Leroy C Gould

Biographic Data

ID89943
NAMELeroy C Gould
GIVEN NAMESLeroy C
FAMILY NAMEGould
SIGNATUREGOULD L C
AFFILIATIONSYale University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS16
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT16
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1967
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
H-INDEX4

  • Fear of punishment and the willingness to engage in criminal behavior

    Open AccessMarc G Gertz, Marc Gertz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice1995Cited by: 1References: 11

  • Perceptions of Technological Risks and Benefits

    Samuel Z Klausner, Leroy C Gould et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1990

  • Risk Management

    Bernard H Ross, Leroy C Gould et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1989

  • Too Hot to Handle? Social and Policy Issues in the Management of Radioactive Wastes

    Open AccessE William Colglazier, Charles A Walker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Policy Analysis and…1984Cited by: 1

  • Heroin, Deviance and Morality

    Marsha Rosenbaum, Charles W Lidz et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1983

    Examines the data on drug abuse in the late Sixties and early Seventies and concludes that there was probably no significant increase in the use of heroin. The crisis of drug abuse that many Americans perceived at the time was in fact a crisis of politics and morality. These findings lead the authors to fascinating and important revisions of theories of labelling and deviance. 'The book has a broad perspective and, through analytical and theoreti…

  • Handbook of Criminal Justice Evaluation

    Leroy C Gould, Katherine S TeilmannREVIEWContemporary Sociology A Journal…1982

    This voluminous reference is, indeed, a handbook...But what distinguishes the collection is not its breadth but its continuity.' -- American Bar Foundation Research Journal, 1981

  • Discrepancies Between Self-Reported and Official Measures of Delinquency

    Leroy C GouldARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1981Cited by: 1

  • Connections

    Paul Attewell, Leroy C Gould et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1976

  • Letter

    Leroy C Gould, W D Thompson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1975References: 3

    Letter: Heroin "epidemic"? L C Gould, W D Thompson, and R M Berberian Leon G. Hunt CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.9.981 Published Online: October 07, 2011

  • Reply to Sesnowitz

    Roger Mansfield, Leroy C Gould et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1975

    Journal Article Reply to Sesnowitz Get access Roger Mansfield, Roger Mansfield Imperial College, London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Leroy C. Gould, Leroy C. Gould Yale University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. Zvi. Namenwirth J. Zvi. Namenwirth University of Connecticut Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, V…

  • A Socioeconomic Model for the Prediction of Societal Rates of Property Theft

    Roger Mansfield, Leroy C Gould et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1974Cited by: 2

  • Who Defines Delinquency

    Leroy C GouldARTICLESocial Problems1969Cited by: 15References: 7

    Because of the limitations inherent in “official” delinquency statistics, many criminologists have turned to self-report delinquency measures. In doing this, however, they have failed to examine the relationship (both empirical and theoretical) between these two measures of delinquency. This article reports such an examination involving three racial groups: Negroes, Caucasians, and Orientals. The study finds: (1) that the traditional relationship…

  • The Changing Structure of Property Crime in an Affluent Society

    Leroy C GouldARTICLESocial Forces1969Cited by: 5

    Journal Article The Changing Structure of Property Crime in an Affluent Society Get access Leroy C. Gould Leroy C. Gould Yale University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 48, Issue 1, September 1969, Pages 50–59, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/48.1.50 Published: 01 September 1969

  • Juvenile Entrepreneurs

    Leroy C GouldARTICLEAmerican Journal of Sociology1969Cited by: 1

    This paper examines the relationship between delinquency and four variables: delinquent associations, the perception of opportunity, social class, and achievement motivation. While delinquency is related to all four variables, multivariate analysis suggests that two of the variables, delinquent associations and perceived opportunity, are more likely to be consequences of delinquency than causes of it. Achievement motivation, which apparently prec…

  • Typologies of Delinquency

    Leroy C Gould, Theodore N FerdinandARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1967Cited by: 4

  • The Economics of Delinquency

    Leroy C Gould, Belton M Fleisher et al.ARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1967Cited by: 7