Scott Akin

Biographic Data

ID3797992
NAMEScott Akin
GIVEN NAMESScott
FAMILY NAMEAkin
SIGNATUREAKIN S
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS11
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Understanding Public Preferences for Policing Homeless Individuals in the United States: Results from a National Survey

    Brett C Burkhardt, Mark Edwards et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2023References: 51

    The United States has a large and growing homeless population. In the name of public order, municipalities across the country have criminalized behaviors associated with homeless people in public spaces (e.g. panhandling) and tasked police with responding to violations. What should police do in these encounters? This study reports on a nationwide survey experiment that asked US residents whether police should arrest, help, or ignore a homeless in…

  • In the Weeds: Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of U.S. Marijuana Policy

    Clayton J Mosher, Scott Akin et al.BOOKIn the Weeds2019

  • Assessing the Effects of Recent Immigration on Serious Property Crime in Austin, Texas

    Open AccessRichard Stansfield, Scott Akin et al.ARTICLESociological Perspectives2013Cited by: 4References: 62

    In this article the authors examine the impact of recent immigration on rates of serious property crime across communities in Austin, Texas. The greater Austin foreign-born population has increased by more than 580 percent since 1980, and Austin is considered a 'preemerging' immigrant gateway city to the United States. The changing population dynamics in Austin provide an excellent opportunity to study the effect of recent immigration on crime in…

  • Examining the Relationship of Substance Use and Sexual Orientation

    Charles Lanfear, Charles C Lanfear et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2013Cited by: 2References: 27

    In this article we examine the effects of self-reported sexual orientation on substance abuse. Using data on a random sample of 6,713 individuals in Washington State, this study examines causes and correlates of substance use by sexual minorities, an at-risk and treatment underserved population. Logistic regression results indicate homosexual orientation is a significant positive predictor of past year marijuana use, past year hard drug use, past…

  • The Effect of Acculturation on Patterns of Hispanic Substance Use in Washington State

    Open AccessScott Akin, Scott Akins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Drug Issues2008Cited by: 5References: 8

    A growing body of research on Hispanic substance use in the United States has found acculturation to result in increased drug use. This study contributes to this research by analyzing the effect of acculturation on Hispanic substance use in Washington State, a state with a rural and dispersed Hispanic population. Findings reveal acculturation to have a strong positive effect on levels of illicit drug use, hard drug use, binge drinking and bender …