Joan McCord's Publications

Books authored or edited:

McCord, J., Widom, C.S., & Crowell, N.A. (Eds.), Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice.  Washington, DC:  National Academy Press, 2001.

McCord, J. (Ed.), Violence and Childhood in the Inner City.  New York:  Cambridge University Press, 1997.

McCord, J. (Ed.), Coercion and Punishment in Long-term Perspectives, New York:  Cambridge University Press, 1995.  Paperback edition, 1998.

Wikstrom, P-O.H.; Clarke, R.V.; & McCord, J. (Eds.), Integrating Crime Prevention Strategies:  Propensity and Opportunity.  Stockholm, Sweden:  National Council for Crime Prevention, 1995.

McCord, J. & Laub, J.H. (Eds.), Contemporary Masters of Criminology, New York:  Plenum Press, 1995.

McCord, J. & Tremblay, R.E. (Eds.), Preventing Antisocial Behavior:  Interventions from Birth through Adolescence.  New York:  Guilford Press, 1992.

McCord, J. (Ed.), Facts, Frameworks, and Forecasts:  Advances in Criminological Theory, Volume 3.  New Brunswick, New Jersey:  Transaction, 1992.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  The Psychopath.  Princeton:  Van Nostrand, 1964.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  Origins of Alcoholism.  Stanford, California:  Stanford University Press, 1960.

McCord, W. & McCord, J. (with I. K. Zola).  Origins of Crime.  New York:  Columbia University Press, 1959.  Reprinted as #49:  Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, Law Enforcement, and Social Problems.  Montclair, New Jersey:  Patterson Smith, 1969.  Paperback edition, 1972.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  Psychopathy and Delinquency.  New York:  Grune & Stratton, 1956.

Pamphlets authored or edited:

McCord, J.; Widom, C.S.; Bamba, M.I.; & Crowell, N.A. (Eds.), Education and Delinquency:  Summary of a Workshop.  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000.

Elliott, D.; Hagan, J.; & McCord, J.  Youth Violence:  Children at Risk.  Washington, DC:  American Sociological Association, 1998.

Foreword to Books:

McCord, J.  "Causality and social theory."  Foreword to Stress and Stigma:  Explanation and Evidence in the Sociology of Crime and Illness (pp. 9-14), U.E. Gerhardt & M.E.J. Wadsworth (Eds.).  New York:  St. Martin's Press, 1985.

McCord, J.  Foreword to Roots of Delinquency by M. E. J. Wadsworth (pp. VII-IX).  New York:  Barnes & Noble, 1979.

Journal Articles & Chapters in Edited Books:

McCord,J. "Cures that Harm:  Unanticipated Outcomes of Crime Prevention Programs."  Annals of the American
        Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 587, May, 16-30, 2003. 

McCord, J. & Ensminger, P.  "Racial Discrimination and Violence:  A Longitudinal Perspective." In Darnell Hawkins (Ed.), Violent Crime:  Assessing Race & Ethnic Differences (pp. 319-330).   New York:  Cambridge University Press, 2003.

McCord, J."Juvenile Delinquency" In J.J. Ponzetti, Jr. (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Relationships (Vol. II, pp. 983-989).  Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.

McCord J.  Forjar criminosos na família.  In A. C. Fonseca (Ed.)  Comportamento Anti-social e Família: Uma abordagem científica. (pp.15-36).  Coimbra: Livraria Almedina, 2002.

McCord, J.  "Counterproductive Juvenile Justice," The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 35(2), 230-237, 2002. 

McCord, J.  "Learning How to Learn and Sequelae."  In Geis, G. & Dodge, M. (Eds.) Lessons of Criminology (pp. 95-108). Cincinnati, Ohio:  Anderson Publishing Co, 2002.

Conway, K.P. & McCord, J. A Longitudinal Examination of the Relation between Co-offending with Violent Accomplices and Violent Crime.  Aggressive Behavior, 28(2), 97-108, 2002.

McCord, J. & Conway, K.P.  "Patterns of Juvenile Delinquency and Co-offending."  In Waring, E.&  Weisburd, D. (Eds.), Crime & Social Organization:  Advances in Criminological Theory (pp. 15-30), Vol. 10.  New Brunswick:  Transaction Publishers, 2002.

