Rachel Bridges Whaley
Biographic Data
| ID | 273584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Bridges Whaley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel Bridges |
| FAMILY NAME | Whaley |
| SIGNATURE | WHALEY R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2893-6444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Exploring Police Reporting Among Victimized U.S. Nomads
Many people live and travel in recreational or retrofitted vehicles on a part-time and full-time basis with many living the Nomad lifestyle permanently. Research finds this population experiences high victimization prevalence. The current study finds Nomads have a high likelihood to report victimizations to the police and provides the first exploration into who among them report to the police. Hypotheses are derived from historically dominant the…
Life on the Road
People who live and travel in recreational or retrofitted vehicles experience very high victimization prevalence rates. The current study provides the first examination of fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization among Nomads and members of the Vanlife community. Fear of crime is quite high in this community. Analyses suggest the vulnerability-fear perspective applies to this subpopulation with important exceptions regarding age and educ…
How Safe Is Life on the Road? Criminal Victimization Among a Sample of U.S. Nomads and the #VanLife Community
The current study provides the first estimates of criminal victimization prevalence among Nomads and members of the VanLife community. People who live and travel in manufactured recreational vehicles, retrofitted vans or buses, and cars are a heterogenous group who face an unknown risk of life on the road. Analyses reveal high victimization prevalence rates. Guided by lifestyle-routine activities theories, regression analyses reveal that gender, …
Are “Gay” and “Queer-Friendly” Neighborhoods Healthy? Assessing How Areas with High Densities of Same-Sex Couples Impact the Mental Health of Sexual Minority and Majority Young Adults
Neighborhoods with large concentrations of gay men, lesbians, and other sexual minorities have long served as places where sexual minority young adults find self-enhancing resources. Yet, it is unclear whether such neighborhood environments also confer health benefits. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we explored the relationship between the proportion of same-sex couples in neighborhoods and the mental health…
Bud-sex, Dude-sex, and Heteroflexible Men
We examine the relationship between straight identification and nonsexual social factors among men who are attracted to men and/or have had two or more male sexual partners. All data come from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), a nationally representative sample of Americans aged 15 to 44. We estimate that 7.4 percent of men, aged 15 to 44, are in this population, and that 52.4 percent identify as straight, demonstrating sexua…
Same-Gender Sexual Partnering
Numerous studies have been carried out to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior. Among studies conducted in recent years, few confirm the commonly quoted figure of 10%. Yet several studies in the early 2000s indicated that the prevalence of same-gender sex may be increasing, especially among women. This article reexamines the trends identified in previous research by using General Social Survey data from 1988 to 2010 and by focus…
Teenage Drug and Alcohol Use
While both macro- and micro-level studies have identified important correlates of substance use, multi-level models may explain more than each level alone. Drawing on extant research and Akers' (1998 Akers , Ronald L. 1998 . Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance . Boston : Northeastern University Press . [Google Scholar]) Social Structure-Social Learning model, we offer hypotheses about the relationship betw…
Gender Equality and Gendered Homicides
An important insight from the feminist literature is that a particular form of inequality—gender inequality—is likely to be associated with a distinctive type of violence—gendered violence. Previous research has demonstrated that rates of a quintessential gendered crime, rape, are related to the relative status of men and women. The article extends this earlier work by examining the effects of gender equality on the “gendering” of lethal violence…
Placement Disruption in Treatment Foster Care
Rates of placement disruption in traditional and treatment foster care are reviewed. Contextual factors, individual child and caregiver characteristics, and risk factors thought to influence rates of placement disruption are explored. A model for treatment foster care is described, and data are presented on disruption rates for this program. The results indicated that the likelihood of placement disruption is two times higher during the first 6 m…
The Paradoxical Relationship Between Gender Inequality and Rape
This article develops and tests a refined feminist theory of rape. The author proposes that the short-term effect of gender equality is an increased rape rate via increased threats to the status quo, whereas the long-term effect of gender equality is reduced rape rates via an improved social climate toward women. Using panel data for 109 U.S. cities over three decades-1970, 1980, and 1990-the author's expectations are generally confirmed. Because…
