James Q. Wilson

121 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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James Q. Wilson
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  • Sociology and Political Science 6.2k
  • Political Science and International Relations 3.0k
  • Clinical Psychology 1.0k
  • General Health Professions 962
  • Health 849
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All Works

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American government : the essentials : institutions & policies
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Understanding America : the anatomy of an exceptional nation
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Crime : public policies for crime control
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A long way from the back of the bus
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Polizei und Nachbarschaftssicherheit: Zerbrochene Fenster, mit einer kritischen Vorbemerkung von Fritz Sack
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Abortion facts and feelings II: an exchange.
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"Policy Intellectuals" and Public Policy.
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Harvard's Core Curriculum: An Inside View.
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Age, Crime, and Punishment
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On Pettigrew and Armor: An Afterword.
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The police & the community
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The Problem of Heroin.
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Cities in trouble
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About James Q. Wilson

James Q. Wilson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Law and Public Administration, having authored 134 papers that have together received 9.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (11 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (6.2k citations), Public Administration (444 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (3.0k citations). James Q. Wilson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include George L. Kelling, R. J. Herrnstein, Peter B. Clark, Patrick V. Murphy, Jan M. Chaiken, Lawrence D. Mankin, Edward C. Banfield, Peter H. Rossi, Lloyd E. Ohlin and David P. Farrington. Their work appears in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

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