The co-occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the long-lasting effects of systemic
racism has been devastating, and results in vast inequities in infection and mortality rates …

The concept of 'master status', which Hughes presented in his seminal article 'Dilemmas and
Contradictions of Status' in the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) in 1945, has only …

Bruce Wayne wears the mask of plutocratic respectability that marks him out in one realm
but renders him invisible in another. When Bruce Wayne dons the mask he becomes …

Robert Kane's Policing Beyond Coercion proposes a fresh paradigm for conceptualizing the
police. In Policing Beyond Coercion, Robert Kane introduces a powerful narrative that …

Research provides consistent evidence that non-offenders have greater self-control than
offenders. While such differences exist across a range of samples, the ability of measures of …

Our study builds theory about why employees' engagement in workplace misconduct
changes over time. Data collected from 72 interviews with longshoremen, their employers …

The police are the most visible component of the criminal justice system and act as the
gatekeeper to the system. They are responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining public …

This report examines the issue of “wandering cops”—officers who leave one police
department after alleged misconduct and are then hired by another agency. After discussing …

The stressors associated with the law enforcement profession have become a focal point of
discussion as the reporting of police misconduct has been increasing. Simultaneously …

The Civil Rights Act of 1871 (codified at 42 USC § 1983 and commonly referred to as
Section 1983) provides a civil remedy for aggrieved persons to sue state actors who under …