Books
Crime in the Streets
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in the Streets," The Public Interest, Number 5, Fall 1966.A Crime-Control Pill?
– James Q. Wilson, "A Crime-Control Pill?," Harper's Magazine, February 1967.A Reader’s Guide to the Crime Commission Reports
– James Q. Wilson, "A Reader's Guide to the Crime Commission Reports," The Public Interest, Number 9, Fall 1967.Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities
– James Q. Wilson, Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities (Harvard University Press, 1968, 1978).“Varieties of Police Behavior encapsulates a central feature of James Q Wilson’s political science. He was interested in identifying key problems of governing — in this case,… More
Crime and Law Enforcement
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Daniel P. Moynihan, Toward a National Urban Policy (Basic Books, 1970), pp. 140-151.Crime and the Liberal Audience
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Liberal Audience," Commentary, January 1971.The Moralist
– James Q. Wilson, "The Moralist," Commentary, March 1971.If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught
– James Q. Wilson, "If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught," New York Times Magazine, January 28, 1973, pp. 52-56.Crime and the Criminologists
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Criminologists," Commentary, July 1974.Do the Police Prevent Crime?
– James Q. Wilson, "Do the Police Prevent Crime?" New York Times Magazine, October 6, 1974, pp. 18-19.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (Basic Books, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, Vintage revised paperback edition, 1985).“If George Orwell was right — that all great writers have one title that captures the theme of the all their works – that title for Wilson was Thinking About Crime, which first… More
Crime and Punishment in England
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment in England," The Public Interest, Number 43, Spring 1976.Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976," Time, April 26, 1976.Crime in Society and Schools
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in Society and Schools," Educational Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 1976), pp. 3-6Who is in Prison?
– James Q. Wilson, "Who is in Prison?" Commentary, November 1976.Changing Criminal Sentences
– James Q. Wilson, "Changing Criminal Sentences," Harper's Magazine, November 1977, pp. 16-20.Age, Crime, and Punishment
– Barbara Boland and James Q. Wilson, "Age, Crime, and Punishment," The Public Interest, Number 51, Spring 1978.The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents
– James Q. Wilson, The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents (Basic Books, 1978).In the early 1970s, Wilson served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Agency and as an informal adviser to Clarence M. Kelley, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from… More
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
– James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 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 Effects of the Police on Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Barbara Boland, "The Effects of the Police on Crime: A Response to Jacob and Rich," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1981-1982), pp. 136-170.Broken Windows
– George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety," Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson, editor, Crime and Public Policy (ICS Press, 1983).“By the time Jim published his Crime and Public Policy book in 1983, his critique of academic criminologists had softened. In fact, he chose to compile that book precisely because he… More
Dealing with the High-rate Offender
– James Q. Wilson, "Dealing with the High-rate Offender," The Public Interest, Number 72, Summer 1983.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Thinking About Crime," Atlantic Monthly, September 1983.A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing
– Charles R. Pruitt and James Q. Wilson, "A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing," Law and Society Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1983), pp. 613-636.Crime and American Culture
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and American Culture," The Public Interest, Number 70, Winter 1983.Neighborhood Safety
– James Q. Wilson moderates a discussion about neighborhood safety from 1985 sponsored by the National Institute for Justice.Unemployment and Crime: What’s the Connection?
– James Q. Wilson and Philip J. Cook, "Unemployment and Crime: What's the Connection?" The Public Interest, Number 79, Spring 1985.Are Criminals Made or Born?
– Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson, "Are Criminals Made or Born?" New York Times Magazine, August 4, 1985, pp 30-32, 43, 46.Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime (The Free Press, 1985, 1986, 1998).“In the early 1970s, Wilson began to teach a core curriculum course for Harvard undergraduates with the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Their collaboration eventually led to one of… More
Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy
– David P. Farrington, Lloyd E. Ohlin, and James Q. Wilson, Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy (Springer, 1986, reprinted 2012).Wilson “played a major role in persuading the MacArthur Foundation of the need for longitudinal research in criminology, and he coauthored the MacArthur-sponsored book Understanding… More
Police Performance and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, Police Performance and Case Attrition (RAND Corporation, 1987).Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention
– James Q. Wilson, "Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention," in James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors, From Children to Citizens: Vol. 3: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Springer-Verlag, 1987), pp. 291-311.Entering Criminology Through the Back Door
– James Q. Wilson, "Entering Criminology Through the Back Door," The Criminologist: Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology, Volume 13, Number 6, November-December 1988.Making Neighborhoods Safe
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "Making Neighborhoods Safe," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 263, Issue 2 (February 1989), pp. 46-52.Drugs and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Drugs and Crime," Crime and Justice, Vol. 13 (1990), pp. 521-545.The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, "The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition," Policing and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990, pp. 23-38.Drugs and Crime
