Lawrence W. Sherman

23.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
199 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Lawrence W. Sherman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence W. Sherman has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 50 papers in Health and 41 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Lawrence W. Sherman's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (103 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (54 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (39 papers). Lawrence W. Sherman is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (103 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (54 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (39 papers). Lawrence W. Sherman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovenia. Lawrence W. Sherman's co-authors include Patrick R. Gartin, Richard A. Berk, Michael E. Buerger, Herman Goldstein, David Weisburd, Dennis P. Rogan, Robert J. Bursik, Harold G. Grasmick, Heather Strang and Janell D. Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence W. Sherman

187 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

HOT SPOTS OF PREDATORY CR... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1989 1994 1991 1984 1993 400 800 1.2k
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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. HOT SPOTS OF PREDATORY CRIME: ROUTINE ACTIVITIES AND THE CRIMINOLOGY OF PLACE*
    1989 1.4k citations Lawrence W. Sherman et al. profile →
  2. Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control.
    1994 1.0k citations Lawrence W. Sherman et al. profile →
  3. Problem-Oriented Policing
    1991 914 citations Lawrence W. Sherman et al. profile →
  4. The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault
    1984 838 citations Lawrence W. Sherman, Richard A. Berk profile →
  5. Defiance, Deterrence, and Irrelevance: A Theory of the Criminal Sanction
    1993 743 citations Lawrence W. Sherman Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency profile →
  6. General deterrent effects of police patrol in crime “hot spots”: A randomized, controlled trial
    1995 706 citations Lawrence W. Sherman, David Weisburd profile →
  7. The Rise of Evidence-Based Policing: Targeting, Testing, and Tracking
    2013 311 citations Lawrence W. Sherman profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence W. Sherman United States 50 11.5k 3.6k 3.1k 2.4k 1.8k 199 13.7k
David Weisburd United States 65 14.3k 1.2× 4.4k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 287 16.3k
Anthony A. Braga United States 56 8.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 189 9.8k
Wesley G. Skogan United States 47 7.4k 0.6× 4.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.5× 753 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 151 8.7k
Raymond Paternoster United States 52 8.8k 0.8× 856 0.2× 977 0.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 100 11.5k
Marcus Felson United States 30 8.5k 0.7× 576 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 86 10.1k
Lawrence E. Cohen United States 25 8.1k 0.7× 481 0.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 39 9.4k
Richard Rosenfeld United States 40 5.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 858 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 110 6.1k
Bonnie S. Fisher United States 54 7.5k 0.7× 711 0.2× 3.7k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 998 0.5× 207 11.2k
Bruce Western United States 47 6.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 839 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 3.9k 2.1× 117 10.1k
Robert Brame United States 39 5.0k 0.4× 568 0.2× 817 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 67 7.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (2025). The Farrington Curve: A Commentary on How David Farrington Showed How to Prioritise the Most Harmful Offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 35(1). 3–5.
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Han, SeungHoon, Jordan M. Hyatt, Geoffrey C. Barnes, & Lawrence W. Sherman. (2023). A Bayesian Analysis of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Intervention for High-Risk People on Probation. Evaluation Review. 48(6). 991–1023.
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Weisburd, David, David Weisburd, David Weisburd, et al.. (2023). The Future of Evidence-Based Policing. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Weinborn, Cristóbal, et al.. (2017). Hotspots vs. harmspots: Shifting the focus from counts to harm in the criminology of place. Applied Geography. 86. 226–244. 51 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (2014). Vehicle distribution and marketing - the last frontier for competitive advantage. International Journal of Vehicle Design.
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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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Ariel, Barak & Lawrence W. Sherman. (2012). PROTOCOL: MANDATORY ARREST FOR MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EFFECTS ON REPEAT OFFENDING. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 8(1). 1–30. 2 indexed citations
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Gill, Charlotte, Jordan M. Hyatt, & Lawrence W. Sherman. (2010). PROTOCOL: Probation Intensity Effects on Probationers' Criminal Conduct. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 6(1). 1–25. 5 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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Strang, Heather & Lawrence W. Sherman. (2004). Protocol for a Campbell Collaboration Systematic Review: Effects of Face‐to‐Face Restorative Justice for Personal Victim Crimes. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 1(1). 1–16. 2 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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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (2003). CRIMINOLOGÍA Y PREVENCIÓN DEL CRIMEN EN EL SIGLO XXI. Revista electrónica de ciencia penal y criminología. 41.
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Welsh, Brandon C., David P. Farrington, Lawrence W. Sherman, & Doris Layton MacKenzie. (2002). What do we know about Crime Prevention?. 40(1-2). 11–31.
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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (2000). Postmodern Constructivist Pedagogy for Teaching and Learning Cooperatively on the Web. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 3(1). 51–57. 10 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (1993). Defiance, Deterrence, and Irrelevance: A Theory of the Criminal Sanction. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 30(4). 445–473. 743 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sherman, Lawrence W., et al.. (1989). Stray bullets and ?mushrooms?: Random shootings of bystanders in four cities, 1977?1988. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 5(4). 297–316. 7 indexed citations
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Berk, Richard A. & Lawrence W. Sherman. (1988). Police Responses to Family Violence Incidents. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 83(401). 70–76. 37 indexed citations
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Sherman, Lawrence W.. (1980). Execution Without Trial: Police Homicide and the Constitution. Vanderbilt law review. 33(1). 71. 25 indexed citations

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