Professor Peter J. Carrington - Publications

Alexander, Steven M., Derek Armitage, Peter J. Carrington, and Örjan Bodin. 2017. “Examining horizontal and vertical social ties to achieve social-ecological fit in an emerging marine reserve network”. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2017:1‐15. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2775.

Bala, Nicholas and Peter J. Carrington. 2016. “Canada”. Pp. 91-114 in Scott Decker and Nerea Marteache (eds.), International Handbook of Juvenile Justice, 2nd ed. Springer.

Carrington, Peter J. 2016. “Gender and age segregation and stratification in criminal collaborations”. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 32(4), 613-649. doi: 10.1007/s10940-015-9269-2.

Ayala, Aurelio and Peter J. Carrington. 2016. “Interdependence and colonization: Métis auxiliaries and the North-West Mounted Police, 1874-1895”. Great Plains Quarterly 36(2): 101-130.

Carrington, Peter J. 2016. “Log-linear distance models of homophily in small groups”. Methodological Innovations 9: 1-10. doi: 10.1177/205979911562274.

Panebianco, Daria, Owen Gallupe, Peter J. Carrington, and Ivo Colozzi. 2016. “Personal support networks, social capital, and risk of relapse among treated drug addicts”. International Journal of Drug Policy 27: 146-153. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.09.009.

Carrington, Peter J. 2015. “The structure of age homophily in co-offending groups”. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 31(3): 337-353.

Carrington, Peter J. 2015. “Trends in serious and violent youth crime in Canada, 1986-2011”. Pp. 29-44 in Raymond R. Corrado, Alan Leschied, Patrick Lussier, and John Whatley (eds.), Serious and Violent Young Offenders and Youth Criminal Justice: A Canadian Perspective. Burnaby, B.C.: SFU Publications.

Carrington, Peter J. 2015. “Social network analysis”. In Patricia Moy (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Communication. Revised version. New York: Oxford University Press.

Carrington, Peter J. 2015. “Social networks”. In Beth Huebner (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Revised version. New York: Oxford University Press.

Bala, Nicholas and Peter J. Carrington. 2015. “The changing nature of youth justice: Impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act”. Pp.265-277 in J.V. Roberts and M.G. Grossman (eds.), Criminal Justice in Canada. 5th ed. Toronto: Nelson.

Carrington, Peter J. 2014. “Social network research”. Pp. 35-64 in S. Dominguez & B. Hollstein (eds.), Mixed Methods Social Networks Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Carrington, Peter J. (ed.) 2014. Applications of Social Network Analysis. 4 vols. London: Sage.

Carrington, Peter J. 2014. “Editor’s introduction: Applications of social network analysis”.  Pp. xxi-lv in Carrington, Peter J. (ed.), Applications of Social Network Analysis. 4 vols. London: Sage.

Carrington, Peter J. 2014. “Co-offending”. Pp. 548-558 in Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd (eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York: Springer.

van Mastrigt, Sarah B. and Carrington, Peter J. 2014. “Sex and age homophily in co-offending networks: opportunity or preference?” Pp. 28-51 in Carlo Morselli (ed.), Crime and Networks. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. Download PDF (large file: 30 meg.).

Carrington, Peter J. and Sarah B. van Mastrigt, “Co-offending in Canada, England, and the United States: A Cross-National Comparison”. Global Crime 14(2-3)(2013): 123-140.

Carrington, Peter J., Shannon Brennan, Anthony Matarazzo and Marian Radulescu, Co-offending in Canada, 2011. Juristat. Cat. No. 85-005X. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2013.  Published in French as La complicité dans la délinquance au Canada, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J., “Trends in the seriousness of youth crime in Canada, 1984-2011.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 55(2)(2013): 293-314.

Carrington, Peter J., “Introduction”. Canadian Graduate Journal of Sociology and Criminology 1(1)(2012): 1-2.

Carrington, Peter J., “Social network analysis”. In Patricia Moy (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online: Communication. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.

Kiepal, Laura, Peter J. Carrington, and Myrna Dawson, “Missing persons and social exclusion”. Canadian Journal of Sociology 37(2)(2012): 137-168.

Robin T. Fitzgerald and Carrington, Peter J., “Disproportionate minority contact with the police in Canada”. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 53(4)(2011): 449-486.

