Kyle McLean

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kyle McLean is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kyle McLean has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Kyle McLean's work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (25 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers) and Gun Ownership and Violence Research (10 papers). Kyle McLean is often cited by papers focused on Policing Practices and Perceptions (25 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers) and Gun Ownership and Violence Research (10 papers). Kyle McLean collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Lithuania. Kyle McLean's co-authors include Geoffrey P. Alpert, Scott E. Wolfe, Roger G. Dunham, Bryan Lee Miller, John M. Stogner, Jeff Rojek, Travis C. Pratt, Michael R. Smith, Justin Nix and Molly McCarthy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Interpersonal Violence and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

In The Last Decade

Kyle McLean

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Police Stress, Mental Health, and Resiliency during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 197 citations John M. Stogner, Bryan Lee Miller et al. American Journal of Criminal Justice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kyle McLean United States	17	900	870	290	182	163	35	1.3k
Jeff Rojek United States	21	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	392 1.4×	169 0.9×	87 0.5×	47	1.6k
Elise Sargeant Australia	20	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	263 0.9×	166 0.9×	165 1.0×	52	1.5k
Emma Antrobus Australia	15	990 1.1×	889 1.0×	150 0.5×	165 0.9×	149 0.9×	39	1.3k
Kenneth J. Novak United States	19	1.2k 1.3×	856 1.0×	371 1.3×	116 0.6×	98 0.6×	30	1.3k
Natalie Todak United States	20	835 0.9×	933 1.1×	238 0.8×	301 1.7×	94 0.6×	47	1.2k
Allison T. Chappell United States	15	653 0.7×	384 0.4×	162 0.6×	104 0.6×	115 0.7×	26	878
Peter B. Kraska United States	15	927 1.0×	704 0.8×	267 0.9×	183 1.0×	101 0.6×	20	1.2k
Amie M. Schuck United States	22	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	482 1.7×	448 2.5×	380 2.3×	51	2.0k
Brad W. Smith United States	26	1.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	558 1.9×	192 1.1×	274 1.7×	50	1.9k
Roger G. Dunham United States	24	1.6k 1.8×	1.5k 1.7×	642 2.2×	217 1.2×	151 0.9×	46	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kyle McLean

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kyle McLean

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kyle McLean

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Boehme, Hunter M., et al.. (2025). Writing at the speed of hype: officers’ post-experimental perceptions of AI report writing. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 2 indexed citations

Adams, Ian T., et al.. (2024). No man’s hand: artificial intelligence does not improve police report writing speed. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 22(1). 137–154. 2 indexed citations

Adams, Ian T., et al.. (2024). No Man’s Hand: Artificial Intelligence Does Not Improve Police Report Writing Speed. 5 indexed citations

Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean, Geoffrey P. Alpert, & Jeff Rojek. (2024). Us Versus Them? The Problem of Cognitive Distortions in Policing. Police Quarterly. 27(4). 532–560. 5 indexed citations

McLean, Kyle, et al.. (2023). Shaping officer behaviour through training and policy. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17.

McCarthy, Molly, et al.. (2023). The Influence of Guardian and Warrior Police Orientations on Australian Officers’ Use of Force Attitudes and Tactical Decision-Making. Police Quarterly. 27(2). 187–212. 7 indexed citations

McLean, Kyle, et al.. (2023). An experimental look at reasonable suspicion and police discretion. Policing An International Journal. 46(3). 503–520. 1 indexed citations

Adams, Ian T., Scott M. Mourtgos, Kyle McLean, & Geoffrey P. Alpert. (2023). De-fanged. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 20(3). 695–716. 5 indexed citations

McLean, Kyle, et al.. (2022). Re-examining the Use of Force Continuum: Why Resistance is Not the Only Driver of Use of Force Decisions. Police Quarterly. 26(1). 85–110. 14 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle, et al.. (2022). Recruiting for change: shifting focus to address a workforce crisis. Police Practice and Research. 24(4). 446–460. 21 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle & Justin Nix. (2021). Understanding the Bounds of Legitimacy: Weber’s Facets of Legitimacy and the Police Empowerment Hypothesis. Justice Quarterly. 39(6). 1287–1309. 25 indexed citations

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Alpert, Geoffrey P. & Kyle McLean. (2021). The more things change, the more they stay the same: the Queensland Police Service as a model for sustainable policing reform. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 45(3). 345–355. 5 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle, Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, & Michael R. Smith. (2020). Randomized controlled trial of social interaction police training. Criminology & Public Policy. 19(3). 805–832. 54 indexed citations

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Stogner, John M., Bryan Lee Miller, & Kyle McLean. (2020). Police Stress, Mental Health, and Resiliency during the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 45(4). 718–730. 197 indexed citations breakdown →

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McLean, Kyle. (2019). Revisiting the role of distributive justice in Tyler’s legitimacy theory. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 16(2). 335–346. 32 indexed citations

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Alpert, Geoffrey P., Kyle McLean, & Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Consent Decrees. Police Quarterly. 20(3). 239–249. 16 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle & Scott E. Wolfe. (2015). A Sense of Injustice Loosens the Moral Bind of Law. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 43(1). 27–44. 32 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle. (2015). Ethnic Identity, Procedural Justice, and Offending: Does Procedural Justice Work the Same for Everyone?. Crime & Delinquency. 63(10). 1314–1336. 14 indexed citations

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Fox, Paul, et al.. (2015). Who Is the Rotten Apple? Mock Jurors’ Views of Teacher–Student Sexual Contact. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 33(9). 1449–1471. 7 indexed citations

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McLean, Kyle, Geoffrey P. Alpert, & Roger G. Dunham. (1993). Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings. 381 indexed citations

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