McCord, J.  "Family Relationships and Crime."  In Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Revised Edition, Vol. 2 (pp. 677-684) New York:  Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.

McCord, J.  "Psychosocial Contributions to Psychopathy and Violence."  In Raine, A. & Sanmartin, J. (Eds.), Violence and Psychopathy (pp. 141-169).  New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2001.

McCord, J.  "Forging Criminals in the Family."  In S. White (Ed.), Handbook of Law and Social Science:  Youth and Justice (pp. 223-235).  New York:  Plenum, 2001.

McCord, J.  "Alcohol and Dangerousness.”  In G.F. Pinard & L. Pagani (Eds.), Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness:  Empirical Contributions (pp. 195-215).  Cambridge, England:  Cambridge University Press, 2001.

McCord, J. "Contribuciones Psicosociales a la Violencia y la Psicopatía." (Translated by Teresa Farnós.) In Adrian Raine &José Sanmartín (Eds.), Violencia y psicopatía (pp. 207-233). Barcelona, Spain: Ariel, 2000

McCord, J.  "A Theory of Motivation and the Life Course." In Susanne Karstedt, & Kai-D Bussmann (Eds.), Social Dynamics of Crime and Control:  New Theories for a World in Transition (pp. 229-241).  Portland, Oregon:  Hart Publishing, 2000.

McCord, J.  "Developmental Trajectories and Intentional Actions.”  Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 16(2), 237-253, 2000.

McCord, J.  "Longitudinal Analysis:  An Introduction to the Special Issue.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 16(2), 113-115, 2000.

McCord, J.  "Intergenerational Transmission of Violence.” In R. Gottesman (Ed.), Violence in America:  An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2 (pp. 174-177).  Old Tappan, NJ:  Scribner, 1999.

Dishion, T.J.; McCord, J. & Poulin, F.  "When Interventions Harm:  Peer Groups and Problem Behavior."  American Psychologist, 54(9), 1-10, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Understanding Childhood and Subsequent Crime." Aggressive Behavior, 25(4), 241-253, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Alcoholism & Crime Across Generations." Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 9, 107-117, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Crime:  Taking an Historical Perspective."  In P. Cohen, C. Slomkowski, & L.N. Robins (Eds.), Where and When:  Historical and geographical aspects of psychopathology (pp. 17-35).  Mahwah NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Interventions:  Punishment, Diversion, and Alternative Routes to Crime Prevention."  In A. K. Hess & I.B. Weiner (Eds.), The Handbook of Forensic Psychology, second edition (pp. 559-579).  New York:  Wiley, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Confounding Factors and Fictions of Counting."  Colorado Law Review, 69(4), 927-944, 1998. 

Crum, R.M.; Ensminger, M.E.; Ro, M.J.; & McCord, J.  "The association of educational achievement and school dropout with risk of alcoholism:  A 25-year prospective study of inner city children," Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59, 318-326, 1998.

McCord, J.  "Criminal Behavior."  Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Vol. 1, pp. 635-642.  San Diego, CA:  Academic Press, 1998.

McCord, J. & Ensminger, M.E..  "Multiple Risks and Comorbidity in an African-American Population."  Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 7, 339-354, 1997.

Ensminger, M.E.; Anthony, J.C., & McCord, J.  "The Inner City and Drug Use:  Initial Findings from an Epidemiologic Study," Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 48, 175-184, 1997.

McCord, J.  "He Did It Because He Wanted To ..."  In W. Osgood (Ed.), Motivation and Delinquency, Vol. 44 in Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Vol. 44 (pp. 1-43).  Lincoln, NE:  University of Nebraska Press, 1997.

McCord, J.  "Discipline and the Use of Sanctions."  Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2, 4, 313-319, 1997.

McCord, J.  "Placing American Urban Violence in Context."  In J. McCord (Ed.), Violence and Childhood in the Inner City (pp. 78-115).  New York:  Cambridge Press, 1997.

McCord, J.  "On Discipline," Psychological Inquiry, 8(3), 215-217, 1997. 