– Michael Tonry and James Q. Wilson, editors, Drugs and Crime (University of Chicago Press, 1990, 1991).Incivility and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Incivility and Crime," in Edward C. Banfield, editor, Civility and Citizenship (Paragon House, 1992).Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior
– James Q. Wilson, "Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 10, 1992.Crime, Race, and Values
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime, Race, and Values," Society, Vol. 30, No. 1 (November-December 1992), pp. 90-93.A Rhythm to the Madness
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.What To Do About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.Prisons in a Free Society
– James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime (ICS Press, 1995).Just Take Away Criminals’ Guns
– James Q. Wilson, "Just Take Away Criminals' Guns," American Enterprise, May 1995, pp. 37-38.Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
– James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).Hostility in America
– James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).Race, Crime, and the Law
– James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.Making Justice Swifter
– James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.Criminal Justice in England and America
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.Hate and Punishment
– James Q. Wilson, "Hate and Punishment," National Review, September 13, 1999.Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom, editors, Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), pp. 115-126.Profiles in Courage
– James Q. Wilson and Heather Higgins, "Profiles in Courage," Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002, p. A12.Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002).The Challenge of Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "The Challenge of Crime," Commentary, June 2003.A Quarter Century of Broken Windows
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "A Quarter Century of Broken Windows," American Interest, September-October 2006, 99. 168-172.The Need for Evaluation Research
– James Q. Wilson, "The Need for Evaluation Research," Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2006), pp. 321-328.Skid Row Policing
– James Q. Wilson talks about skid row policing at a Manhattan Institute Conference in Los Angeles on January 17, 2008.Criminal Justice
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice," in Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, editors, Understanding America: The Anatomy of American Exceptionalism (Public Affairs, 2008).Thinking About Crime, Again: What Have We Learned?
– James Q. Wilson presented a lecture on crime to the Department of Political Science and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College, on November 16, 2009.Crime and the Great Recession
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Great Recession," City Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 2011.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, 2011).The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach
– The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach: Remembering the Legacy of James Q. Wilson was a panel discussion held in Los Angeles on June 4, 2012. It featured Mark A.R. Kleiman of UCLA, Angela Hawken of Pepperdine University, Mark Peterson of UCLA, and Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department.Papers from Thinking about Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson
– Thinking About Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson took place at Harvard University and Boston College on April 4-5, 2013.Papers delivered at the conference: Martha Bayles, Boston College, The Crooked Timber of Womanhood John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Moral Sense and Religious Sensibility:… More
James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment
– Sally Satel, "James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment," The American, 8 August 2013.Excerpt: This summer marks the twentieth anniversary of James Q. Wilson’s The Moral Sense. Written in a time of creeping moral relativism, Wilson wrote in defense of judgment — and, in… More
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
– Charles Murray, Conversations with Bill Kristol, July 14, 2014. (Discussion of James Q. Wilson's impact on crime policy).In this section of a wide-ranging conversation on Conversations with Bill Kristol, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the immense impact of James Q. Wilson on… More
Essays
Crime in the Streets
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in the Streets," The Public Interest, Number 5, Fall 1966.A Crime-Control Pill?
– James Q. Wilson, "A Crime-Control Pill?," Harper's Magazine, February 1967.A Reader’s Guide to the Crime Commission Reports
– James Q. Wilson, "A Reader's Guide to the Crime Commission Reports," The Public Interest, Number 9, Fall 1967.Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities
– James Q. Wilson, Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities (Harvard University Press, 1968, 1978).“Varieties of Police Behavior encapsulates a central feature of James Q Wilson’s political science. He was interested in identifying key problems of governing — in this case,… More
Crime and Law Enforcement
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Daniel P. Moynihan, Toward a National Urban Policy (Basic Books, 1970), pp. 140-151.Crime and the Liberal Audience
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Liberal Audience," Commentary, January 1971.The Moralist
– James Q. Wilson, "The Moralist," Commentary, March 1971.If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught
– James Q. Wilson, "If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught," New York Times Magazine, January 28, 1973, pp. 52-56.Crime and the Criminologists
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Criminologists," Commentary, July 1974.Do the Police Prevent Crime?
– James Q. Wilson, "Do the Police Prevent Crime?" New York Times Magazine, October 6, 1974, pp. 18-19.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (Basic Books, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, Vintage revised paperback edition, 1985).“If George Orwell was right — that all great writers have one title that captures the theme of the all their works – that title for Wilson was Thinking About Crime, which first… More
Crime and Punishment in England
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment in England," The Public Interest, Number 43, Spring 1976.Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976," Time, April 26, 1976.Crime in Society and Schools
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in Society and Schools," Educational Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 1976), pp. 3-6Who is in Prison?
