Institutional theory and the stability of a conflict model of the incarceration rate

McGarrell, Edmund F.

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“…Other studies linked imprisonment rates to various aggregate-level economic issues such as unemployment (Chiricos and Bales 1991) or labor surplus (Chiricos and Delone 1992). Imprisonment rates also have been linked to various aggregate-level racial distributions (e.g., McGarrell 1993;Myers 1990). All of these studies explain overall characteristics of the correctional system in terms of societal characteristics.…”

Section: Aggregate-level Studies Of the Criminal Justice System And Imentioning

confidence: 98%

Conceptualizing criminal justice theory

Bernard

Engel

2001

Justice Quarterly

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Section: Aggregate-level Studies Of the Criminal Justice System And Imentioning

confidence: 98%

Conceptualizing criminal justice theory

Bernard

Engel

2001

Justice Quarterly

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“…Contrast between organization goals and behavior McGarrell (1993) Interorganizational field (US prisons)…”

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Institutional theory of police: a review of the state of the art

Crank

2003

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &Amp; Management

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One of the important developments in police theory and research is the recognition of the institutional contexts in which departments participate. A body of theory, organized under the rubric of the``theory of institutionalized organizations'', provides a theoretical framework for the conceptualization and empirical assessment of policing contexts and their relationship to police organizational structures and practices. The first part of this paper provides an overview of institutional theory and reviews writings on the application of institutional theory to the police. The second section reviews research conducted on institutional theory across the field of criminal justice. The third part contrasts the competing notions of institutions and utility in institutional theory, and locates police organizations within Giddens' model of human agency. T h e E m e rald R ese a rch R eg is te r fo r th is jo u rn a l is a v a ila b le a t http://www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister T h e cu rre n t iss u e a n d fu ll te x t a rch iv e o f th is jo u rn a l is a v a ila b le a t http://www.em eraldinsight.com/1363-951X.htm

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“…[208][209] Pure conflict theory is less well suited to account for law-making activities than pluralistic conflict models because, in the latter, groups other than powerful elites are involved in the codification of criminal law (Castellano & McGarrell, 1991). The general public makes demands, and events such as media reporting and 40,000 lobbying actions of more than a dozen interest groups affect legislation (Brunk & Wilson, 1991; also see Hagan, 1989;McGarrell, 1993;Walker et al, 1996;Wright, 1993). This leaves the voter with the realization that his or her vote, letter, phone call, fax, e-mail, or visit carries relatively little weight in a political process driven by money.…”

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The Construction and Reinforcement of Myths of Race and Crime

Robinson

2000

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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Much of what we know about crime is myth. Myths are falsehoods that have become accepted as truth because they have been told and retold over time. Many myths of crime revolve around race. This article documents how myths of crime associated with race are created and reinforced through the criminal justice process and the media. The examination begins with the process of lawmaking, demonstrating how American criminal law creates biases against particular groups and benefits others by creating myths about race and crime. The article then analyzes how por-trayal of crime in the mass media and activities of law enforcement, courts, and corrections reinforce myths of race and crime. A model of myth creation and reinforcement is presented, and implications of the model for the American criminal justice system and larger society are discussed.

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Institutional theory and the stability of a conflict model of the incarceration rate

Abstract: To cite this article: Edmund F. McGarrell (1993) Institutional theory and the stability of a conflict model of the incarceration rate, Justice Quarterly, 10:1, 7-28,

Cited by 19 publications

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Conceptualizing criminal justice theory

Conceptualizing criminal justice theory

Institutional theory of police: a review of the state of the art

The Construction and Reinforcement of Myths of Race and Crime

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