McCord, J.  "Considerations Regarding Biosocial Foundations of Personality and Aggression."  In C. F. Ferris & T. Grisso, Eds,  Understanding Aggressive Behavior in Children, Vol. 794, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Sept. 20, 253-256, 1996. 

McCord, J.  "Unintended Consequences of Punishment." Pediatrics Supplement, 98(4), 832-834, 1996. 

McCord, J.  "Family as Crucible for Violence." Journal of Family Psychology, 10(2), 147-152, 1996.

McCord, J.  "Juvenile Delinquency."  In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family (pp. 413-416).  New York:  Macmillan, 1995. 

Durning, P. & McCord, J.  "Attentes de rôles et représentations de la vie familiale des enfants et de leurs parents.  Mise au point d'une série d'histoires à compléter."  In Y Prêteur & M. de Léonardis (Eds.), Education familiale, Image de soi et compétences sociales (pp. 151-165).  Brussels:  De Boeck Université, 1995.

McCord, J.  "Motivational Crime Prevention Strategies and the Role of Opportunity."  In P.-O. H. Wikstrom, R.V. Clarke, & J. McCord, (Eds.), Integrating Crime Prevention Strategies:  Propensity and Opportunity (pp. 39-53).  Stockholm:  National Council for Crime Prevention, 1995.

McCord, J.  "Relationship between Alcoholism and Crime Over the Life Course."  In H. Kaplan (Ed.), Longitudinal Studies Of Drugs, Crime And Other Deviant Adaptations (pp. 129-141).  New York:  Plenum, 1995. 

McCord, J.  "Crime in the Shadow of History."  In Hagan (Ed.), Current Perspectives on Aging and the Life Cycle:  Delinquency and Disrepute in the Life Course (pp. 105-118).  Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1995.

McCord, J.  "Ethnicity, Acculturation, and Opportunities:  A Study of Two Generations."  In D. F. Hawkins, Ed., Ethnicity, Race, and Crime:  Perspectives Across Time and Place (pp. 69-81).  Albany:  SUNY Press, 1995.

McCord, J.; Tremblay, R. E.; Vitaro, F.; & Desmarais-Gervais, L.  "Boys' Disruptive Behavior, School Adjustment, and Delinquency:  The Montreal Prevention Experiment."  International Journal of Behavioral Development, 17(4), 739-752, 1994.  Republished in F.T. Cullen & B.K. Applegate (Eds.), Offender Rehabilitation:  Effective Correctional Intervention.  Aldershot, UK, 1997.

McCord, J.  "Aggression in Two Generations."  In L. Rowell Huesmann (Ed.), Aggressive Behavior:  Current Perspectives (pp. 241-251).  New York:  Plenum, 1994.

McCord, J.  "Inner City Life:  Contributions to Violence."  In National Research Council & J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Eds.), Violence in Urban America:  Mobilizing a Response (pp. 100-104).  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1994.

McCord, J.  "Resilience as a Dispositional Quality:  Some Methodological Points."  In M. Wang & E. Gordon (Eds.), Educational Resilience in Inner-City America:  Challenges and Prospects (pp. 109-118).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1994.

McCord, J.  "Family Socialization and Antisocial Behavior:  Searching for Causal Relationships in Longitudinal Research."  In E. G. M. Weitekamp & H-J Kerner (Eds.), Cross-National Longitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal Behavior (pp. 177-188).  Dordrecht, Netherlands:  Kluwer, 1994.

McCord, J.  "Les rôles parentaux et leurs effets."  In P. Durning & J.-P. Pourtois (Eds.), Education et famille (pp. 81-89).  Brussels:  De Boeck-Wesmael, 1994.

McCord, J.  "Considerations of Causes in Alcohol-related Violence."  In S. Martin (Ed.), Research Monograph No. 24.  Alcohol and Interpersonal Violence:  Fostering Multidisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 71-79).  Rockville, MD:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Publication No. 93-3496, 1993.

McCord, J.  "Crime, Conscience, and Family."  In B. Forst (Ed.), The Socioeconomics of Crime and Justice (pp. 65-87).  New York:  M.E. Sharpe, 1993.

