Michael Tonry

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Tonry is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Tonry has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Clinical Psychology and 23 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Michael Tonry's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (91 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (54 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (19 papers). Michael Tonry is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (91 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (54 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (19 papers). Michael Tonry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Michael Tonry's co-authors include Norval Morris, David P. Farrington, Ronald Weitzer, Albert J. Reiss, Sandra M. Bucerius, Richard A. Ball, Alfred Blumstein, Geoffrey Pearson, Kathleen Daly and Lloyd E. Ohlin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Tonry

161 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Malign Neglect: Race, Cri... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1996 1995 100 200 300 400 500

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Tonry 6.0k 2.2k 1.3k 885 460 172 7.1k
Shawn D. Bushway 5.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 495 0.6× 288 0.6× 132 7.0k
Darrell Steffensmeier 7.7k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 512 0.6× 505 1.1× 111 8.7k
Scott H. Decker 5.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 198 0.4× 180 7.1k
Jeffery T. Ulmer 5.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 640 0.5× 450 0.5× 591 1.3× 98 5.7k
Franklin E. Zimring 3.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 597 0.5× 584 0.7× 232 0.5× 176 4.8k
Cassia Spohn 6.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 548 0.4× 846 1.0× 956 2.1× 133 6.9k
Katherine Beckett 3.3k 0.6× 741 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 808 0.9× 185 0.4× 60 4.2k
Paul Nieuwbeerta 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 887 0.7× 887 1.0× 94 0.2× 205 5.0k
Shadd Maruna 6.1k 1.0× 3.6k 1.6× 2.2k 1.7× 390 0.4× 190 0.4× 100 7.2k
Daniel P. Mears 5.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 1.4× 333 0.4× 108 0.2× 190 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Tonry

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Tonry

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All Works

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Tonry, Michael. (2024). Why Mass Incarceration Is Uniquely American. Crime and Justice. 53(1). 347–389.
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Tonry, Michael. (2023). Delegated Vigilantism and Less-than-Lethal Lynching in Twenty-First-Century America. Crime and Justice. 52. 51–81. 3 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2018). An Honest Politician’s Guide to Deterrence: Certainty, Severity, Celerity, and Parsimony. SSRN Electronic Journal. 365–391. 4 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2016). CRIME DOES NOT CAUSE PUNISHMENT: The impact of sentencing policy on levels of crime. South African Crime Quarterly.
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Tonry, Michael. (2016). What Should We Expect from Police Data: Can They Tell Us Whether Crime Rates Rise or Fall?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2014). Remodeling American Sentencing: A Blueprint for Moving Past Mass Incarceration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2013). Crime and justice in America, 1975-2025. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael & Tapio Lappi‐Seppälä. (2011). Crime and justice in Scandinavia. 18 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2011). Why punish? how much? : a reader on punishment. Oxford University Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2007). Crime, punishment, and politics in comparative perspective. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 57 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael & David P. Farrington. (2005). Crime and punishment in western countries, 1980-1999. IRIS. 28 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2005). The Functions of Sentencing and Sentencing Reform. Stanford Law Review. 58(1). 37–66. 5 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (2004). The future of imprisonment. Oxford University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael & Anthony N. Doob. (2004). Youth crime and youth justice : comparative and cross-national perspectives. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Bottoms, Anthony & Michael Tonry. (2002). Ideology, crime and criminal justice : a symposium in honour of Sir Leon Radzinowicz. Willan eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Rex, Sue & Michael Tonry. (2002). Reform and punishment : the future of sentencing. Willan eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael, et al.. (1997). Sentencing reform in overcrowded times : a comparative perspective. Oxford University Press eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (1997). Ethnicity, crime, and immigration : comparative and cross-national perspectives. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 159 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael, et al.. (1995). Intermediate sanctions in overcrowded times. 20 indexed citations
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Tonry, Michael. (1982). Criminal Law: The Missing Element in Sentencing Reform. Vanderbilt law review. 35(3). 607. 5 indexed citations

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