Carrington, Peter J., Julian V. Roberts, and Sherri Davis-Barron, “The Last Chance Sanction in Youth Court: Exploring the Deferred Custody and Supervision Order”. Canadian Criminal Law Review 15(3)(2011): 299-336.

Carrington, Peter J., S.J. Greenwald and J.E. Thomley. “Social Networks.” In Sarah J. Greenwald and Jill E. Thomley (eds.), Encyclopedia of Mathematics & Society. 3 vols. Ipswich, MA: Salem Press, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J., “Opportunities and Challenges in Using Administrative Justice Data for Longitudinal and Network Research”. Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium 2010, Social Statistics: The Interplay among Censuses, Surveys and Administrative Data. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2011. Published in French as Possibilités et défis dans l’utilisation de données administratives sur la justice pour la recherche longitudinale et de réseau

Carrington, Peter J., “Adolescent networks” (pp. 3-5), “Collective efficacy” (pp. 138-140), “Gangs” (pp. 311-314) and “Organized and transnational crime networks” (pp. 686-689. In G. A. Barnett (ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J. and Julian V. Roberts, “The last chance sanction in youth court: the Deferred Custody and Supervision Order.” Pp. 135-162 in S. Anand (ed.), Children and the Law: Essays in Honour of Professor Nicholas Bala. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2011.

Scott, John and Carrington, Peter J. (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis. London: Sage, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J., “Crime and social network analysis.” Pp. 236-255 in J. Scott and Carrington, Peter J. (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis. London: Sage, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J. and John Scott, “Introduction.” Pp. 1-8 in J. Scott and Carrington, Peter J. (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis. London: Sage, 2011.

Bala, Nicholas, Peter J. Carrington, and Julian V. Roberts. “The changing face of youth justice: The impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.” Pp. 291-301 in J.V. Roberts and M.G. Grossman (eds.), Criminal Justice in Canada. 4th ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2011.

Carrington, Peter J. and Robin T. Fitzgerald, “Do police discriminate against minority youth in Canada?” Pp. 187-198 in J.V. Roberts and M.G. Grossman (eds.), Criminal Justice in Canada. 4th ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2011.

Bala, Nicholas, Peter J. Carrington, and Julian V. Roberts, “Youth justice reform in Canada: reducing use of courts and custody without increasing youth crime.” Pp. 318-340 in David J. Smith (ed.), A New Response to Youth Crime. Cullompton, UK: Willan, 2010.

Carrington, Peter J., “Co-offending and the development of the delinquent career”. Criminology 47(4) (2009): 1295-1329.

Bala, Nicholas, Peter J. Carrington, and Julian V. Roberts, “Evaluating the Youth Criminal Justice Act after five years: a qualified success.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 51(2) (2009): 131-167.

Carrington, Peter J., “Technical note.” Criminology 46(4) (2008): 1073-74.

Fitzgerald, Robin T. and Peter J. Carrington, “The neighbourhood context of urban Aboriginal crime.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 50(5) (2008): 523-557.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, “Structuring police discretion: The effect on referrals to youth court.” Criminal Justice Policy Review 19(3) (2008): 349-367.

Carrington, Peter J.. The Development of Police-reported Delinquency Among Canadian Youth Born in 1987 and 1990.  Crime and Justice Research Paper series. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, 2007. Cat. No. 85-561-009. ISSN 1707-5203. ISBN 0-662-47172-1. Published in French as: L’évolution de la délinquance déclarée par la police chez les jeunes Canadiens nés en 1987 et en 1990. Cat. No. 85-561-MIF-009. ISSN 1707-5211. ISBN 0-662-07523-3.

Schulenberg, Jennifer L.,  Joanna C. Jacob, and Peter J. Carrington, “Ecological analysis of crime rates and police discretion with young persons: A replication.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 49(2) (2007): 261-277.

Frank, Ove and Carrington, Peter J., “Estimation of offending and co-offending using available data with model support.” Journal of Mathematical Sociology 31(1) (2007): 1-46.

Carrington, Peter J., John Scott, and Stanley Wasserman (eds.), Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Winner of the 2006 Harrison White Outstanding Book Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.