McCord, J.  "Descriptions and Predictions:  Three Problems for The Future of Criminological Research."  Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 30, 4, 413-426, 1993.

McCord, J.  "Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior:  Some Thoughts about Processes."  Development and Psychopathology, 5, 321-329, 1993.

McCord, J.  "Gender Issues."  In C. Culliver (Ed.), Female Criminality:  The State of the Art (pp. 105-118).  New York:  Garland Press, 1993.

McCord, J.  "Les effets d'un programme de prévention -- Trente ans plus tard."  In M. Killias (Ed.), Récidive et Réhabilitation (pp. 107-112).  Chur/Zürich, Switzerland:  Verlag Rüegger AG, 1992.

McCord, J.  "Freedom of the Press in a Democracy,"  International Annals of Criminology, 30, 1 & 2, 55-64, 1992.

McCord, J. "The Cambridge-Somerville Study: A Pioneering Longitudinal Experimental Study of Delinquency Prevention." In J. McCord & R.E. Tremblay (Eds.), Preventing Antisocial Behavior: Interventions from Birth through Adolescence (pp. 196-206). New York: Guilford Press, 1992.    

McCord, J.  "Deterrence of Domestic Violence: A Critical View of Research."  Journal of Crime and Delinquency, 29, 2, 229-239, 1992.

McCord, J.  "Another Time, Another Drug." In M. Glantz & R. Pickens (Eds.), Vulnerability to Drug Abuse (pp. 473-489), Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press, 1992.

McCord, J.  "Understanding Motivations:  Considering Altruism and Aggression."  In J. McCord (Ed.), Facts, Frameworks, and Forecasts:  Advances in Criminological Theory, 3 (pp. 115-135).  New Brunswick, New Jersey:  Transaction, 1992.

McCord, J. & Jacobs, M.  "Response to Jim Hackler." In J. Hackler (Ed.),  Official Responses to Problem Juveniles:  Some International Reflections (pp. 59-62).  Oñati, Spain:  International Institute for the Sociology of Law, 1991.

McCord, J.  "The Long Reach of Childhood." International Annals of Criminology, 29, 1-2, 89-96, 1991.

McCord, J.  "Family Relationships, Juvenile Delinquency, and Adult Criminality." Criminology, 29, 3, 397-417, 1991.  Republished in F.R. Scarpitti & A.L. Nielsen (Eds.), Crime and Criminals:  Contemporary and Classic Readings in Criminology.  Los Angeles, California:  Roxbury Publishing, 1999.

McCord, J.  "Competence in Long-term Perspective." Psychiatry, 54, 3, 227-237, 1991.

McCord, J.  "Questioning the Value of Punishment." Social Problems, 38, 2, 167-179, 1991.  Republished in L. Fernandez (Ed.), Readings in General Psychology. Dubuque, Iowa:  Kendall/Hunt, 2000.

McCord, J.  "The Cycle of Crime and Socialization Practices."  Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 82, 1(Spring), 211-228, 1991.

Tremblay, R.E.;  McCord, J.;  Boileau, H.; Charlebois, P.;  Gagnon, C.; LeBlanc, M.; & Larivée, S. "Can disruptive boys be helped to become competent?" Psychiatry, 54, 2, 148-161, 1991.  Republished in J. H. Creechan & R. A. Silverman, Canadian Delinquency.  Scarborough, Ontario:  Prentice Hall Canada Inc., 1995.

McCord, J.  "Problem Behaviors."  In S.S. Feldman & G.R. Elliott (Eds.), At the Threshold:  The Developing Adolescent (pp. 414-430; 602-614).  Cambridge, MA:  Harvard University Press, 1990.

McCord, J.  "Comments on 'Something that Works in Juvenile Justice,'" Evaluation Review, 14, 6(Dec.), 612-615, 1990.

Farrington, D.P.; Loeber, R.; Elliott, D.S.; Hawkins, J.D.; Kandel, D.B.; Klein, M.W.; McCord, J.; Rowe, D.C.; & Tremblay, R.E.  "Advancing Knowledge about the Onset of Delinquency and Crime."  In B.B. Lahey & A.E. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in Clinical Child Psychology (pp. 283-342), Vol. 13, 1990.  New York:  Plenum, 1990.