– James Q. Wilson, "Who is in Prison?" Commentary, November 1976.Changing Criminal Sentences
– James Q. Wilson, "Changing Criminal Sentences," Harper's Magazine, November 1977, pp. 16-20.Age, Crime, and Punishment
– Barbara Boland and James Q. Wilson, "Age, Crime, and Punishment," The Public Interest, Number 51, Spring 1978.The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents
– James Q. Wilson, The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents (Basic Books, 1978).In the early 1970s, Wilson served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Agency and as an informal adviser to Clarence M. Kelley, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from… More
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
– James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 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 Effects of the Police on Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Barbara Boland, "The Effects of the Police on Crime: A Response to Jacob and Rich," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1981-1982), pp. 136-170.Broken Windows
– George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety," Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson, editor, Crime and Public Policy (ICS Press, 1983).“By the time Jim published his Crime and Public Policy book in 1983, his critique of academic criminologists had softened. In fact, he chose to compile that book precisely because he… More
Dealing with the High-rate Offender
– James Q. Wilson, "Dealing with the High-rate Offender," The Public Interest, Number 72, Summer 1983.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Thinking About Crime," Atlantic Monthly, September 1983.A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing
– Charles R. Pruitt and James Q. Wilson, "A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing," Law and Society Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1983), pp. 613-636.Crime and American Culture
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and American Culture," The Public Interest, Number 70, Winter 1983.Neighborhood Safety
– James Q. Wilson moderates a discussion about neighborhood safety from 1985 sponsored by the National Institute for Justice.Unemployment and Crime: What’s the Connection?
– James Q. Wilson and Philip J. Cook, "Unemployment and Crime: What's the Connection?" The Public Interest, Number 79, Spring 1985.Are Criminals Made or Born?
– Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson, "Are Criminals Made or Born?" New York Times Magazine, August 4, 1985, pp 30-32, 43, 46.Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime (The Free Press, 1985, 1986, 1998).“In the early 1970s, Wilson began to teach a core curriculum course for Harvard undergraduates with the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Their collaboration eventually led to one of… More
Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy
– David P. Farrington, Lloyd E. Ohlin, and James Q. Wilson, Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy (Springer, 1986, reprinted 2012).Wilson “played a major role in persuading the MacArthur Foundation of the need for longitudinal research in criminology, and he coauthored the MacArthur-sponsored book Understanding… More
Police Performance and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, Police Performance and Case Attrition (RAND Corporation, 1987).Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention
– James Q. Wilson, "Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention," in James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors, From Children to Citizens: Vol. 3: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Springer-Verlag, 1987), pp. 291-311.Entering Criminology Through the Back Door
– James Q. Wilson, "Entering Criminology Through the Back Door," The Criminologist: Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology, Volume 13, Number 6, November-December 1988.Making Neighborhoods Safe
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "Making Neighborhoods Safe," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 263, Issue 2 (February 1989), pp. 46-52.Drugs and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Drugs and Crime," Crime and Justice, Vol. 13 (1990), pp. 521-545.The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, "The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition," Policing and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990, pp. 23-38.Drugs and Crime
– Michael Tonry and James Q. Wilson, editors, Drugs and Crime (University of Chicago Press, 1990, 1991).Incivility and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Incivility and Crime," in Edward C. Banfield, editor, Civility and Citizenship (Paragon House, 1992).Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior
– James Q. Wilson, "Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 10, 1992.Crime, Race, and Values
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime, Race, and Values," Society, Vol. 30, No. 1 (November-December 1992), pp. 90-93.A Rhythm to the Madness
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.What To Do About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.Prisons in a Free Society
– James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime (ICS Press, 1995).Just Take Away Criminals’ Guns
– James Q. Wilson, "Just Take Away Criminals' Guns," American Enterprise, May 1995, pp. 37-38.Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
– James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).Hostility in America
– James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).Race, Crime, and the Law
– James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.Making Justice Swifter
– James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.Criminal Justice in England and America
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.Hate and Punishment
– James Q. Wilson, "Hate and Punishment," National Review, September 13, 1999.Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom, editors, Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), pp. 115-126.Profiles in Courage
– James Q. Wilson and Heather Higgins, "Profiles in Courage," Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002, p. A12.Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002).The Challenge of Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "The Challenge of Crime," Commentary, June 2003.A Quarter Century of Broken Windows
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "A Quarter Century of Broken Windows," American Interest, September-October 2006, 99. 168-172.The Need for Evaluation Research
– James Q. Wilson, "The Need for Evaluation Research," Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2006), pp. 321-328.Skid Row Policing
– James Q. Wilson talks about skid row policing at a Manhattan Institute Conference in Los Angeles on January 17, 2008.Criminal Justice
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice," in Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, editors, Understanding America: The Anatomy of American Exceptionalism (Public Affairs, 2008).Thinking About Crime, Again: What Have We Learned?
