Derek Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3921392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9797-0406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rehabilitation in a Red State
Research Summary Based on a 2013 survey of 1,001 likely voters in Texas, public support for correctional reform in a “red state” was examined. Four major conclusions were revealed. First, the respondents displayed strong support for rehabilitation. Second, at least for nonviolent and/or drug offenders, the sample members showed a clear preference for the use of alternatives to incarceration as opposed to imprisonment. Third, when asked about a sp…
CPTED (Crime prevention through environmental design)
Arising from Newman's theory of defensible space, the theory of crime prevention through environmental design ( CPTED ) is premised on the idea that crime is linked to physical features of the environment and not solely predicated on individual, structural, or institutional measures. CPTED enjoyed a flourish of support in the early 1970s but, following years of limited success, it has fallen by the wayside in criminological theory. Currently, CPT…
Racial Profiling
The Play of Cynicism in Henry IV, Part Two
Searching Shakespeare
Original in topic and approach, Searching Shakespeare presents a political-historical exploration of Shakespeare's drama, examining the plays in the context of current ideological concerns - history, memory, marginality, and nationalism. Derek Cohen predicates his argument on the supposition that the individual, as much as the encompassing state, is subject to the shaping forces and machinery of the ideological surround. Shakespeare's plays, Cohe…
Books in review
The politics of wealth
Jewish Presences in English Literature
In a collection of insightful critical essays, Derek Cohen, Deborah Heller, and the contributing authors explore the different ways in which writers of English literature have amplified, varied, or denied this archetypical perception
Books/Livres
Zimbabwean Literature
Athol Fugard's Boesman and Lena
Rehabilitation in a Red State
Research Summary Based on a 2013 survey of 1,001 likely voters in Texas, public support for correctional reform in a “red state” was examined. Four major conclusions were revealed. First, the respondents displayed strong support for rehabilitation. Second, at least for nonviolent and/or drug offenders, the sample members showed a clear preference for the use of alternatives to incarceration as opposed to imprisonment. Third, when asked about a sp…
The politics of wealth
Athol Fugard's Boesman and Lena
Books/Livres
Zimbabwean Literature
Jewish Presences in English Literature
In a collection of insightful critical essays, Derek Cohen, Deborah Heller, and the contributing authors explore the different ways in which writers of English literature have amplified, varied, or denied this archetypical perception
The politics of wealth
Books in review
Searching Shakespeare
Original in topic and approach, Searching Shakespeare presents a political-historical exploration of Shakespeare's drama, examining the plays in the context of current ideological concerns - history, memory, marginality, and nationalism. Derek Cohen predicates his argument on the supposition that the individual, as much as the encompassing state, is subject to the shaping forces and machinery of the ideological surround. Shakespeare's plays, Cohe…
The Play of Cynicism in Henry IV, Part Two
CPTED (Crime prevention through environmental design)
Arising from Newman's theory of defensible space, the theory of crime prevention through environmental design ( CPTED ) is premised on the idea that crime is linked to physical features of the environment and not solely predicated on individual, structural, or institutional measures. CPTED enjoyed a flourish of support in the early 1970s but, following years of limited success, it has fallen by the wayside in criminological theory. Currently, CPT…
Racial Profiling
Rehabilitation in a Red State
Research Summary Based on a 2013 survey of 1,001 likely voters in Texas, public support for correctional reform in a “red state” was examined. Four major conclusions were revealed. First, the respondents displayed strong support for rehabilitation. Second, at least for nonviolent and/or drug offenders, the sample members showed a clear preference for the use of alternatives to incarceration as opposed to imprisonment. Third, when asked about a sp…
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