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Prior Record Effects

Prior Record Effects is a criminological construct that refers to the phenomenon whereby an individual’s history of prior criminal convictions differentially influences the likelihood, severity, or character of subsequent legal outcomes across the life course, beyond the immediate offense characteristics.

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2017–2026

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GENDER AND IMPRISONMENT DECISIONS

Darrell Steffensmeier, John H. Kramer, Cathy Streifel · Criminology · 1993 · 540 citations

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SCARLET LETTERS AND RECIDIVISM: DOES AN OLD CRIMINAL RECORD PREDICT FUTURE OFFENDING?*

Megan C. Kurlychek, Robert Brame, Shawn D. Bushway · Criminology & Public Policy · 2006 · 289 citations

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RACE, RACIAL THREAT, AND SENTENCING OF HABITUAL OFFENDERS*

Charles Crawford, Ted Chiricos, Gary Kleck · Criminology · 1998 · 261 citations

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DOWNWARD DEPARTURES FOR SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENDERS: LOCAL COURT “CORRECTIONS” TO PENNSYLVANIA'S SENTENCING GUIDELINES*

John H. Kramer, Jeffery T. Ulmer · Criminology · 2002 · 254 citations

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Race and Imprisonment Decisions

John H. Kramer, Darrell Steffensmeir · Sociological Quarterly · 1993 · 197 citations

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Authors

141

  1. CS
    Cassia Spohn

    Arizona State University, United States

    4 publications · 101 citations

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  2. SW
    Susan Welch

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    4 publications · 238 citations

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  3. DS
    Darrell Steffensmeier

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 788 citations

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  4. JR
    James R. Kluegel

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    3 publications · 124 citations

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  5. JH
    John H. Kramer

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 991 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    598 citations

  3. University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Omaha, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

  4. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    135 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    124 citations

  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    134 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    195 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    269 citations

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Venues

  1. Criminology

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Law & Society Review

    4 publications · 418 citations

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  3. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 4 publications · 144 citations

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  4. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    4 publications · 215 citations

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  5. Crime & Delinquency

    4 publications · 84 citations

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