Lesley McAra

2.6k total citations
43 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lesley McAra is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley McAra has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Lesley McAra's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (21 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Lesley McAra is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (21 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Lesley McAra collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Lesley McAra's co-authors include Susan McVie, David J. Smith, Sarah Armstrong, J Shute, Shadd Maruna, Alison Liebling, Peter Young, Gillean McCluskey, Albert King and Sarah Hamilton and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Criminal Justice and The British Journal of Criminology.

In The Last Decade

Lesley McAra

43 papers receiving 935 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lesley McAra United Kingdom	17	863	499	296	251	111	43	1.1k
Susan McVie United Kingdom	15	781 0.9×	440 0.9×	286 1.0×	208 0.8×	102 0.9×	56	1.1k
Gordon Bazemore United States	20	1.2k 1.3×	780 1.6×	258 0.9×	126 0.5×	211 1.9×	69	1.4k
Brandon K. Applegäte United States	22	1.8k 2.1×	851 1.7×	369 1.2×	258 1.0×	108 1.0×	68	2.1k
Robert D. Crutchfield United States	21	1.1k 1.3×	396 0.8×	343 1.2×	155 0.6×	110 1.0×	35	1.4k
Loraine Gelsthorpe United Kingdom	19	902 1.0×	395 0.8×	264 0.9×	112 0.4×	42 0.4×	58	1.1k
Kevin N. Wright United States	18	911 1.1×	524 1.1×	367 1.2×	84 0.3×	54 0.5×	51	1.1k
Gaylene S. Armstrong United States	16	839 1.0×	473 0.9×	358 1.2×	72 0.3×	76 0.7×	39	1.1k
Allison Morris New Zealand	17	817 0.9×	360 0.7×	168 0.6×	88 0.4×	49 0.4×	43	1.0k
Bitna Kim United States	18	619 0.7×	316 0.6×	174 0.6×	189 0.8×	49 0.4×	73	968
Gwen Robinson United Kingdom	24	1.3k 1.5×	774 1.6×	588 2.0×	155 0.6×	61 0.5×	62	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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McAra, Lesley & Susan McVie. (2023). Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility: lessons from the Scottish experience. Current Issues in Criminal Justice. 36(4). 386–407. 2 indexed citations

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Stewart, Tracy M., et al.. (2022). Adolescent Mental Health Priorities During the Covid-19 Pandemic. School Mental Health. 15(1). 247–259. 9 indexed citations

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Stewart, Tracy M., et al.. (2022). Rates, perceptions and predictors of depression, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms about Covid-19 in adolescents. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0266818–e0266818. 13 indexed citations

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Liebling, Alison, Shadd Maruna, & Lesley McAra. (2017). Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 2 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Susan McVie. (2015). The Case for Diversion and Minimum NecessaryIntervention. 119–136. 8 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2011). Review Symposium on Nicola Lacey, The Prisoners’ Dilemma: Political Economy and Punishment in Contemporary Democracies: Global politics and local culture A response to Nicola Lacey. Punishment & Society. 13(1). 96–104. 7 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2010). The Criminalisation of Youth. 1 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2009). La justice des mineurs en Ecosse : pressions convergentes et singularités culturelles. Déviance et Société. Vol. 33(3). 383–398. 1 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Susan McVie. (2009). Youth Justice?: The Impact of Agency Contact on Desistance from Offending. 10 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2008). Crime, Criminology and Criminal Justice in Scotland. European Journal of Criminology. 5(4). 481–504. 61 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Susan McVie. (2007). Youth Justice?. European Journal of Criminology. 4(3). 315–345. 195 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Susan McVie. (2007). Youth Crime and Justice. 59 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Sarah Armstrong. (2006). Perspectives on Punishment: The Contours of Control. Oxford University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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Armstrong, Sarah & Lesley McAra. (2006). Audience, borders and architecture: the contours of control. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 4 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2005). Modelling penal transformation. Punishment & Society. 7(3). 277–302. 41 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2004). The Cultural and Institutional Dynamics of Transformation: Youth Justice in Scotland and England and Wales. 35. 23–54. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, David J. & Lesley McAra. (2004). Gender and Youth Offending. 15 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley. (2002). « plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose ». Déviance et Société. 26(3). 367–367. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, David J., J Shute, John Flint, et al.. (2001). The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime: Key Findings At Ages 12 and 13. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 101(1). 40–2. 27 indexed citations

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McAra, Lesley & Peter Young. (1997). Juvenile Justice in Scotland. 15(3). 11 indexed citations

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