Patrick A. Langan

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Patrick A. Langan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick A. Langan has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Patrick A. Langan's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers) and Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 papers). Patrick A. Langan is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 papers) and Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 papers). Patrick A. Langan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and United Kingdom. Patrick A. Langan's co-authors include David J. Levin, David P. Farrington, Brenda G. Cox, James J. Collins and Matthew R. Durose and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Social Science Research and Justice Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Patrick A. Langan

13 papers receiving 858 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994

2002 758 citations Patrick A. Langan, David J. Levin Federal Sentencing Reporter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick A. Langan United States	9	919	473	319	90	85	13	1.0k
Alexander M. Holsinger United States	18	1.1k 1.1×	918 1.9×	197 0.6×	100 1.1×	86 1.0×	27	1.2k
Shelley Johnson Listwan United States	19	958 1.0×	685 1.4×	312 1.0×	140 1.6×	63 0.7×	28	1.1k
Ben M. Crouch United States	15	802 0.9×	517 1.1×	325 1.0×	73 0.8×	104 1.2×	27	972
David J. Levin United States	7	670 0.7×	394 0.8×	262 0.8×	77 0.9×	42 0.5×	16	861
Gill McIvor United Kingdom	15	550 0.6×	338 0.7×	271 0.8×	90 1.0×	39 0.5×	73	713
Carrie Pettus‐Davis United States	18	563 0.6×	573 1.2×	414 1.3×	67 0.7×	80 0.9×	59	984
Jody L. Sundt United States	15	729 0.8×	367 0.8×	235 0.7×	59 0.7×	69 0.8×	28	837
Janet L. Mullings United States	18	774 0.8×	509 1.1×	397 1.2×	74 0.8×	100 1.2×	32	1.0k
Marcelo F. Aebi Switzerland	20	856 0.9×	300 0.6×	159 0.5×	79 0.9×	113 1.3×	84	1.1k
Jeremy Travis United States	14	1.4k 1.5×	680 1.4×	796 2.5×	76 0.8×	61 0.7×	43	1.6k

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Langan, Patrick A.. (2023). Integration of Narrative Thinking and Detective Logic in Chesterton’s Father Brown. Comunicación y Hombre. 233–247. 1 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A.. (2012). Sentence Reductions for Drug Traffickers for Assisting Federal Prosecutors. 2 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A.. (2005). Crime and Punishment in the United States, 1981-1999. Crime and Justice. 33. 123–159. 8 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A., et al.. (2004). 1 The Remarkable Drop in Crime in New York City1. 5 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A. & David J. Levin. (2002). Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994. Federal Sentencing Reporter. 15(1). 58–65. 758 indexed citations breakdown →

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Langan, Patrick A.. (2001). Effect of Choice of Measure on the Size of a Racial Disparity. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 17(3). 273–290. 3 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A.. (1994). Between Prison and Probation: Intermediate Sanctions. Science. 264(5160). 791–793. 23 indexed citations

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Farrington, David P. & Patrick A. Langan. (1992). Changes in crime and punishment in england and America in the 1980s. Justice Quarterly. 9(1). 5–46. 35 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A.. (1991). America's Soaring Prison Population. Science. 251(5001). 1568–1573. 71 indexed citations

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Collins, James J., Brenda G. Cox, & Patrick A. Langan. (1987). Job activities and personal crime victimization: Implications for theory. Social Science Research. 16(4). 345–360. 38 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A., et al.. (1986). Preventing Domestic Violence against Women. Special Report.. 19 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A.. (1985). Racism on Trial: New Evidence to Explain the Racial Composition of Prisons in the United States. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 76(3). 666–666. 70 indexed citations

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Langan, Patrick A. & David P. Farrington. (1983). Two-Track or One-Track Justice? Some Evidence from an English Longitudinal Survey. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 74(2). 519–519. 15 indexed citations

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