James B. Jacobs

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

James B. Jacobs is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Jacobs has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in James B. Jacobs's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (31 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (13 papers). James B. Jacobs is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (31 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (13 papers). James B. Jacobs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Switzerland. James B. Jacobs's co-authors include Donald J. Shoemaker, Kimberly Potter, Frank Anechiarico, Richard A. Berk, Peter H. Rossi, Robert Reiner, Elena Larrauri, William B. Bankston, Cyrille Fijnaut and Lynn Zimmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

James B. Jacobs

93 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society. 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James B. Jacobs United States 28 2.1k 525 463 458 205 106 2.5k
Tim Newburn United Kingdom 32 2.2k 1.1× 482 0.9× 1.2k 2.7× 468 1.0× 175 0.9× 134 3.0k
Katherine Beckett United States 29 3.3k 1.6× 741 1.4× 808 1.7× 1.2k 2.5× 185 0.9× 60 4.2k
Eugene McLaughlin United Kingdom 24 1.4k 0.7× 269 0.5× 838 1.8× 362 0.8× 113 0.6× 65 2.2k
Jerome H. Skolnick United States 25 2.2k 1.1× 320 0.6× 1.4k 3.0× 262 0.6× 199 1.0× 78 3.0k
William J. Chambliss United States 22 1.6k 0.8× 211 0.4× 450 1.0× 197 0.4× 137 0.7× 61 2.0k
Malcolm M Feeley United States 25 2.4k 1.1× 839 1.6× 599 1.3× 574 1.3× 632 3.1× 94 3.3k
Geoffrey C. Hazard United States 9 991 0.5× 202 0.4× 387 0.8× 130 0.3× 147 0.7× 55 1.4k
Adrian Cherney Australia 27 1.8k 0.9× 251 0.5× 1.3k 2.8× 348 0.8× 50 0.2× 133 2.6k
Robert F. Meier United States 23 1.8k 0.9× 317 0.6× 128 0.3× 271 0.6× 41 0.2× 53 2.3k
Sylvain Brouard France 21 672 0.3× 394 0.8× 792 1.7× 142 0.3× 104 0.5× 72 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2016). Universal Background Checking - New York's SAFE Act. Albany law review. 79(137). 1327–403. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2015). CRIMINAL RECORDS AND IMMIGRATION: COMPARING THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. Fordham international law journal. 39(2). 205. 2 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B.. (2013). Admissibility of the Defendant’s Criminal Records at Trial. Beijing Law Review. 4(3). 120–127. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B. & Elena Larrauri. (2013). Are criminal convictions a public matter?: the U.S. and Spain. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Criminais. 335–364.
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Larrauri, Elena & James B. Jacobs. (2011). Reinserción laboral y antecedentes penales. Revista electrónica de ciencia penal y criminología. 65(13). 9–941. 1 indexed citations
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Larrauri, Elena & James B. Jacobs. (2010). ¿Son las sentencias públicas? ¿Son los antecedentes penales privados?: Una comparación de la cultura jurídica de Estados Unidos y España. InDret. 16–53.
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2008). Major "minor" Progress Under the Third Pillar: EU Institution Building in the Sharing of Criminal Record Information. 8(1). 111. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2008). Sharing Criminal Records: The United States, the European Union and Interpol Compared. Loyola of Los Angeles international & comparative law review. 30(2). 125. 2 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B.. (2006). Mass Incarceration and the Proliferation of Criminal Records. UST Research Online (University of St. Thomas - Minnesota). 3(3). 387. 28 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2004). Leadership & Correctional Reform. Pace Digital Repository (Pace University). 24(2). 477. 7 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (2004). Leadership & Correctional Reform. Pace law review. 24(2). 477–477. 7 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B. & Kimberly Potter. (1998). Hate Crimes. 185 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B. & Bruce Samuels. (1995). The Drug Testing Project in International Sports: Dilemmas in an Expanding Regulatory Regime. Hastings international and comparative law review. 18(3). 557. 3 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (1995). Busting the mob: United States v. Cosa Nostra. Choice Reviews Online. 33(2). 33–1193. 18 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B.. (1993). Should Hate Be a Crime. ˜The œPublic interest. 8 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B.. (1992). The New Wave of American Hate Crime Legislation. 12. 9–12. 1 indexed citations
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Fijnaut, Cyrille & James B. Jacobs. (1991). Organized crime and its containment : a transatlantic initiative. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 10 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B. & Lynn Zimmer. (1991). Drug treatment and workplace drug testing: Politics, symbolism and organizational dilemmas. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 9(3). 345–360. 2 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (1985). Prison Overcrowding and the Law. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 478(1). 100–112. 13 indexed citations
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Jacobs, James B., et al.. (1977). Sexual Deprivation and Penal Policy. Cornell law review/˜The œCornell law quarterly. 62(2). 289–312.

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