In Their Own Words
Modeling the Relationship between the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
The last decade has witnessed a plethora of social control studies, ranging from imprisonment to psychiatric hospitalization. Unfortunately, research on each of these two forms tends to be isolated from the other, and research on the relationships between them is limited. In this article, the relationship between the mental health and criminal justice systems is examined. The relationship is modeled in terms of the casual processes that underlie …
The Character and Consequences of Growth Regimes
The authors review the empirical evidence on two key hypotheses derived from the model of the city as a growth machine. The first posits the pervasive influence of progrowth coalitions in local governing regimes. The second states that growth regimes make a difference to local development. The authors offer suggestions to strengthen research on both points, emphasizing the need to distinguish between policy and politics. They urge greater attenti…
The Character and Consequences of Growth Regimes
The authors review the empirical evidence on two key hypotheses derived from the model of the city as a growth machine. The first posits the pervasive influence of progrowth coalitions in local governing regimes. The second states that growth regimes make a difference to local development. The authors offer suggestions to strengthen research on both points, emphasizing the need to distinguish between policy and politics. They urge greater attenti…
The Paradoxical Relationship Between Gender Inequality and Rape
This article develops and tests a refined feminist theory of rape. The author proposes that the short-term effect of gender equality is an increased rape rate via increased threats to the status quo, whereas the long-term effect of gender equality is reduced rape rates via an improved social climate toward women. Using panel data for 109 U.S. cities over three decades-1970, 1980, and 1990-the author's expectations are generally confirmed. Because…
Bud-sex, Dude-sex, and Heteroflexible Men
We examine the relationship between straight identification and nonsexual social factors among men who are attracted to men and/or have had two or more male sexual partners. All data come from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), a nationally representative sample of Americans aged 15 to 44. We estimate that 7.4 percent of men, aged 15 to 44, are in this population, and that 52.4 percent identify as straight, demonstrating sexua…
Modeling the Relationship between the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
The last decade has witnessed a plethora of social control studies, ranging from imprisonment to psychiatric hospitalization. Unfortunately, research on each of these two forms tends to be isolated from the other, and research on the relationships between them is limited. In this article, the relationship between the mental health and criminal justice systems is examined. The relationship is modeled in terms of the casual processes that underlie …
Teenage Drug and Alcohol Use
While both macro- and micro-level studies have identified important correlates of substance use, multi-level models may explain more than each level alone. Drawing on extant research and Akers' (1998 Akers , Ronald L. 1998 . Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance . Boston : Northeastern University Press . [Google Scholar]) Social Structure-Social Learning model, we offer hypotheses about the relationship betw…
Same-Gender Sexual Partnering
Numerous studies have been carried out to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior. Among studies conducted in recent years, few confirm the commonly quoted figure of 10%. Yet several studies in the early 2000s indicated that the prevalence of same-gender sex may be increasing, especially among women. This article reexamines the trends identified in previous research by using General Social Survey data from 1988 to 2010 and by focus…
The Character and Consequences of Growth Regimes
The authors review the empirical evidence on two key hypotheses derived from the model of the city as a growth machine. The first posits the pervasive influence of progrowth coalitions in local governing regimes. The second states that growth regimes make a difference to local development. The authors offer suggestions to strengthen research on both points, emphasizing the need to distinguish between policy and politics. They urge greater attenti…
Modeling the Relationship between the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
The last decade has witnessed a plethora of social control studies, ranging from imprisonment to psychiatric hospitalization. Unfortunately, research on each of these two forms tends to be isolated from the other, and research on the relationships between them is limited. In this article, the relationship between the mental health and criminal justice systems is examined. The relationship is modeled in terms of the casual processes that underlie …
