Author

Christina Mancini

Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University - Cited by 2,058 - criminal justice policy - law - sex crime - violent victimization

Biography

Dr. Mancini conducts research examining a diverse range of crime and policy topics. In particular, her scholarship centers on understanding the emergence and efficacy of crime laws and societal responses to offending. She has published over 30 studies in the areas of sex crime, victimization, public opinion, law, and most recently, campus crime and sexual assault. Her research appears in a variety of high quality journals such as Criminology, the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, the Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime & Delinquency, and other outlets.
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Cited by
Year
Vulnerable victims, monstrous offenders, and unmanageable risk: Explaining public opinion on the social control of sex crime
JT Pickett, C Mancini, DP MearsCriminology 51 (3), 729-759, 2013201
250
2013
Public (mis) understanding of crime policy: The effects of criminal justice experience and media reliance
JT Pickett, C Mancini, DP Mears, M GertzCriminal Justice Policy Review 26 (5), 500-522, 2015201
93
2015
The cycle of violence: Examining the impact of maltreatment early in life on adult offending
A Reckdenwald, C Mancini, E BeauregardViolence and Victims 28 (3), 466-482, 2013201
79
2013
Support for balanced juvenile justice: Assessing views about youth, rehabilitation, and punishment
DP Mears, JT Pickett, C ManciniJournal of quantitative criminology 31, 459-479, 2015201
74
2015
Pornographic exposure over the life course and the severity of sexual offenses: Imitation and cathartic effects
C Mancini, A Reckdenwald, E BeauregardJournal of Criminal Justice 40 (1), 21-30, 2012201
69
2012
Mandatory reporting (MR) in higher education: College students’ perceptions of laws designed to reduce campus sexual assault
C Mancini, JT Pickett, C Call, SP RocheCriminal justice review 41 (2), 219-235, 2016201
67
2016
It varies from state to state: An examination of sex crime laws nationally
C Mancini, JC Barnes, DP MearsCriminal Justice Policy Review 24 (2), 166-198, 2013201
65
2013
Whites’ perceptions about Black criminality: A closer look at the contact hypothesis
C Mancini, DP Mears, EA Stewart, KM Beaver, JT PickettCrime & Delinquency 61 (7), 996-1022, 2015201
62
2015
Race, bullying, and public perceptions of school and university safety
WW Shelley, JT Pickett, C Mancini, RD McDougle, G Rissler, H ClearyJournal of interpersonal violence 36 (1-2), NP824-NP849, 2021202
51
2021
Examining external support received in prison and concerns about reentry among incarcerated women
C Mancini, T Baker, KD Sainju, K Golden, LE Bedard, M GertzFeminist Criminology 11 (2), 163-190, 2016201
50
2016
Using path analysis to explain racialized support for punitive delinquency policies
C Metcalfe, JT Pickett, C ManciniJournal of Quantitative Criminology 31, 699-725, 2015201
48
2015
Sex crime, offenders, and society: A critical look at sexual offending and policy
C ManciniCarolina Academic Press, 2021202
47
2021
Notes on a (sex crime) scandal: The impact of media coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church on public opinion
C Mancini, RT ShieldsJournal of Criminal Justice 42 (2), 221-232, 2014201
47
2014
The impact of increased state regulation of campus sexual assault practices: Perspectives of campus personnel
SJ Brubaker, C ManciniJournal of School Violence 16 (3), 286-301, 2017201
47
2017
Crime control theater: Public (mis) perceptions of the effectiveness of sex offender residence restrictions.
KM Budd, C ManciniPsychology, Public Policy, and Law 22 (4), 362, 2016201
44
2016
Marriage and involvement in crime: A consideration of reciprocal effects in a nationally representative sample
JC Barnes, K Golden, C Mancini, BB Boutwell, KM Beaver, B DiamondJustice Quarterly 31 (2), 229-256, 2014201
43
2014
Housing for the “worst of the worst” inmates: Public support for supermax prisons
DP Mears, C Mancini, KM Beaver, M GertzCrime & Delinquency 59 (4), 587-615, 2013201
41
2013
The good, the bad, and the incomprehensible: Typifications of victims and offenders as antecedents of beliefs about sex crime
C Mancini, JT PickettJournal of Interpersonal Violence 31 (2), 257-281, 2016201
40
2016
Is the public convinced that “nothing works?” Predictors of treatment support for sex offenders among Americans
C Mancini, KM BuddCrime & Delinquency 62 (6), 777-799, 2016201
39
2016
Examining factors that predict public concern about the collateral consequences of sex crime policy
C ManciniCriminal Justice Policy Review 25 (4), 450-475, 2014201
33
2014

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i10-index 34
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