Cassia Spohn

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Cassia Spohn is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Cassia Spohn has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 42 papers in Clinical Psychology and 40 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Cassia Spohn's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (92 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (70 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (40 papers). Cassia Spohn is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (92 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (70 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (40 papers). Cassia Spohn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and Russia. Cassia Spohn's co-authors include David Holleran, Dawn Beichner, Katharine Tellis, Susan Welch, Julie Horney, John Gruhl, Miriam A. DeLone, Samuel Walker, Brian D. Johnson and Eryn Nicole O’Neal and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Political Science, Criminology and Social Problems.

In The Last Decade

Cassia Spohn

128 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE: ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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.

  1. CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE: EXAMINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITY IN PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING
    2014 305 citations Besiki Luka Kutateladze, Brian D. Johnson et al. Criminology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Cassia Spohn 6.0k 2.4k 1.9k 956 846 133 6.9k
Jeffery T. Ulmer 5.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 258 0.1× 591 0.6× 450 0.5× 98 5.7k
Christy A. Visher 3.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 306 0.2× 207 0.2× 572 0.7× 98 4.7k
Franklin E. Zimring 3.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 166 0.1× 232 0.2× 584 0.7× 176 4.8k
Meda Chesney‐Lind 4.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 741 0.4× 137 0.1× 231 0.3× 83 5.3k
Martha R. Burt 3.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 3.9k 2.0× 356 0.4× 100 0.1× 74 6.6k
Ronet Bachman 2.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 812 0.4× 117 0.1× 445 0.5× 68 3.6k
Celesta A. Albonetti 2.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 218 0.1× 290 0.3× 331 0.4× 29 2.8k
Paul Nieuwbeerta 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 251 0.1× 94 0.1× 887 1.0× 205 5.0k
John Wooldredge 3.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 269 0.1× 111 0.1× 284 0.3× 114 4.0k
Justin T. Pickett 3.1k 0.5× 759 0.3× 379 0.2× 103 0.1× 1.3k 1.5× 135 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cassia Spohn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cassia Spohn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cassia Spohn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cassia Spohn 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 Cassia Spohn. Cassia Spohn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bowman, Rachel, et al.. (2022). Gender in the Courtroom Workgroup: Understanding the Relationship Between the Composition of Workgroups and the Gender Gap in Punishment. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 50(3). 410–428. 2 indexed citations
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Landa–Blanco, Miguel, et al.. (2020). Violence in Honduras from 2008 to 2018. Injury Prevention. 26(2). 191–193. 11 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia. (2016). Untested Sexual Assault Kits. Criminology & Public Policy. 15(2). 551–554. 7 indexed citations
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Kutateladze, Besiki Luka, et al.. (2014). CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE: EXAMINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITY IN PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING. Criminology. 52(3). 514–551. 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spohn, Cassia. (2014). Twentieth‐Century Sentencing Reform Movement: Looking Backward, Moving Forward. Criminology & Public Policy. 13(4). 535–545. 13 indexed citations
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O’Neal, Eryn Nicole, Scott H. Decker, Cassia Spohn, & Katharine Tellis. (2013). Condom use during sexual assault. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 20(6). 605–609. 29 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia, et al.. (2012). Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault in Los Angeles City and County: A Collaborative Study in Partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. 30 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia, et al.. (2012). Circumventing the Penalty for Offenders Facing Mandatory Minimums. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 39(3). 308–332. 18 indexed citations
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Beichner, Dawn & Cassia Spohn. (2012). Modeling the Effects of Victim Behavior and Moral Character on Prosecutors’ Charging Decisions in Sexual Assault Cases. Violence and Victims. 27(1). 3–24. 68 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia & Katharine Tellis. (2012). The Criminal Justice System’s Response to Sexual Violence. Violence Against Women. 18(2). 169–192. 162 indexed citations
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Tasca, Melinda, Nancy Rodriguez, Cassia Spohn, & Mary P. Koss. (2012). Police Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 28(6). 1157–1177. 109 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia & Katharine Tellis. (2011). Justice Denied? the Exceptional Clearance of Rape Cases in Los Angeles. Albany law review. 74(3). 1379. 32 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia. (2011). Race, Ethnicity, and Crime. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia, et al.. (2008). Courts: A Text/Reader. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Brennan, Pauline K. & Cassia Spohn. (2008). Empirical Research on the Impact of Sentencing Reforms. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 24(4). 340–344.
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Beichner, Dawn & Cassia Spohn. (2005). Prosecutorial Charging Decisions in Sexual Assault Cases: Examining the Impact of a Specialized Prosecution Unit. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 16(4). 461–498. 118 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia. (1995). A Comparison of Sexual Assault Cases with Child and Adult Victims. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 3(4). 59–78. 11 indexed citations
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Spohn, Cassia & Julie Horney. (1992). Rape law reform : a grassroots revolution and its impact. Plenum Press eBooks. 74 indexed citations

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