Gary LaFree

110 papers and 4.2k indexed citations
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About

Gary LaFree is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary LaFree has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Gender Studies and 8 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Gary LaFree’s work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (58 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (56 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (33 papers). Gary LaFree is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (58 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (56 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (33 papers). Gary LaFree collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Macao. Gary LaFree's co-authors include Laura Dugan, Joel Best, Linda B. Bourque, Kriss A. Drass, Christopher Birkbeck, Andromachi Tseloni, Katarzyna Jaśko, Arie W. Kruglanski, Joshua D. Freilich and Alex R. Piquero and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary LaFree

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gary LaFree

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