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Daniel Preston Mears (born 1966) is an American criminologist, a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology, and the Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology at the Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. A 2011 ranking of American criminologists ranked Mears as the second most influential in terms of scholarly contributions.[1] His research interests include the study of supermax prisons,[2][3] immigration and crime,[4][5] causes of offending, sentencing, and juvenile and criminal justice policy.
Daniel Mears | |
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| Born | Daniel Preston Mears 1966 |
| Alma mater | Haverford College, University of Texas at Austin |
| Awards | Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’s Outstanding Book Award (2010 and 2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Published works
editBooks
editMears is the author of several books.
- Mears, Daniel P. (2010). American Criminal Justice Policy: An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness (Hardback). New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521762465. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- Mears, Daniel P.; Cochran, Joshua C. (October 2014). Prisoner reentry in the era of mass incarceration (Paperback). Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781483316727. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- Mears, Daniel Preston (September 2017). Out-of-control criminal justice: the systems improvement solution for more safety, justice, accountability, and efficiency (Paperback). New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316614044. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- Mears, Daniel P.; Cochran, Joshua C. (February 14, 2019). Fundamentals of Criminological and Criminal Justice Inquiry: the science and art of conducting, evaluating, and using research (Hardback). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107193703. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
References
edit- ^ "FSU Criminology is No. 1: Professor, College Both Ranked Nation's Best" (Press release). Florida State University. January 25, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Tapley, Lance (November–December 2010). "The Worst of the Worst: Supermax Torture in America". Boston Review. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Tsui, Anjali (April 18, 2017). "Does Solitary Confinement Make Inmates More Likely To Reoffend?". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Dahl, Julia (January 27, 2017). "How big a problem is crime committed by immigrants?". CBS News. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Kingsbury, Kathleen (February 27, 2008). "Immigration: No Correlation With Crime". Time. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
External links
edit- "Daniel P. Mears | College of Criminology & Criminal Justice". criminology.fsu.edu. Florida State University. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- Daniel Mears publications indexed by Google Scholar
- "Daniel P. Mears, Ph.D. (Personal website)". www.danielpmears.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
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