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Joel Best

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Publications

18

Citations

1.2K

H-Index

14

Active since

1977

Affiliations

University of Delaware(Current)

Joel Best is an author at University of Delaware specializing in sociology, social sciences, and criminal justice.

Top concepts

SociologySocial SciencesCriminal JusticeLawEducationCriminal LawHealthCulturePopular CultureSocial Identity

Publications per year

1977–2020

18

Publications

18

Crime, Shame and Reintegration.

Joel Best, John Braithwaite · Social Forces · 1990 · 457 citations

Criminal Law, International Criminology, Law +1

Threatened Children: Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims

Anson Shupe, Joel Best · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1992 · 232 citations

Child Abuse, Child Maltreatment Prevention, Sociology +5

Victimization and the victim industry

Joel Best · Society · 1997 · 127 citations

Sociology, Victimology, Criminal Law +5

The Labelling of Deviance: Evaluating a Perspective

Joel Best, Walter R. Gove · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 69 citations · Full text

Social Identity, Manipulation (Psychology), Sociology +4

Too Much Fun: Toys as Social Problems and the Interpretation of Culture

Joel Best · Symbolic Interaction · 1998 · 45 citations

Education, Social Value, Mass Culture +18

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