McCord, J.  "One Perspective on The State of Criminology."  In W.S. Laufer & F. Adler, (Eds.), Advances in Criminological Theory, Vol. 2 (pp. 167-174).  New Brunswick:  Transaction, 1990.

McCord, J.  "Long-term Perspectives on Parental Absence." In L.N. Robins & M. Rutter, (Eds.), Straight and Devious Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood (pp. 116-134).  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, 1990.

McCord, J.  "Crime in Moral and Social Contexts." Criminology, 28, 1, 1-26, 1990.  Republished in J. McCord & J. H. Laub (Eds.), Contemporary Masters of Criminology (pp. 251-276).  New York:  Plenum Press, 1995.

McCord, J.  "Behandlingsforskning kräver utvärderingar,"  ("A Plea for Experimental Designs").  Apropa, 15, 5, 9-15, 1989. 

McCord, J.  "Theory, Pseudotheory, and Metatheory."  In W.S. Laufer & F. Adler, (Eds.), Advances in Criminological Theory, Vol. 1 (pp. 127-145).  New Brunswick:  Transaction, 1989.

McCord, J.  "L'evaluation des Interventions:  en Premier Lieu, Ne Pas Nuire." In P. Durning (Ed. & translator), Education Familiale:  Un panorama des recherches internationales (pp. 211-224).  Vigneux:  Matrice, 1988.

McCord, J.  "Parental Aggressiveness and Physical Punishment in Long-term Perspective."  In G.T. Hotaling, D. Finkelhor, J.T. Kirkpatrick, & M.A. Straus (Eds.), Family Abuse and Its Consequences:  New Directions in Research (pp. 91-98).   Beverly Hills, California:  Sage, 1988.

McCord, J.  "Identifying Developmental Paradigms Leading to Alcoholism."  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 49, 4, 357-362, 1988.  Republished in D.J. Pittman & H.R. White (Eds.), Society, Culture, and Drinking Patterns Reexamined (pp. 480-491).  Piscataway, New Jersey:  Center of Alcohol Studies, 1991.

McCord, J.  "Alcoholism:  Toward Understanding Genetic and Social Factors."  Psychiatry, 51, 2, 131-141, 1988.

McCord, J.  "Changing Times."  The Criminologist, 13, 2, 1 & 5-7, 1988.  Republished in Farley, J.E. (1998), Sociology: Fourth Edition (pp. 30-31).  Revised and Republished in Farley, J.E. (2003), Sociology: Fifth Edition (pp. 30-31).

McCord, J.  "Parental behavior in the cycle of aggression."  Psychiatry, 51, 1, 14-23, 1988.  Translated and republished as "Le Comportement des parents dans le cycle de l'agression."  In M.A. Provost & R.E. Tremblay (Eds.), Famille:  Inadaptation et intervention (pp. 87-105).  Ottowa:  Agence d'Arc, 1991.

McCord, J.  "Intervention as prevention."  In A. K. Hess & I.B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of Forensic Psychology (pp. 584-601).  New York:  Wiley, 1987.

McCord, J.  "Review Essay:  Understanding and Controlling Crime:  Toward a New Research Strategy by D.P. Farrington, L.E. Ohlin, & J.Q. Wilson."  Criminology, 24, 4, 799-808, 1986.

McCord, J.  "Instigation and insulation:  Family and later criminal behavior."  In J. Block, D. Olweus, & M.R. Yarrow (Eds.), Development of Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior (pp. 343-357).  New York:  Academic Press, 1986.

McCord, J.  "Computing:  Is it a better mousetrap?"  Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, 18, 2, 210-213, 1986.

McCord, J.  "Deterrence and the light touch of the law."  In D.P. Farrington & J. Gunn (Eds.), Reactions to Crime:  the Public, the Police, Courts, and Prisons (pp. 73-85).  Chichester, England:  Wiley, 1985.

McCord, J.  "Faculty Responses to the Computerization of a University."  Computers and the Social Sciences, 1, 3/4, 173-179, 1985.

