James Q. Wilson, "Neoconservatism: Pro and Con," Partisan Review, Vol. 47, No. 4 (1980).
Essays
What Can the Police Do About Violence?
James Q. Wilson, "What Can the Police Do About Violence?" Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 452 (November 1980), pp. 13-21.
Reagan and the Republican Revival
James Q. Wilson, "Reagan and the Republican Revival," Commentary, October 1980.
“What Works?” Revisited: New Findings on Criminal Rehabilitation
James Q. Wilson, "'What Works?' Revisited: New Findings on Criminal Rehabilitation," The Public Interest, Number 61, Fall 1980.
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 1980.
The Politics of Regulation
James Q. Wilson, "The Politics of Regulation," in James Q. Wilson, editor, The Politics of Regulation (Basic Books, 1980), pp. 357-394.
Police Research and Experimentation
James Q. Wilson, "Police Research and Experimentation," in Richard A. Staufenberger, editor, Progress in Policing: Essays on Change (Ballinger, 1980).
In California
James Q. Wilson, "In California," Commentary, September 1979.
American Politics, Then and Now
James Q. Wilson, "American Politics, Then and Now," Commentary, February 1979.
Double Standard
James Q. Wilson, "Double Standard," Commentary, January 1979.