Heather Strang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Heather Strang is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Strang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Clinical Psychology and 17 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Heather Strang's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (27 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (26 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (15 papers). Heather Strang is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (27 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (26 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (15 papers). Heather Strang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Heather Strang's co-authors include Lawrence W. Sherman, John Braithwaite, Daniel Woods, Geoffrey C. Barnes, Caroline Angel, Sarah Bennett, Barak Ariel, Dorothy Newbury‐Birch, Evan Mayo‐Wilson and Nova Inkpen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Social Issues.

In The Last Decade

Heather Strang

57 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Restorative justice and civil society 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 50 100 150 200
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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. Restorative justice and civil society
    2001 234 citations Heather Strang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Strang United Kingdom 21 1.7k 904 302 268 219 63 2.0k
Brandon K. Applegäte United States 22 1.8k 1.1× 851 0.9× 204 0.7× 258 1.0× 369 1.7× 68 2.1k
Mark S. Umbreit United States 30 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 217 0.7× 128 0.5× 186 0.8× 98 2.2k
Stephen Demuth United States 18 2.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 211 0.7× 177 0.7× 336 1.5× 20 2.6k
Julian V. Roberts Canada 27 2.1k 1.2× 852 0.9× 151 0.5× 347 1.3× 203 0.9× 143 2.4k
Cheryl Lero Jonson United States 24 1.8k 1.1× 881 1.0× 350 1.2× 264 1.0× 402 1.8× 74 2.2k
Ryan D. King United States 25 1.4k 0.8× 315 0.3× 162 0.5× 276 1.0× 219 1.0× 37 1.7k
Celesta A. Albonetti United States 18 2.6k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 282 0.9× 331 1.2× 298 1.4× 29 2.8k
Geoffrey C. Barnes United Kingdom 18 1.1k 0.7× 606 0.7× 158 0.5× 208 0.8× 184 0.8× 40 1.5k
Joanna Shapland United Kingdom 23 1.3k 0.8× 694 0.8× 95 0.3× 217 0.8× 359 1.6× 66 1.6k
Richard Sparks United Kingdom 30 2.5k 1.5× 758 0.8× 198 0.7× 505 1.9× 686 3.1× 104 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Strang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Strang

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

All Works

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Gaffney, Hannah, Darrick Jolliffe, Elizabeth Eggins, et al.. (2024). Protocol: The effect of restorative justice interventions for young people on offending and reoffending: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 20(2). e1403–e1403.
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Sherman, Lawrence W., et al.. (2022). The Fall and Rise of Racial Inequality in London Homicides: a Challenge for Policing by Consent. PubMed Central. 6(3-4). 202–225. 1 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, et al.. (2021). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Among Prolific Young Robbery Offenders in London: Targeting Treatment for Desistance?. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 5(3-4). 156–169.
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Barnes, Geoffrey C., et al.. (2018). Implementing a Burglary Prevention Program with Evidence-Based Tracking: a Case Study. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 2(3-4). 181–191. 5 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, et al.. (2017). Reducing the Harm of Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hampshire Constabulary CARA Experiment. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 7 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, et al.. (2017). Targeting Escalation and Harm in Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Northern Territory Police, Australia. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 1(2-3). 143–159. 20 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W., Heather Strang, Geoffrey C. Barnes, et al.. (2015). Twelve experiments in restorative justice: the Jerry Lee program of randomized trials of restorative justice conferences. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 11(4). 501–540. 51 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W., Heather Strang, Evan Mayo‐Wilson, Daniel J. Woods, & Barak Ariel. (2014). Are Restorative Justice Conferences Effective in Reducing Repeat Offending? Findings from a Campbell Systematic Review. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 31(1). 1–24. 104 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, Lawrence W. Sherman, Evan Mayo‐Wilson, Daniel Woods, & Barak Ariel. (2013). Restorative Justice Conferencing (RJC) Using Face‐to‐Face Meetings of Offenders and Victims: Effects on Offender Recidivism and Victim Satisfaction. A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 1–59. 115 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W. & Heather Strang. (2012). Restorative Justice as Evidence-Based Sentencing. Oxford University Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W. & Heather Strang. (2009). Crime and reconciliation : experimental criminology and the future of restorative justice. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 22(1). 1–14. 5 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W. & Heather Strang. (2009). Testing for Analysts’ Bias in Crime Prevention Experiments: Can We Accept Eisner’s One-tailed Test?. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 5(2). 185–200. 21 indexed citations
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Tyler, Tom R., Lawrence W. Sherman, Heather Strang, Geoffrey C. Barnes, & Daniel Woods. (2007). Reintegrative Shaming, Procedural Justice, and Recidivism: The Engagement of Offenders' Psychological Mechanisms in the Canberra RISE Drinking-and-Driving Experiment. Law & Society Review. 41(3). 553–586. 157 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather & Lawrence W. Sherman. (2003). Repairing the Harm: Victims and Restorative Justice. Utah law review. 15–42. 69 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather. (2001). Restorative justice programs in Australia : a report to the Criminology Research Council. 24 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather. (1996). Children as victims of homicide. Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice. 22 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, et al.. (1993). Homicide, patterns, prevention, and control : proceedings of a conference held 12-14 May 1992. Australian Institute of Criminology eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Strang, Heather, et al.. (1992). International trends in crime : east meets west : proceedings of a conference held 10-13 December 1990. Australian Institute of Criminology eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Don C., Duncan Chappell, Peter Grabosky, & Heather Strang. (1992). Australian Violence: Contemporary Perspectives.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(3). 376–376. 51 indexed citations

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