McCord, J. & Wadsworth, M.E.J.  "The importance of time in stress and stigma paradigms."  In U.E. Gerhardt & M.E.J. Wadsworth (Eds.), Stress and Stigma:  Explanation and Evidence in the Sociology of Crime and Illness (pp. 53-64).  New York:  St. Martin's Press, 1985.

McCord, J.  "Early stress and future personality."  In N.R. Butler, & B.D. Corner (Eds.), Stress and Disability in Childhood (pp. 105-112).  Bristol, England:  John Wright, 1984.

McCord, J.  "A longitudinal study of personality development."  In S.A. Mednick, M. Harway, & K.M. Finello (Eds.), Handbook of Longitudinal Research, Vol. 2, Teenage and Adult Cohorts (pp. 522-531).  New York:  Praeger, 1984.

McCord, J.  "Drunken drivers in longitudinal perspective."  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 45, 4, 316-320, 1984.

McCord, J.  "Family relationships and crime."  In S.H. Kadish (Editor-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (Vol. 2, pp. 759-764). New York:  The Free Press, 1983.

McCord, J.  "A forty year perspective on effects of child abuse and neglect."  Child Abuse and Neglect, 7, 265-270, 1983.

McCord, J.  "A longitudinal study of aggression and antisocial behavior."  In K.T. Van Dusen & S.A. Mednick (Eds.), Prospective Studies of Crime and Delinquency (pp. 269-275).  Boston:  Kluwer-Nijhoff, 1983.

McCord, J.  "Alcohol in the service of aggression."  In E. Gottheil, K.E. Druley, T.E. Skolada, & H.M. Waxman (Eds.), Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Aggression (pp. 270-279).  Springfield, Illinois:  Charles C. Thomas, 1983.

McCord, J.  "The psychopath and moral development."  In W.S. Laufer & J.M. Day (Eds.), Personality Theory, Moral Development, and Criminal Behavior (pp. 357-372).  Lexington, Massachusetts:  D.C. Heath, 1983.

McCord, J. & Otten, L.  "A consideration of sex roles and motivations for crime."  Criminal Justice and Behavior, 10, 1, 3-12, 1983.

McCord, J.  "The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study:  A sobering lesson on treatment, prevention, and evaluation."  In A.J. McSweeny, W.J. Fremouw, & R.P. Hawkins (Eds.), Practical Program Evaluation for Youth Treatment (pp. 11-23), Springfield, Illinois:  Charles C. Thomas, 1982.

McCord, J.  "A longitudinal view of the relationship between paternal absence and crime."  In J. Gunn & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Abnormal Offenders, Delinquency and the Criminal Justice System (pp. 113-128), Chichester, England:  Wiley, 1982.

McCord, J.  "A longitudinal perspective on alcoholism."  In E. Gottheil, A. T. McLellan, & K. A. Druley (Eds.), Matching Patient Needs and Treatment Methods in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (pp. 105-113), Springfield, Illinois:  Charles C. Thomas, 1981.

McCord, J.  "Alcoholism and criminality:  Confounding and differentiating factors."  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 42, 9, 739-748, 1981.

McCord, J.  "A longitudinal perspective on patterns of crime."  Criminology, 19, 2, 211-218, 1981.

McCord, J.  "Consideration of some effects of a counseling program."  In S.E. Martin, L. B. Sechrest, & R. Redner (Eds.), New Directions in the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders (pp. 394-405), Washington, D. C.:  The National Academy of Sciences, 1981.

McCord, J.  "Patterns of deviance."  In S. B. Sells, R. Crandall, M. Roff, J. Strauss, & W. Pollin (Eds.), Human Functioning in Longitudinal Perspective:  Studies of Normal and Psychopathological Populations (pp. 157-167), Baltimore:  Williams & Wilkins, 1980.

McCord, J.  "The treatment that did not help."  Social Action and the Law, 5, 6, 85-87, 1980.

McCord, J.  "Some childrearing antecedents of criminal behavior in adult men."  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 9, 1477-1486, 1979.  Reprinted in S. Messinger & E. Bittner (Eds.) Criminology Review Yearbook, Vol. 2, Beverly Hills, California:  Sage, 1980.  Reprinted in D. P. Farrington (Ed.) Psychological Explanations of Crime, Aldershot, England:  Dartmouth, 1994.