– James Q. Wilson presented a lecture on crime to the Department of Political Science and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College, on November 16, 2009.Crime and the Great Recession
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Great Recession," City Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 2011.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, 2011).The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach
– The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach: Remembering the Legacy of James Q. Wilson was a panel discussion held in Los Angeles on June 4, 2012. It featured Mark A.R. Kleiman of UCLA, Angela Hawken of Pepperdine University, Mark Peterson of UCLA, and Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department.Papers from Thinking about Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson
– Thinking About Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson took place at Harvard University and Boston College on April 4-5, 2013.Papers delivered at the conference: Martha Bayles, Boston College, The Crooked Timber of Womanhood John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Moral Sense and Religious Sensibility:… More
James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment
– Sally Satel, "James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment," The American, 8 August 2013.Excerpt: This summer marks the twentieth anniversary of James Q. Wilson’s The Moral Sense. Written in a time of creeping moral relativism, Wilson wrote in defense of judgment — and, in… More
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
– Charles Murray, Conversations with Bill Kristol, July 14, 2014. (Discussion of James Q. Wilson's impact on crime policy).In this section of a wide-ranging conversation on Conversations with Bill Kristol, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the immense impact of James Q. Wilson on… More
Commentary
Crime in the Streets
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in the Streets," The Public Interest, Number 5, Fall 1966.A Crime-Control Pill?
– James Q. Wilson, "A Crime-Control Pill?," Harper's Magazine, February 1967.A Reader’s Guide to the Crime Commission Reports
– James Q. Wilson, "A Reader's Guide to the Crime Commission Reports," The Public Interest, Number 9, Fall 1967.Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities
– James Q. Wilson, Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities (Harvard University Press, 1968, 1978).“Varieties of Police Behavior encapsulates a central feature of James Q Wilson’s political science. He was interested in identifying key problems of governing — in this case,… More
Crime and Law Enforcement
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Daniel P. Moynihan, Toward a National Urban Policy (Basic Books, 1970), pp. 140-151.Crime and the Liberal Audience
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Liberal Audience," Commentary, January 1971.The Moralist
– James Q. Wilson, "The Moralist," Commentary, March 1971.If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught
– James Q. Wilson, "If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught," New York Times Magazine, January 28, 1973, pp. 52-56.Crime and the Criminologists
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Criminologists," Commentary, July 1974.Do the Police Prevent Crime?
– James Q. Wilson, "Do the Police Prevent Crime?" New York Times Magazine, October 6, 1974, pp. 18-19.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (Basic Books, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, Vintage revised paperback edition, 1985).“If George Orwell was right — that all great writers have one title that captures the theme of the all their works – that title for Wilson was Thinking About Crime, which first… More
Crime and Punishment in England
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment in England," The Public Interest, Number 43, Spring 1976.Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976," Time, April 26, 1976.Crime in Society and Schools
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in Society and Schools," Educational Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 1976), pp. 3-6Who is in Prison?
– James Q. Wilson, "Who is in Prison?" Commentary, November 1976.Changing Criminal Sentences
– James Q. Wilson, "Changing Criminal Sentences," Harper's Magazine, November 1977, pp. 16-20.Age, Crime, and Punishment
– Barbara Boland and James Q. Wilson, "Age, Crime, and Punishment," The Public Interest, Number 51, Spring 1978.The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents
– James Q. Wilson, The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents (Basic Books, 1978).In the early 1970s, Wilson served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Agency and as an informal adviser to Clarence M. Kelley, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from… More
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
– James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 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 Effects of the Police on Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Barbara Boland, "The Effects of the Police on Crime: A Response to Jacob and Rich," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1981-1982), pp. 136-170.Broken Windows
– George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety," Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson, editor, Crime and Public Policy (ICS Press, 1983).“By the time Jim published his Crime and Public Policy book in 1983, his critique of academic criminologists had softened. In fact, he chose to compile that book precisely because he… More
Dealing with the High-rate Offender
– James Q. Wilson, "Dealing with the High-rate Offender," The Public Interest, Number 72, Summer 1983.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Thinking About Crime," Atlantic Monthly, September 1983.A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing
– Charles R. Pruitt and James Q. Wilson, "A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing," Law and Society Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1983), pp. 613-636.Crime and American Culture
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and American Culture," The Public Interest, Number 70, Winter 1983.Neighborhood Safety
– James Q. Wilson moderates a discussion about neighborhood safety from 1985 sponsored by the National Institute for Justice.Unemployment and Crime: What’s the Connection?
– James Q. Wilson and Philip J. Cook, "Unemployment and Crime: What's the Connection?" The Public Interest, Number 79, Spring 1985.Are Criminals Made or Born?
– Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson, "Are Criminals Made or Born?" New York Times Magazine, August 4, 1985, pp 30-32, 43, 46.Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime (The Free Press, 1985, 1986, 1998).“In the early 1970s, Wilson began to teach a core curriculum course for Harvard undergraduates with the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Their collaboration eventually led to one of… More
Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy
– David P. Farrington, Lloyd E. Ohlin, and James Q. Wilson, Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy (Springer, 1986, reprinted 2012).Wilson “played a major role in persuading the MacArthur Foundation of the need for longitudinal research in criminology, and he coauthored the MacArthur-sponsored book Understanding… More
Police Performance and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, Police Performance and Case Attrition (RAND Corporation, 1987).Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention
– James Q. Wilson, "Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention," in James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors, From Children to Citizens: Vol. 3: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Springer-Verlag, 1987), pp. 291-311.Entering Criminology Through the Back Door
– James Q. Wilson, "Entering Criminology Through the Back Door," The Criminologist: Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology, Volume 13, Number 6, November-December 1988.Making Neighborhoods Safe
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "Making Neighborhoods Safe," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 263, Issue 2 (February 1989), pp. 46-52.Drugs and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Drugs and Crime," Crime and Justice, Vol. 13 (1990), pp. 521-545.The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, "The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition," Policing and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990, pp. 23-38.Drugs and Crime
– Michael Tonry and James Q. Wilson, editors, Drugs and Crime (University of Chicago Press, 1990, 1991).Incivility and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Incivility and Crime," in Edward C. Banfield, editor, Civility and Citizenship (Paragon House, 1992).Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior
– James Q. Wilson, "Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 10, 1992.Crime, Race, and Values
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime, Race, and Values," Society, Vol. 30, No. 1 (November-December 1992), pp. 90-93.A Rhythm to the Madness
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.What To Do About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.Prisons in a Free Society
– James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime (ICS Press, 1995).Just Take Away Criminals’ Guns
– James Q. Wilson, "Just Take Away Criminals' Guns," American Enterprise, May 1995, pp. 37-38.Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
– James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).Hostility in America
– James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).Race, Crime, and the Law
– James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.Making Justice Swifter
– James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.Criminal Justice in England and America
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.Hate and Punishment
– James Q. Wilson, "Hate and Punishment," National Review, September 13, 1999.Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom, editors, Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), pp. 115-126.Profiles in Courage
– James Q. Wilson and Heather Higgins, "Profiles in Courage," Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002, p. A12.Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002).The Challenge of Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "The Challenge of Crime," Commentary, June 2003.A Quarter Century of Broken Windows
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "A Quarter Century of Broken Windows," American Interest, September-October 2006, 99. 168-172.The Need for Evaluation Research
– James Q. Wilson, "The Need for Evaluation Research," Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2006), pp. 321-328.Skid Row Policing
– James Q. Wilson talks about skid row policing at a Manhattan Institute Conference in Los Angeles on January 17, 2008.Criminal Justice
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice," in Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, editors, Understanding America: The Anatomy of American Exceptionalism (Public Affairs, 2008).Thinking About Crime, Again: What Have We Learned?
– James Q. Wilson presented a lecture on crime to the Department of Political Science and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College, on November 16, 2009.Crime and the Great Recession
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Great Recession," City Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 2011.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, 2011).The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach
– The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach: Remembering the Legacy of James Q. Wilson was a panel discussion held in Los Angeles on June 4, 2012. It featured Mark A.R. Kleiman of UCLA, Angela Hawken of Pepperdine University, Mark Peterson of UCLA, and Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department.Papers from Thinking about Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson
– Thinking About Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson took place at Harvard University and Boston College on April 4-5, 2013.Papers delivered at the conference: Martha Bayles, Boston College, The Crooked Timber of Womanhood John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Moral Sense and Religious Sensibility:… More
James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment
– Sally Satel, "James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment," The American, 8 August 2013.Excerpt: This summer marks the twentieth anniversary of James Q. Wilson’s The Moral Sense. Written in a time of creeping moral relativism, Wilson wrote in defense of judgment — and, in… More
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
– Charles Murray, Conversations with Bill Kristol, July 14, 2014. (Discussion of James Q. Wilson's impact on crime policy).In this section of a wide-ranging conversation on Conversations with Bill Kristol, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the immense impact of James Q. Wilson on… More
Multimedia
Crime in the Streets
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in the Streets," The Public Interest, Number 5, Fall 1966.A Crime-Control Pill?
– James Q. Wilson, "A Crime-Control Pill?," Harper's Magazine, February 1967.A Reader’s Guide to the Crime Commission Reports
– James Q. Wilson, "A Reader's Guide to the Crime Commission Reports," The Public Interest, Number 9, Fall 1967.Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities
– James Q. Wilson, Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities (Harvard University Press, 1968, 1978).“Varieties of Police Behavior encapsulates a central feature of James Q Wilson’s political science. He was interested in identifying key problems of governing — in this case,… More
Crime and Law Enforcement
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Daniel P. Moynihan, Toward a National Urban Policy (Basic Books, 1970), pp. 140-151.Crime and the Liberal Audience
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Liberal Audience," Commentary, January 1971.The Moralist
– James Q. Wilson, "The Moralist," Commentary, March 1971.If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught
– James Q. Wilson, "If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught," New York Times Magazine, January 28, 1973, pp. 52-56.Crime and the Criminologists
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Criminologists," Commentary, July 1974.Do the Police Prevent Crime?
– James Q. Wilson, "Do the Police Prevent Crime?" New York Times Magazine, October 6, 1974, pp. 18-19.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (Basic Books, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, Vintage revised paperback edition, 1985).“If George Orwell was right — that all great writers have one title that captures the theme of the all their works – that title for Wilson was Thinking About Crime, which first… More
Crime and Punishment in England
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment in England," The Public Interest, Number 43, Spring 1976.Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976," Time, April 26, 1976.Crime in Society and Schools
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in Society and Schools," Educational Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 1976), pp. 3-6Who is in Prison?