In Their Own Words
Placement Disruption in Treatment Foster Care
Rates of placement disruption in traditional and treatment foster care are reviewed. Contextual factors, individual child and caregiver characteristics, and risk factors thought to influence rates of placement disruption are explored. A model for treatment foster care is described, and data are presented on disruption rates for this program. The results indicated that the likelihood of placement disruption is two times higher during the first 6 m…
The Paradoxical Relationship Between Gender Inequality and Rape
This article develops and tests a refined feminist theory of rape. The author proposes that the short-term effect of gender equality is an increased rape rate via increased threats to the status quo, whereas the long-term effect of gender equality is reduced rape rates via an improved social climate toward women. Using panel data for 109 U.S. cities over three decades-1970, 1980, and 1990-the author's expectations are generally confirmed. Because…
Gender Equality and Gendered Homicides
An important insight from the feminist literature is that a particular form of inequality—gender inequality—is likely to be associated with a distinctive type of violence—gendered violence. Previous research has demonstrated that rates of a quintessential gendered crime, rape, are related to the relative status of men and women. The article extends this earlier work by examining the effects of gender equality on the “gendering” of lethal violence…
Teenage Drug and Alcohol Use
While both macro- and micro-level studies have identified important correlates of substance use, multi-level models may explain more than each level alone. Drawing on extant research and Akers' (1998 Akers , Ronald L. 1998 . Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance . Boston : Northeastern University Press . [Google Scholar]) Social Structure-Social Learning model, we offer hypotheses about the relationship betw…
Same-Gender Sexual Partnering
Numerous studies have been carried out to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior. Among studies conducted in recent years, few confirm the commonly quoted figure of 10%. Yet several studies in the early 2000s indicated that the prevalence of same-gender sex may be increasing, especially among women. This article reexamines the trends identified in previous research by using General Social Survey data from 1988 to 2010 and by focus…
Bud-sex, Dude-sex, and Heteroflexible Men
We examine the relationship between straight identification and nonsexual social factors among men who are attracted to men and/or have had two or more male sexual partners. All data come from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), a nationally representative sample of Americans aged 15 to 44. We estimate that 7.4 percent of men, aged 15 to 44, are in this population, and that 52.4 percent identify as straight, demonstrating sexua…
Are “Gay” and “Queer-Friendly” Neighborhoods Healthy? Assessing How Areas with High Densities of Same-Sex Couples Impact the Mental Health of Sexual Minority and Majority Young Adults
Neighborhoods with large concentrations of gay men, lesbians, and other sexual minorities have long served as places where sexual minority young adults find self-enhancing resources. Yet, it is unclear whether such neighborhood environments also confer health benefits. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we explored the relationship between the proportion of same-sex couples in neighborhoods and the mental health…
How Safe Is Life on the Road? Criminal Victimization Among a Sample of U.S. Nomads and the #VanLife Community
The current study provides the first estimates of criminal victimization prevalence among Nomads and members of the VanLife community. People who live and travel in manufactured recreational vehicles, retrofitted vans or buses, and cars are a heterogenous group who face an unknown risk of life on the road. Analyses reveal high victimization prevalence rates. Guided by lifestyle-routine activities theories, regression analyses reveal that gender, …
Life on the Road
People who live and travel in recreational or retrofitted vehicles experience very high victimization prevalence rates. The current study provides the first examination of fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization among Nomads and members of the Vanlife community. Fear of crime is quite high in this community. Analyses suggest the vulnerability-fear perspective applies to this subpopulation with important exceptions regarding age and educ…
Exploring Police Reporting Among Victimized U.S. Nomads
Many people live and travel in recreational or retrofitted vehicles on a part-time and full-time basis with many living the Nomad lifestyle permanently. Research finds this population experiences high victimization prevalence. The current study finds Nomads have a high likelihood to report victimizations to the police and provides the first exploration into who among them report to the police. Hypotheses are derived from historically dominant the…
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Law (4 works)