Papers by Kristin Carbone-Lopez
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2011
Substance Use & Misuse, 2015
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2010
... b) alcohol, (c) marijuana or other illegal drugs, and (d) paint, glue, or other things a pers... more ... b) alcohol, (c) marijuana or other illegal drugs, and (d) paint, glue, or other things a person inhales to get high. ... attending schools in which a greater proportion of students receive free or reduced-cost lunch are related to increased victimization among boys but not among girls ...
Women & Criminal Justice, 2003
ABSTRACT At the end of the twentieth century women's imprisonment in the United States ch... more ABSTRACT At the end of the twentieth century women's imprisonment in the United States changed dramatically. Increases in the female inmate population and a move toward gender equity in corrections created a new generation of women's prisons. Women's incarceration today more closely resembles men's in terms of regime and physical structure. In this study, we explore whether these institutional changes are changing women's perceptions of the racial climate of prisons. Using data from two large-scale surveys administered in women's prisons in California and qualitative information from interviews with 70 female inmates, we examine women's perceptions of racial hostility and attitudes about racial conflict in light of their current carceral setting. Our data uncover no evidence of serious racial conflict among female inmates and relatively little variation in racial attitudes across institutional contexts. We discuss the significance of these findings in terms of the current discourse on penal change and women's imprisonment.
Victims & Offenders, 2012
Research on General Strain Theory has not considered fully the range of emotions that might be li... more Research on General Strain Theory has not considered fully the range of emotions that might be linked to violent behavior. Moreover, quantitative analyses of strain and emotions have assessed emotional traits rather than emotional states that directly precede violence. We use narrative data from incarcerated women to examine how they describe the strains and resulting emotions that emerged during incidents
Signs, 2013
ABSTRACT Across time and place, semicarceral institutions extend the arms of the state to control... more ABSTRACT Across time and place, semicarceral institutions extend the arms of the state to control women’s perceived moral and sexual transgressions. In this article, we examine the case of Sri Lanka, where the criminalization of women who participate in transactional sex is a prominent feature of gendered social control. We trace how vestiges of British colonial law intersect with Sinhala Buddhist nationalism, militarization, and the gendered liberalization of Sri Lanka’s economy to heighten national anxieties about women’s sexuality and sexual practices, culminating in penal excesses directed at those engaged in commercial sex. Yet processes of carceral control are never seamless: we also trace their unevenness in practice, investigating what they reveal about tensions between Sinhala Buddhist ideals of respectable womanhood, reformation, and the realities of marginalized women’s lives in contemporary Sri Lanka.
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2013
ABSTRACT Objectives This study draws on an underused source of data on seasonality—victim surveys... more ABSTRACT Objectives This study draws on an underused source of data on seasonality—victim surveys—to assess whether violent crime occurs with greater frequency during summer months or whether it simply becomes known to police more often, and to examine the extent to which seasonal patterns in violent crime are differentiated based on victim characteristics and location of crime. Methods Data used come from the 1993–2008 National Crime Victimization Survey. Time series regression models are estimated to describe seasonal differences in violent crime victimization and reporting rates. Results Seasonal trends in youth violence stand in contrast to the trends for young and older adults, primarily due to their high risk of victimization at and near school. No evidence of seasonality is found in the extent to which serious violence becomes known to the police. However, simple assault is significantly more likely to come to the attention of the police during the summer months, primarily due to increases in the reporting of youth violence. Conclusions Our findings confirm some of the previous work on seasonal patterns in violent crime, but also show that these patterns vary across age groups, locations, and type of violence.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
The number of interracial relationships in the United States continues to increase. The fact is, ... more The number of interracial relationships in the United States continues to increase. The fact is, though, that race remains a significant influence in the lives of individuals and in their relationships. Although there is evidence that relationships that cross racial/ethnic boundaries may be at greater risk for conflict and dissolution, there have been few investigations as to whether such relationships are at greater risk for violence. Using data from the National Violence Against Women Survey, I find that there are differences in risk of intimate violence depending on the racial/ethnic dyad of the couple. Ethnic monoracial relationships demonstrate the greatest risk for physical and nonphysical forms of violence, controlling for structural factors, whereas women in interracial relationships report higher rates of nonphysical violence, as compared with women in White monoracial relationships. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 2005
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 2006
ABSTRACT A key issue in contemporary criminology is the role that social status, and particularly... more ABSTRACT A key issue in contemporary criminology is the role that social status, and particularly race, plays in legal processes. Previous research suggests that criminal justice proceedingsincluding arrest, conviction, and sentencing rates-are influenced by victim and offender race, but rarely examines the role of race in reporting events to the police. The following research uses data from the rape sub-sample of the National Crime Victimization Survey of households 1992–2001; logistic regression analyses are conducted to determine how victim and offender race influence reporting of rape to the police, controlling for other incident characteristics. The findings suggest that rapes with a Black perpetrator are much more likely to be reported to police, regardless of whether the victim is white or Black.
Journal of Drug Issues, 2012
Criminal Justice Review, 2006
... Moreover, whereas Payne and Gainey begin their review by suggesting that their life course ap... more ... Moreover, whereas Payne and Gainey begin their review by suggesting that their life course approach is useful because rather than compartmentalizing or segregating child abuse, partner violence, and elder abuse, this approach ... Kristin Carbone-López University of Miami, FL ...
Crime & Delinquency, 2010
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