– James Q. Wilson, "Who is in Prison?" Commentary, November 1976.Changing Criminal Sentences
– James Q. Wilson, "Changing Criminal Sentences," Harper's Magazine, November 1977, pp. 16-20.Age, Crime, and Punishment
– Barbara Boland and James Q. Wilson, "Age, Crime, and Punishment," The Public Interest, Number 51, Spring 1978.The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents
– James Q. Wilson, The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents (Basic Books, 1978).In the early 1970s, Wilson served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Agency and as an informal adviser to Clarence M. Kelley, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from… More
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
– James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 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 Effects of the Police on Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Barbara Boland, "The Effects of the Police on Crime: A Response to Jacob and Rich," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1981-1982), pp. 136-170.Broken Windows
– George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety," Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson, editor, Crime and Public Policy (ICS Press, 1983).“By the time Jim published his Crime and Public Policy book in 1983, his critique of academic criminologists had softened. In fact, he chose to compile that book precisely because he… More
Dealing with the High-rate Offender
– James Q. Wilson, "Dealing with the High-rate Offender," The Public Interest, Number 72, Summer 1983.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Thinking About Crime," Atlantic Monthly, September 1983.A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing
– Charles R. Pruitt and James Q. Wilson, "A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing," Law and Society Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1983), pp. 613-636.Crime and American Culture
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and American Culture," The Public Interest, Number 70, Winter 1983.Neighborhood Safety
– James Q. Wilson moderates a discussion about neighborhood safety from 1985 sponsored by the National Institute for Justice.Unemployment and Crime: What’s the Connection?
– James Q. Wilson and Philip J. Cook, "Unemployment and Crime: What's the Connection?" The Public Interest, Number 79, Spring 1985.Are Criminals Made or Born?
– Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson, "Are Criminals Made or Born?" New York Times Magazine, August 4, 1985, pp 30-32, 43, 46.Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime (The Free Press, 1985, 1986, 1998).“In the early 1970s, Wilson began to teach a core curriculum course for Harvard undergraduates with the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Their collaboration eventually led to one of… More
Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy
– David P. Farrington, Lloyd E. Ohlin, and James Q. Wilson, Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy (Springer, 1986, reprinted 2012).Wilson “played a major role in persuading the MacArthur Foundation of the need for longitudinal research in criminology, and he coauthored the MacArthur-sponsored book Understanding… More
Police Performance and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, Police Performance and Case Attrition (RAND Corporation, 1987).Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention
– James Q. Wilson, "Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention," in James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors, From Children to Citizens: Vol. 3: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Springer-Verlag, 1987), pp. 291-311.Entering Criminology Through the Back Door
– James Q. Wilson, "Entering Criminology Through the Back Door," The Criminologist: Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology, Volume 13, Number 6, November-December 1988.Making Neighborhoods Safe
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "Making Neighborhoods Safe," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 263, Issue 2 (February 1989), pp. 46-52.Drugs and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Drugs and Crime," Crime and Justice, Vol. 13 (1990), pp. 521-545.The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, "The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition," Policing and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990, pp. 23-38.Drugs and Crime
– Michael Tonry and James Q. Wilson, editors, Drugs and Crime (University of Chicago Press, 1990, 1991).Incivility and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Incivility and Crime," in Edward C. Banfield, editor, Civility and Citizenship (Paragon House, 1992).Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior
– James Q. Wilson, "Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 10, 1992.Crime, Race, and Values
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime, Race, and Values," Society, Vol. 30, No. 1 (November-December 1992), pp. 90-93.A Rhythm to the Madness
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.What To Do About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.Prisons in a Free Society
– James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime (ICS Press, 1995).Just Take Away Criminals’ Guns
– James Q. Wilson, "Just Take Away Criminals' Guns," American Enterprise, May 1995, pp. 37-38.Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
– James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).Hostility in America
– James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).Race, Crime, and the Law
– James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.Making Justice Swifter
– James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.Criminal Justice in England and America
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.Hate and Punishment
– James Q. Wilson, "Hate and Punishment," National Review, September 13, 1999.Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom, editors, Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), pp. 115-126.Profiles in Courage
– James Q. Wilson and Heather Higgins, "Profiles in Courage," Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002, p. A12.Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002).The Challenge of Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "The Challenge of Crime," Commentary, June 2003.A Quarter Century of Broken Windows
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "A Quarter Century of Broken Windows," American Interest, September-October 2006, 99. 168-172.The Need for Evaluation Research
– James Q. Wilson, "The Need for Evaluation Research," Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2006), pp. 321-328.Skid Row Policing
– James Q. Wilson talks about skid row policing at a Manhattan Institute Conference in Los Angeles on January 17, 2008.Criminal Justice
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice," in Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, editors, Understanding America: The Anatomy of American Exceptionalism (Public Affairs, 2008).Thinking About Crime, Again: What Have We Learned?
