Scott H. Decker is Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is co-author (with Marie Provine, Monica Varsanyi, and Paul Lewis) of Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines.  Kevin A. Wright is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory  • Kevin A. WrightPart I Theories of Offender BehaviorIntroduction to Part I1. Race Differences in Crime  • Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence  • Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges  • Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice  • Rob White5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization  • Jillian J. Turanovic6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy • Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place  • Cody Telep and David Weisburd8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship • Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem • Grant Duwe Part II Theories of the Criminal Justice SystemIntroduction to Part II10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism  • Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct • Natalie Todak and Michael D. White12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity • Cassia Spohn13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment • Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System  • Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage  • Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson16. Gun Policy  • Jennifer Carlson17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems • Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime • Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. AxConclusion: When Theory Fails •  Scott H. DeckerContributorsIndex

Scott H. Decker is Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is co-author (with Marie Provine, Monica Varsanyi, and Paul Lewis) of Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines.  Kevin A. Wright is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory  • Kevin A. WrightPart I Theories of Offender BehaviorIntroduction to Part I1. Race Differences in Crime  • Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence  • Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges  • Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice  • Rob White5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization  • Jillian J. Turanovic6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy • Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place  • Cody Telep and David Weisburd8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship • Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem • Grant Duwe Part II Theories of the Criminal Justice SystemIntroduction to Part II10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism  • Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct • Natalie Todak and Michael D. White12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity • Cassia Spohn13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment • Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System  • Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage  • Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson16. Gun Policy  • Jennifer Carlson17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems • Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime • Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. AxConclusion: When Theory Fails •  Scott H. DeckerContributorsIndex

Scott H. Decker is Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is co-author (with Marie Provine, Monica Varsanyi, and Paul Lewis) of Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines.  Kevin A. Wright is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory  • Kevin A. WrightPart I Theories of Offender BehaviorIntroduction to Part I1. Race Differences in Crime  • Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence  • Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges  • Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice  • Rob White5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization  • Jillian J. Turanovic6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy • Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place  • Cody Telep and David Weisburd8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship • Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem • Grant Duwe Part II Theories of the Criminal Justice SystemIntroduction to Part II10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism  • Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct • Natalie Todak and Michael D. White12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity • Cassia Spohn13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment • Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System  • Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage  • Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson16. Gun Policy  • Jennifer Carlson17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems • Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime • Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. AxConclusion: When Theory Fails •  Scott H. DeckerContributorsIndex