research indicates that crimes committed by …

Celerity—meaning the swiftness of punishment—is arguably the most overlooked element of
deterrence theory. Scholars often neglect discussing it, at least in part, because of the …