– James Q. Wilson presented a lecture on crime to the Department of Political Science and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College, on November 16, 2009.Crime and the Great Recession
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Great Recession," City Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 2011.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, 2011).The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach
– The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach: Remembering the Legacy of James Q. Wilson was a panel discussion held in Los Angeles on June 4, 2012. It featured Mark A.R. Kleiman of UCLA, Angela Hawken of Pepperdine University, Mark Peterson of UCLA, and Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department.Papers from Thinking about Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson
– Thinking About Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson took place at Harvard University and Boston College on April 4-5, 2013.Papers delivered at the conference: Martha Bayles, Boston College, The Crooked Timber of Womanhood John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Moral Sense and Religious Sensibility:… More
James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment
– Sally Satel, "James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment," The American, 8 August 2013.Excerpt: This summer marks the twentieth anniversary of James Q. Wilson’s The Moral Sense. Written in a time of creeping moral relativism, Wilson wrote in defense of judgment — and, in… More
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
– Charles Murray, Conversations with Bill Kristol, July 14, 2014. (Discussion of James Q. Wilson's impact on crime policy).In this section of a wide-ranging conversation on Conversations with Bill Kristol, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the immense impact of James Q. Wilson on… More
Teaching
Crime in the Streets
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in the Streets," The Public Interest, Number 5, Fall 1966.A Crime-Control Pill?
– James Q. Wilson, "A Crime-Control Pill?," Harper's Magazine, February 1967.A Reader’s Guide to the Crime Commission Reports
– James Q. Wilson, "A Reader's Guide to the Crime Commission Reports," The Public Interest, Number 9, Fall 1967.Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities
– James Q. Wilson, Varieties of Police Behavior: The Management of Law and Order in Eight Communities (Harvard University Press, 1968, 1978).“Varieties of Police Behavior encapsulates a central feature of James Q Wilson’s political science. He was interested in identifying key problems of governing — in this case,… More
Crime and Law Enforcement
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Daniel P. Moynihan, Toward a National Urban Policy (Basic Books, 1970), pp. 140-151.Crime and the Liberal Audience
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Liberal Audience," Commentary, January 1971.The Moralist
– James Q. Wilson, "The Moralist," Commentary, March 1971.If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught
– James Q. Wilson, "If Every Criminal Knew He Would Be Punished If Caught," New York Times Magazine, January 28, 1973, pp. 52-56.Crime and the Criminologists
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Criminologists," Commentary, July 1974.Do the Police Prevent Crime?
– James Q. Wilson, "Do the Police Prevent Crime?" New York Times Magazine, October 6, 1974, pp. 18-19.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (Basic Books, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, Vintage revised paperback edition, 1985).“If George Orwell was right — that all great writers have one title that captures the theme of the all their works – that title for Wilson was Thinking About Crime, which first… More
Crime and Punishment in England
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment in England," The Public Interest, Number 43, Spring 1976.Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Punishment, 1776-1976," Time, April 26, 1976.Crime in Society and Schools
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime in Society and Schools," Educational Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 1976), pp. 3-6Who is in Prison?
– James Q. Wilson, "Who is in Prison?" Commentary, November 1976.Changing Criminal Sentences
– James Q. Wilson, "Changing Criminal Sentences," Harper's Magazine, November 1977, pp. 16-20.Age, Crime, and Punishment
– Barbara Boland and James Q. Wilson, "Age, Crime, and Punishment," The Public Interest, Number 51, Spring 1978.The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents
– James Q. Wilson, The Investigators: Managing FBI and Narcotics Agents (Basic Books, 1978).In the early 1970s, Wilson served as a consultant to the Drug Enforcement Agency and as an informal adviser to Clarence M. Kelley, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from… More
The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam
– James Q. Wilson, "The Changing FBI: The Road to Abscam," The Public Interest, Number 59, Spring 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 Effects of the Police on Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Barbara Boland, "The Effects of the Police on Crime: A Response to Jacob and Rich," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1981-1982), pp. 136-170.Broken Windows
– George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety," Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson, editor, Crime and Public Policy (ICS Press, 1983).“By the time Jim published his Crime and Public Policy book in 1983, his critique of academic criminologists had softened. In fact, he chose to compile that book precisely because he… More
Dealing with the High-rate Offender
– James Q. Wilson, "Dealing with the High-rate Offender," The Public Interest, Number 72, Summer 1983.Thinking About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Thinking About Crime," Atlantic Monthly, September 1983.A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing
– Charles R. Pruitt and James Q. Wilson, "A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Race on Sentencing," Law and Society Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1983), pp. 613-636.Crime and American Culture
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and American Culture," The Public Interest, Number 70, Winter 1983.Neighborhood Safety
– James Q. Wilson moderates a discussion about neighborhood safety from 1985 sponsored by the National Institute for Justice.Unemployment and Crime: What’s the Connection?
– James Q. Wilson and Philip J. Cook, "Unemployment and Crime: What's the Connection?" The Public Interest, Number 79, Spring 1985.Are Criminals Made or Born?
– Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson, "Are Criminals Made or Born?" New York Times Magazine, August 4, 1985, pp 30-32, 43, 46.Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature: The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime (The Free Press, 1985, 1986, 1998).“In the early 1970s, Wilson began to teach a core curriculum course for Harvard undergraduates with the psychologist Richard Herrnstein. Their collaboration eventually led to one of… More
Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy
– David P. Farrington, Lloyd E. Ohlin, and James Q. Wilson, Understanding and Controlling Crime: Toward a New Research Strategy (Springer, 1986, reprinted 2012).Wilson “played a major role in persuading the MacArthur Foundation of the need for longitudinal research in criminology, and he coauthored the MacArthur-sponsored book Understanding… More
Police Performance and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, Police Performance and Case Attrition (RAND Corporation, 1987).Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention
– James Q. Wilson, "Strategic Opportunities for Delinquency Prevention," in James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors, From Children to Citizens: Vol. 3: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Springer-Verlag, 1987), pp. 291-311.Entering Criminology Through the Back Door
– James Q. Wilson, "Entering Criminology Through the Back Door," The Criminologist: Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology, Volume 13, Number 6, November-December 1988.Making Neighborhoods Safe
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "Making Neighborhoods Safe," Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 263, Issue 2 (February 1989), pp. 46-52.Drugs and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Drugs and Crime," Crime and Justice, Vol. 13 (1990), pp. 521-545.The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition
– Joan Petersilia, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson, "The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition," Policing and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990, pp. 23-38.Drugs and Crime
– Michael Tonry and James Q. Wilson, editors, Drugs and Crime (University of Chicago Press, 1990, 1991).Incivility and Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Incivility and Crime," in Edward C. Banfield, editor, Civility and Citizenship (Paragon House, 1992).Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior
– James Q. Wilson, "Scholars Must Expand Our Understanding of Criminal Behavior," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 10, 1992.Crime, Race, and Values
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime, Race, and Values," Society, Vol. 30, No. 1 (November-December 1992), pp. 90-93.A Rhythm to the Madness
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.What To Do About Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.Prisons in a Free Society
– James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.Crime
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime (ICS Press, 1995).Just Take Away Criminals’ Guns
– James Q. Wilson, "Just Take Away Criminals' Guns," American Enterprise, May 1995, pp. 37-38.Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
– James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).Hostility in America
– James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).Race, Crime, and the Law
– James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.Making Justice Swifter
– James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.Criminal Justice in England and America
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.Hate and Punishment
– James Q. Wilson, "Hate and Punishment," National Review, September 13, 1999.Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime," in Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom, editors, Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), pp. 115-126.Profiles in Courage
– James Q. Wilson and Heather Higgins, "Profiles in Courage," Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002, p. A12.Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002).The Challenge of Crime
– James Q. Wilson, "The Challenge of Crime," Commentary, June 2003.A Quarter Century of Broken Windows
– James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, "A Quarter Century of Broken Windows," American Interest, September-October 2006, 99. 168-172.The Need for Evaluation Research
– James Q. Wilson, "The Need for Evaluation Research," Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2006), pp. 321-328.Skid Row Policing
– James Q. Wilson talks about skid row policing at a Manhattan Institute Conference in Los Angeles on January 17, 2008.Criminal Justice
– James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice," in Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, editors, Understanding America: The Anatomy of American Exceptionalism (Public Affairs, 2008).Thinking About Crime, Again: What Have We Learned?
– James Q. Wilson presented a lecture on crime to the Department of Political Science and the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College, on November 16, 2009.Crime and the Great Recession
– James Q. Wilson, "Crime and the Great Recession," City Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 2011.Crime and Public Policy
– James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors, Crime and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, 2011).The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach
– The Man with a Take Some-Prisoners Approach: Remembering the Legacy of James Q. Wilson was a panel discussion held in Los Angeles on June 4, 2012. It featured Mark A.R. Kleiman of UCLA, Angela Hawken of Pepperdine University, Mark Peterson of UCLA, and Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department.Papers from Thinking about Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson
– Thinking About Politics: A Conference Dedicated to Explaining and Perpetuating the Political Insights of James Q. Wilson took place at Harvard University and Boston College on April 4-5, 2013.Papers delivered at the conference: Martha Bayles, Boston College, The Crooked Timber of Womanhood John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Moral Sense and Religious Sensibility:… More
James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment
– Sally Satel, "James Q. Wilson and the Defense of Moral Judgment," The American, 8 August 2013.Excerpt: This summer marks the twentieth anniversary of James Q. Wilson’s The Moral Sense. Written in a time of creeping moral relativism, Wilson wrote in defense of judgment — and, in… More
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
– Charles Murray, Conversations with Bill Kristol, July 14, 2014. (Discussion of James Q. Wilson's impact on crime policy).In this section of a wide-ranging conversation on Conversations with Bill Kristol, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the immense impact of James Q. Wilson on… More