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“Based on analyses of the 'felonious few' (Sherman, 2019; see also Sherman, 2007 ) - offenders responsible for a disproportionate ratio of crime counts or crime harm out of all offenders in the dataset - we find greater concentrations in a smaller number of mixed offenders and co-offenders than among solo offenders.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sherman, L. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Sherman, Lawrence W.
- ORCID
- Sherman, Lawrence W.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Criminology
- Published
- 2007-11-09
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 299-321
- ISSN
- 1572-8315 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3750
- OpenAlex
- W1572246188
- Cited by
- 183
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 6.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Criminology (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Keywords
- experimental criminology, statistical power, harm reduction, sample homogeneity, base rates, intervention dosage, punishment, crime prevention
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