David Thacher

1.4k total citations
33 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

David Thacher is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Thacher has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David Thacher's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (16 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (13 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). David Thacher is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (16 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (13 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). David Thacher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Ireland. David Thacher's co-authors include Martin Rein and Gerald R. Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Sociology, Cities and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

In The Last Decade

David Thacher

29 papers receiving 754 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Thacher United States 15 571 375 119 117 83 33 861
Tianguang Meng China 13 381 0.7× 376 1.0× 67 0.6× 72 0.6× 116 1.4× 36 829
Michael Peter Smith United States 22 1.1k 1.9× 397 1.1× 83 0.7× 109 0.9× 30 0.4× 76 1.8k
Catherine Durose United Kingdom 19 368 0.6× 291 0.8× 299 2.5× 294 2.5× 36 0.4× 47 1.1k
Andrew Martin United States 7 480 0.8× 376 1.0× 116 1.0× 62 0.5× 18 0.2× 36 856
Heather MacIndoe United States 11 517 0.9× 104 0.3× 165 1.4× 98 0.8× 27 0.3× 18 701
Richard Simeon Canada 17 535 0.9× 829 2.2× 110 0.9× 61 0.5× 32 0.4× 43 1.2k
Katherine Levine Einstein United States 15 622 1.1× 478 1.3× 112 0.9× 67 0.6× 58 0.7× 40 1.1k
James Rees United Kingdom 16 246 0.4× 158 0.4× 107 0.9× 281 2.4× 34 0.4× 53 803
Lauri Rapeli Finland 19 370 0.6× 351 0.9× 27 0.2× 98 0.8× 132 1.6× 56 837
Daniel M. Cress United States 8 641 1.1× 355 0.9× 114 1.0× 122 1.0× 15 0.2× 9 988

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Thacher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Thacher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thacher, David, et al.. (2024). How the Public Became the Caller: The Emergence of Reactive Policing, 1880–1970. Law & Social Inquiry. 49(4). 2287–2319. 7 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2022). The emergence and spread of the summons in lieu of arrest, 1907–1980. Journal of Criminal Justice. 85. 102027–102027.
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Thacher, David. (2020). The Learning Model of Use-of-Force Reviews. Law & Social Inquiry. 45(3). 755–786. 7 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2016). Channeling Police Discretion: The Hidden Potential of Focused Deterrence. 2016(1). 13. 8 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2015). Olmsted's Police. Law and History Review. 33(3). 577–620. 6 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2014). Order Maintenance Policing. Oxford University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2010). The Distribution of Police Protection. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 27(3). 275–298. 14 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2008). The Rise of Criminal Background Screening in Rental Housing. Law & Social Inquiry. 33(1). 5–30. 79 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2006). The Normative Case Study. American Journal of Sociology. 111(6). 1631–1676. 80 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2005). The Local Role in Homeland Security. Law & Society Review. 39(3). 635–676. 90 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2004). Police Research and the Humanities. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 593(1). 179–191. 4 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2004). The Casuistical Turn in Planning Ethics. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 23(3). 269–285. 10 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2004). Interorganizational Partnerships as Inchoate Hierarchies. Administration & Society. 36(1). 91–127. 33 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2004). The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Robbed: Inequality in U.S. Criminal Victimization, 1974–2000. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 20(2). 89–116. 36 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2001). Equity and community policing: A new view of community partnerships. Criminal Justice Ethics. 20(1). 3–16. 35 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2001). Policing is Not a Treatment: Alternatives to the Medical Model of Police Research. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 38(4). 387–415. 59 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (2001). Conflicting Values in Community Policing. Law & Society Review. 35(4). 765–798. 53 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (1999). National COPS Evaluation Organizational Change Case Study (Riverside, California). 2 indexed citations
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Thacher, David. (1999). National COPS Evaluation Organizational Change Case Study (Portland, Oregon). 1 indexed citations

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