Mark C. Stafford

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mark C. Stafford is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark C. Stafford has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Clinical Psychology and 9 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Mark C. Stafford's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (24 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (12 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (7 papers). Mark C. Stafford is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (24 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (12 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (7 papers). Mark C. Stafford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Lithuania. Mark C. Stafford's co-authors include Mark Warr, Terance D. Miethe, Omer R. Galle, Jaclyn Schildkraut, Louis N. Gray, H. Jaymi Elsass, Jack P. Gibbs, Douglas M. Sloane, David A. Ward and George S. Bridges and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Mark C. Stafford

55 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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A Reconceptualization of General and Specific Deterrence

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Mitchell B. Chamlin United States

James Garofalo United States

Greg Pogarsky United States

Martin Killias Switzerland

Michael G. Maxfield United States

Gary F. Jensen United States

Lieven Pauwels Belgium

Jacqueline Cohen United States

Bruce J. Arneklev United States

Per‐Olof H. Wikström United Kingdom

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All Works

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Mears, Daniel P. & Mark C. Stafford. (2025). Gauging the totality of criminal legal sanctions and punishment: Implications for research and policy on retribution and deterrence. Punishment & Society. 27(5). 984–1008.

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Mears, Daniel P. & Mark C. Stafford. (2025). Comprehensive Deterrence Theory. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C., et al.. (2024). The effects of Covid-19 stay-at-home orders on street and cybercrimes in a Brazilian city. Journal of Criminal Justice. 95. 102314–102314.

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Mears, Daniel P. & Mark C. Stafford. (2024). A theoretical critique of deterrence-based policy. Journal of Criminal Justice. 95. 102305–102305. 1 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C., et al.. (2023). Can police camping ticket geographies facilitate homeless outreach? Identifying harms and people in homeless encampments. GeoJournal. 88(6). 6247–6258. 1 indexed citations

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Mears, Daniel P. & Mark C. Stafford. (2022). A Reconceptualization of Social Bond Theory to Predict Change Sequences in Offending. Crime & Delinquency. 70(1). 64–86. 2 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C., et al.. (2021). Graffiti and crime in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: The broken promises of broken windows theory. Applied Geography. 131. 102459–102459. 10 indexed citations

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Vandiver, Donna M., et al.. (2019). Likelihood of Arrest for Robberies, Assaults, and Sexual Offenses Committed by Group and Lone Offenders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(19-20). NP10106–NP10131. 2 indexed citations

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Schildkraut, Jaclyn, et al.. (2019). Advancing responses to mass shootings using a routine activity approach. Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 21(4). 346–361. 9 indexed citations

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Empey, LaMar T., Mark C. Stafford, & Carter Hay. (2007). American delinquency : its meaning and construction : Empey and Stafford and Hay, 4th edition. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, David A., Mark C. Stafford, & Louis N. Gray. (2006). Rational Choice, Deterrence, and Theoretical Integration. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 36(3). 571–585. 22 indexed citations

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Goodrum, Sarah & Mark C. Stafford. (2003). The Management of Emotions in the Criminal Justice System. Sociological Focus. 36(3). 179–196. 25 indexed citations

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Miethe, Terance D., Mark C. Stafford, & Douglas M. Sloane. (1990). Lifestyle changes and risks of criminal victimization. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 6(4). 357–376. 76 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C. & Jack P. Gibbs. (1988). Change in the Relation between Marital Integration and Suicide Rates. Social Forces. 66(4). 1060–1060. 8 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C. & Ralph A. Weisheit. (1988). Changing Age Patterns of U.S. Male and Female Suicide Rates, 1934–1983. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 18(2). 149–163. 11 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C. & Jack P. Gibbs. (1988). Change in the Relation Between Marital Integration and Suicide Rates. Social Forces. 66(4). 1060–1079. 12 indexed citations

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Ward, David A., Ben A. Menke, Louis N. Gray, & Mark C. Stafford. (1986). Sanctions, modeling, and deviant behavior. Journal of Criminal Justice. 14(6). 501–508. 14 indexed citations

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Stafford, Mark C. & Jack P. Gibbs. (1985). A Major Problem with the Theory of Status Integration and Suicide. Social Forces. 63(3). 643–660. 22 indexed citations

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Erickson, Maynard L., Mark C. Stafford, & James M. Galliher. (1984). The Normative Erosion Hypothesis: The Latent Consequences of Juvenile Justice Practices. Sociological Quarterly. 25(3). 373–384. 8 indexed citations

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Warr, Mark & Mark C. Stafford. (1983). Fear of Victimization: A Look at the Proximate Causes. Social Forces. 61(4). 1033–1033. 155 indexed citations

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