McCord, J.  "A thirty-year follow-up of treatment effects."  American Psychologist, 33, 3, 284-289, 1978.  Reprinted:  In L. Sechrest, S. G. West, M. Phillips, R. Redner, & W. Yeaton (Eds.), Evaluation Studies Review Annual, Vol. 4, Beverly Hills, California:  Sage, 1979.  In S. Messinger & E. Bittner (Eds.), Criminology Review Yearbook, Vol. 1, Beverly Hills, California:  Sage, 1979.  In J. G. Weis, R. D. Crutchfield, & G. S. Bridges (Eds.), Juvenile Delinquency Readings, Boston, Massachusetts, Pine Forge Press, 2001.

McCord, J.  "A comparative study of two generations of native Americans."  In R. F. Meier (Ed.), Theoretical Concerns in Criminology (pp. 83-92), Beverly Hills, California:  Sage, 1977.

McCord, J.  "Etiological factors in alcoholism:  Family and personal characteristics."  Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 33, 4, 1020-1027, 1972.

McCord, J.  "Some differences in backgrounds of alcoholics and criminals."  In F.A. Seixas, G.S. Omenn, E. D. Burk, & S. Eggleston (Eds.), Nature and Nurture in Alcoholism (pp. 183-187), New York:  New York Academy of Science, Vol. 197, May, 1972.

McCord, J. & Clemens, S.  "Conscience orientation and dimensions of personality."  Behavioral Science, 9, 1, 18-29, 1964.

McCord, J., McCord, W., & Howard, A.  "Family interaction as antecedent to the direction of male aggressiveness."  Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 1, 239-242, 1963.  Reprinted in H.C. Lindgren (Ed.), Contemporary Research in social Psychology,  New York:  Wiley, 1973.

McCord, J., McCord, W., & Thurber, E.  "The effects of maternal employment on lower class boys."  Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 67, 1, 177-182, 1963.  Reprinted:  Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in the Social Sciences, P-510.  In VIP Readings in Psychology, Lexington, Massachusetts:  Xerox Publishing Co., 1975.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  "A longitudinal study of the personality of alcoholics."  In D. Pittman & C. Snyder (Eds.), Society, Culture, and Drinking Patterns (pp. 413-430),  New York:  Wiley, 1963.

McCord, W., McCord, J., & Verden, P.  "Family relationships and sexual deviance in lower-class adolescents."  The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 8, 3, 165-179, 1962.

McCord, W., Porta, J., & McCord, J.  "The family genesis of psychosis:  A study of the childhood backgrounds of twelve psychotics."  Psychiatry, 25, 1, 60-71, 1962.

McCord, J., McCord, W., & Thurber, E.  "Some effects of paternal absence on male children."  Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 64, 5, 361-369, 1962.  Republished:  In R. Grinder (Ed.), Studies in Adolescence, New York:  Macmillan, 1963.  In R. Youtz (Ed.), Educational Psychological Reprint Series, Bergenfield, New Jersey:  Beaver Island Publishing Co., 1968.

McCord, J. & McCord, W.  "Cultural stereotypes and the validity of interviews for research in child development."  Child Development, 32, 2, 171-185, 1962.

McCord, W., McCord, J., & Howard, A.  "Familial correlates of aggression in nondelinquent male children."  Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 62, 1, 79-93, 1961.  Reprinted  in Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in the Social Sciences, P-511.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  "A tentative theory of the structure of conscience."  In D. Willner (Ed.), Decisions, Values, and Groups, New York:  Pergamon, 1960.

McCord, J., McCord, W., & Thurber, E.  "The effects of foster home placement in the prevention of adult anti-social behavior."  Social Service Review, 34, 4, 415-420, 1960.  Reprinted in R. J. Levy (Ed.), Cases and Material on Family Law,  Boston:  Little, Brown, 1975.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  "Some contemporary theories of alcoholism."  Quarterly Journal of Studies in Alcohol, 20, 4, 727-749, 1960.

