Associate Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
Ph.D. University of Southern California
Phone:
(949) 824-5150
Email:
cmaxson@uci.edu
Office:
2309 SEII
Specializations:
crime and delinquency, youth violence,street gangs juvenile justice system and policing
Department:
Criminology, Law and Society Curriculum Vitae:
Professor Maxson's academic research interests lie in the areas of Crime and Delinquency, especially Youth Violence, Street Gangs, Juvenile Justice System, and Policing.
Selected Publications
- C. Maxson, “Street Gangs: How Research Can Inform Policy.” In J.Q. Wilson and J. Petersilia (eds.), Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming.
- C. Maxson and K. Matsuda, “Gang Delinqunecy.”In B. Feld and D. Bishop (eds.), The Handbook of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming.
- C. Maxson, K. Matsuda and K. Hennigan, “’Deterrability’ Among Gang and Nongang Juvenile Offenders: Are Gang Members More (or Less) Deterrable Than Other Juvenile Offenders?” Crime and Delinquency, forthcoming. OnlineFirst published on 8/20/09 as doi:10.1177/0011128709343137.
- V. Jenness, C. Maxson, J. Sumner, and K. Matsuda, “Accomplishing the Difficult but Not Impossible: Collecting Self-Report Data on Inmate-on-Inmate Sexual Assault in Prison.” Criminal Justice Policy Review, forthcoming. OnlineFirst published on 7/22/09 as doi:10.1177/0887403409341451.
- V. Jenness, C. Maxson, K. Matsuda and J. Sumner, “Violence in California Correctional Facilities: An Empirical Examination of Sexual Assault.” The Bulletin of the Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, vol. 2, #2 (June), 2007. http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pubs#bulletins.
- S. Walker, C. Maxson and M. Newcomb, “Parenting as a Moderator of Minority, Adolescent Victimization and Violent Behavior in High-Risk Neighborhoods.” Violence and Victims, vol. 22, #3: 304-317, 2007.
- M. Klein and C. Maxson. Street Gang Patterns and Policies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- C. Maxson, K. Hennigan and D. Sloane, " 'It's Getting Crazy Out There': Can a Civil Gang Injunction Change a Community?" Criminology and Public Policy, vol. 4 , #3 (Aug), 2005.
- Egley, A., C. Maxson, J. Miller and M. Klein (Eds.). The Modern Gang Reader, Third Edition. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company, 2005..
- M. Klein, H. J. Kerner, C. Maxson and E. Weitekamp (Eds.). The Eurogang Paradox: Street Gangs and Youth Groups in the U.S. and Europe. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
- C. Maxson and M. Klein. Responding to Troubled Youth. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.