Wm. Reed Benedict

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 784 citations indexed

About

Wm. Reed Benedict is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Wm. Reed Benedict has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 784 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Health and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Wm. Reed Benedict's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (12 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 papers) and Gun Ownership and Violence Research (5 papers). Wm. Reed Benedict is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (12 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 papers) and Gun Ownership and Violence Research (5 papers). Wm. Reed Benedict collaborates with scholars based in United States. Wm. Reed Benedict's co-authors include Ben Brown, Lin Huff‐Corzine, Douglas J. Bower, Jay Corzine and Kevin Buckler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Crime & Delinquency and Policing An International Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wm. Reed Benedict

12 papers receiving 725 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Perceptions of the police
    2002 520 citations Ben Brown, Wm. Reed Benedict Policing An International Journal profile →

Peers

Wm. Reed Benedict
Henry F. Fradella United States
P. Colin Bolger United States
Stephanie L. Kent United States
Yung‐Lien Lai Taiwan
Amy J. Stichman United States
Hillary Potter United States
John A. Shjarback United States
Weston J. Morrow United States
Daniel K. Pryce United States
Ryan Henderson Israel
Henry F. Fradella United States
Wm. Reed Benedict
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Countries citing papers authored by Wm. Reed Benedict

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wm. Reed Benedict

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wm. Reed Benedict

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wm. Reed Benedict. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wm. Reed Benedict based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wm. Reed Benedict. Wm. Reed Benedict is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Brown, Ben & Wm. Reed Benedict. (2012). Concerns about crime in a crime-ridden country: fear of crime, perceived risk, and avoidance behavior among law school students in Mexico1. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 36(3). 173–187. 2 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben, Wm. Reed Benedict, & Kevin Buckler. (2010). Support for the Death Penalty in Developing Democracies: A Binational Comparative Case Study. International Criminal Justice Review. 20(4). 398–416. 11 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben, et al.. (2006). Public perceptions of the police in Mexico: a case study. Policing An International Journal. 29(1). 158–175. 32 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben & Wm. Reed Benedict. (2005). Classroom Cops, What Do the Students Think? A Case Study of Student Perceptions of School Police and Security Officers Conducted in an Hispanic Community. International Journal of Police Science & Management. 7(4). 264–285. 38 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben & Wm. Reed Benedict. (2005). Student Victimization in Hispanic High Schools: A Research Note and Methodological Comment. Criminal Justice Studies. 18(3). 255–269. 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben & Wm. Reed Benedict. (2002). Perceptions of the police. Policing An International Journal. 25(3). 543–580. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benedict, Wm. Reed, Ben Brown, & Douglas J. Bower. (2000). Perceptions of the Police and Fear of Crime in a Rural Setting: Utility of a Geographically Focused Survey for Police Services, Planning, and Assessment. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 11(4). 275–298. 56 indexed citations
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Benedict, Wm. Reed, et al.. (1999). Small Town Surveys. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 15(2). 144–154. 5 indexed citations
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Benedict, Wm. Reed, Lin Huff‐Corzine, & Jay Corzine. (1998). “Clean up and go straight”: Effects of drug treatment on recidivism among felony probationers. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 22(2). 169–187. 23 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben, Wm. Reed Benedict, & Douglas J. Bower. (1998). Public Perceptions and Police Policy: Applying Perceptual Research in the Development of Community-Policing Programs. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 87(3). 827–835. 4 indexed citations
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Benedict, Wm. Reed & Lin Huff‐Corzine. (1997). Return to the Scene of the Punishment: Recidivism of Adult Male Property Offenders on Felony Probation, 1986-1989. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 34(2). 237–252. 36 indexed citations

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