McCord, W., McCord, J., & Verden, P.  "Familial correlates of 'Psychosomatic' symptoms in male children."  Journal of Health and Human Behavior, 1, Fall, 192-199, 1960.

McCord, W., McCord, J., & Howard, A.  "Early familial experiences and bigotry."  American Sociological Review, 25, 5, 717-722, 1960.  Reprinted in P.L. van den Berghe (Ed.), Race and Ethnicity,  New York:  Basic Books, 1970.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  "The intellectual in American society."  Educational Horizons, 37, 4, 127-134, 1959.

McCord, J. & McCord, W.  "A follow-up report on the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study."  Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 32, 2, 89-96, 1959. Reprinted in J. W. Barth (Ed.), Delinquency, Boston:  Allyn & Bacon, 1974.

McCord, J. & McCord, W.  "The effects of parental role model on criminality."  Journal of Social Issues, 14, 3, 66-75, 1958.  Reprinted:  In D.R. Cressey & D. Ward (Eds.), Perspectives in Crime and Delinquency:  A Sociological Reader, New York:  Harper & Row, 1967.  In N. J. Smelser & W. T. Smelser (Eds.), Personality and Social Systems, New York:  Wiley, 1970.  In R. Caven (Ed.), Readings in Juvenile Delinquency, Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.  In P. Kornadt (Ed.), Wege der Forshung, Darmstadt:  Wissenschafliche Buchgesellschaft, 1975.

McCord, W. & McCord, J.  "Two approaches to the cure of delinquents."  Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology & Police Science, 44, 4, 442-467, 1953.

Book Reviews and Miscellaneous Publications:

McCord, J. & Widom, C.S.  A Better Way to Handle Juvenile Offenders.  National Academies Op-Ed Service Archive, May 25, 2001.

McCord, J.  Review of H. Pinderhughes, Race in the Hood.  Social Forces, 77, 385-386, 1998.

McCord, J.  Review of J. N. Briere, L. Berliner, J. A. Bulkley, C. Jenny, T. Reid, Eds., The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment.  Criminal Behavior and Mental Health, 8(2), 159-160, 1998.

McCord, J.  Review of P. J. Jenkins & S. Kroll-Smith, Eds., Witnessing for Sociology.  American Journal of Sociology, 102(5), 1506-1507, 1997.

McCord, J.  "Crimes through Time."  Review of R. J. Samson & J. H. Laub, Crime in the Making:  Pathways and Turning Points through Life.  Contemporary Sociology, 23(3), 414-415, 1994.

McCord, J.  Review of L.W. Sherman, "Policing Domestic Violence:  Experiments and Dilemmas."  The Criminologist, 18(5), 15, 1993.

McCord, J.  Review of B. K. Barber & B. C. Rollins, Eds., "Parent-Adolescent Relationships."  Contemporary Sociology, 20(2), 305-306, 1991.

McCord, J.  "Courts as Crucible."  Review of F. X. Hartmann, Ed., "From Children to Citizens:  The Role of the Juvenile Court." Contemporary Psychology, 34(2), 117-118, 1989.

McCord, J.  Review of L. G. Rivlin & M. Wolfe, "Institutional Settings in Children's Lives."  Child Development Review, 61 (1), 105-106, 1987.

McCord, J.  "No wine in new bottles."  Review of J. J. Collins, Jr., Ed., "Drinking and Crime:  Perspectives on the Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Criminal Behavior."  Contemporary Psychology, 28 (2), 148-149, 1983.

McCord, J.  Review of D. Zeitz, "Women Who Embezzle or Defraud:  A Study of Convicted Felons."  Contemporary Sociology, 12(1), 58, 1983.

McCord, J.  Review of H.B. Kaplan, "Deviant Behavior in Defense of Self."  American Journal of Sociology, 87 (5), 1236-1237, 1982.

McCord, J.  "Fibber McGee's Closet."  Review of D. Offer, R. Marohn, & E. Ostrov, "The Psychological World of the Delinquent."  Contemporary Psychology, 25(1), 58-59, 1980.

McCord, J.  Review of D. J. West & D. P. Farrington, "The Delinquent Way of Life."  Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 69 (2), 261-263, 1978.