Amy E. Lerman

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Amy E. Lerman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy E. Lerman has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Amy E. Lerman's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (19 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (9 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (8 papers). Amy E. Lerman is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (19 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (9 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (8 papers). Amy E. Lerman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Amy E. Lerman's co-authors include Vesla M. Weaver, Meredith Sadin, Katherine McCabe, Joshua Page, Jack Citrin, Kathryn Pearson, Alyssa Mooney, Erin L. Castro, Peter Dixon and Robert J. MacCoun and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, The Journal of Politics and Public Opinion Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Amy E. Lerman

32 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Arresting Citizenship

2014 300 citations Amy E. Lerman, Vesla M. Weaver profile →
Political Consequences of the Carceral State

2010 295 citations Vesla M. Weaver, Amy E. Lerman American Political Science Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amy E. Lerman United States	14	1.0k	720	278	140	131	34	1.4k
Vesla M. Weaver United States	15	1.6k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	321 1.2×	233 1.7×	141 1.1×	31	2.1k
David J. Smith United Kingdom	25	1.0k 1.0×	658 0.9×	208 0.7×	86 0.6×	233 1.8×	96	1.7k
Tracey L. Meares United States	21	1.2k 1.2×	756 1.1×	136 0.5×	92 0.7×	111 0.8×	66	1.5k
Malcolm D. Holmes United States	20	1.0k 1.0×	622 0.9×	119 0.4×	90 0.6×	232 1.8×	42	1.3k
Sara Wallace Goodman United States	19	1.2k 1.2×	647 0.9×	124 0.4×	61 0.4×	207 1.6×	52	1.7k
Gennaro F. Vito United States	18	855 0.8×	282 0.4×	120 0.4×	91 0.7×	242 1.8×	97	1.1k
Franklin D. Gilliam United States	10	1.1k 1.1×	874 1.2×	98 0.4×	431 3.1×	57 0.4×	18	1.7k
Arnfinn H. Midtbøen Norway	17	1.1k 1.1×	193 0.3×	194 0.7×	352 2.5×	72 0.5×	54	1.5k
Janelle Wong United States	22	2.2k 2.2×	1.2k 1.6×	184 0.7×	409 2.9×	121 0.9×	53	2.6k
Anastasia Gorodzeisky Israel	20	1.8k 1.8×	625 0.9×	185 0.7×	95 0.7×	211 1.6×	47	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Amy E. Lerman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amy E. Lerman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amy E. Lerman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amy E. Lerman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Amy E. Lerman. Amy E. Lerman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sahn, Alexander, Laura Stoker, & Amy E. Lerman. (2025). Equivalency Framing of Problems and Policy Solutions. Political Behavior. 48(1). 73–96.

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2023). Reimagining Public Safety: Defining “Community” in Participatory Research. Law & Social Inquiry. 49(1). 68–89. 2 indexed citations

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Mooney, Alyssa, et al.. (2022). Racial equity in eligibility for a clean slate under automatic criminal record relief laws. Law & Society Review. 56(3). 398–417. 5 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E. & Meredith Sadin. (2022). Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars. Punishment & Society. 25(3). 683–706. 4 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2021). Pleading for Justice: Bullpen Therapy, Pre-Trial Detention, and Plea Bargains in American Courts. Crime & Delinquency. 68(2). 159–182. 9 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2021). Prisons and Mental Health: Violence, Organizational Support, and the Effects of Correctional Work. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 49(2). 181–199. 28 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2020). Where Policies and Politics Diverge. Public Opinion Quarterly. 84(2). 419–445. 2 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2020). The Pandemic in Prison: Implications for California Politics and Policymaking. California Journal of Politics and Policy. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E.. (2019). Good Enough for Government Work: The Public Reputation Crisis in America (and What We Can Do to Fix It). 4 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2018). United in States of Dissatisfaction: Confirmation Bias Across the Partisan Divide. American Politics Research. 48(2). 227–237. 11 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E.. (2018). Good Enough for Government Work. 33 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E.. (2018). Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism. Political Science Quarterly. 133(4). 762–763. 14 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E. & Katherine McCabe. (2017). Personal Experience and Public Opinion: A Theory and Test of Conditional Policy Feedback. The Journal of Politics. 79(2). 624–641. 85 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E., et al.. (2017). Policy Uptake as Political Behavior: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act. American Political Science Review. 111(4). 755–770. 91 indexed citations

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Sah, Sunita, David Tannenbaum, Hayley M. D. Cleary, et al.. (2016). Combating biased decisionmaking & promoting justice & equal treatment. Behavioral Science & Policy. 2(2). 78–87. 1 indexed citations

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Sah, Sunita, David Tannenbaum, Hayley M. D. Cleary, et al.. (2016). Combating Biased Decisionmaking & Promoting Justice & Equal Treatment. Behavioral Science & Policy. 2(2). 79–87. 1 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E. & Vesla M. Weaver. (2014). The Carceral State and American Political Development. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E. & Meredith Sadin. (2014). Stereotyping or Projection? How White and Black Voters Estimate Black Candidates' Ideology. Political Psychology. 37(2). 147–163. 41 indexed citations

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Lerman, Amy E. & Vesla M. Weaver. (2014). Arresting Citizenship. 300 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lerman, Amy E. & Joshua Page. (2012). The state of the job: An embedded work role perspective on prison officer attitudes. Punishment & Society. 14(5). 503–529. 44 indexed citations

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