Carrington, Peter J., Anthony Matarazzo, and Paul de Souza. Court Careers of a Canadian Birth Cohort. Crime and Justice Research Paper series. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, 2005. Cat. No. 85-561-MIE-006. ISSN 1707-5203. ISBN 0-662-41700-3. Published in French as: Les carrières devant les tribunaux d’une cohorte de naissance canadienne. Cat. No. 85-561-MIF-006. ISSN 1707-5211. ISBN 0-662-70257-3.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, The Impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act on Police Charging Practices with Young Persons:  A Preliminary Statistical Assessment. Report to the Department of Justice, 2005. Published in French as L’incidence de la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents sur les pratiques policières de mise en accusation des jeunes : Évaluation statistique préliminaire.

Schulenberg, Jennifer L. and Carrington, Peter J.. Review of Peter B. Ainsworth, Offender Profiling and Crime Analysis. In International Criminal Justice Review 14 (2004): 214-215.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg. Prior Police Contacts and Police Discretion with Apprehended Youth. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, 2004. Crime and Justice Research Paper Series. Cat. No. 85-561-MIE-003. ISSN 1707-5203. ISBN 0-662-37874-1. Published in French as Contacts antérieurs avec la police et pouvoir discrétionnaire de la police à l’égard des jeunes arrêtés. Cat. No. 85-561-MIF-003. ISSN 1707-5211. ISBN 0-662-77598-8.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, “Police discretion with young offenders.” Pp. 453-479 in Stephen Nancoo (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Canadian Policing. Toronto: Canadian Educators’ Press, 2004.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, “Police decision-making with young offenders: Arrest, questioning and dispositions.” Chapter 8 in K. Campbell (ed.), Understanding Youth Justice in Canada. Toronto: Pearson, 2004.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg (eds.). The Youth Criminal Justice Act. Special issue of the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 46(3) (2004).

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, “The Youth Criminal Justice Act: A new era in Canadian juvenile justice?”/“Introduction: La Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents – une nouvelle ère dans la justice canadienne applicable aux jeunes?”  Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 46(3) (2004): 219-230.

Carrington, Peter J. and Jennifer L. Schulenberg, with A. Brunelle, J. Jacob, and I. Pickles, Police Discretion with Young Offenders. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada, 2003. Also published as: Pouvoir Discrétionnaire De La Police A L'égard Des Jeunes Contrevenants.

Carrington, Peter J., "Group crime in Canada." Canadian Journal of Criminology 44(3) (2002): 277-315. (Download)

Carrington, Peter J., “Sex homogeneity in co-offending groups.” Pp. 101-116 in J. Hagberg, ed., Contributions to Social Network Analysis, Information Theory and Other Topics in Statistics. A Festschrift in Honour of Ove Frank. Stockholm: Stockholm University, 2002. (Download)

Carrington, Peter J., “Population aging and crime in Canada, 1999 - 2041." Canadian Journal of Criminology 43 (2001): 331-356.

Reprinted in L. Siegel, G. Brown, and R. Hoffman (eds.), Criminology: The Core. 2nd Canadian ed. Toronto: Thomson Nelson, 2012.

Matarazzo, Anthony, Peter J. Carrington, and Robert D. Hiscott, "The effect of prior dispositions on current youth court dispositions: An application of societal-reaction theory." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 17 (2001): 169-200.

Carrington, Peter J., "Using police crime surveys to study drug abuse." Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Methodological Issues in Official Statistics. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden, 2000. (Download - 79 KB .pdf file)

Carrington, Peter J., "Trends in youth crime in Canada, 1977-1996." Canadian Journal of Criminology 41 (1999): 1-32. (Download)

Reprinted as pp. 25-56 in T. Fleming, P. O’Reilly, and B. Clark (eds.), Youth Injustice: Canadian Perspectives, 2^nd ed., Toronto, Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2001;

Reprinted as pp. 38-51 in R. Smandych (ed.), Youth Crime: Varieties, Theories and Prevention. Toronto: Harcourt Brace, 2000;

Reprinted as pp. 104-117 in R.A. Silverman, J.J. Teevan and V.F. Sacco (eds.), Crime in Canadian Society, 6th ed. Toronto: Prentice-Hall, 1999.

Carrington, Peter J., "Gender, gun control, suicide and homicide in Canada." Archives of Suicide Research 5 (1999): 71-75.

Carrington, Peter J., "Age strata and criminal profiles." Presented at the Department of Justice Canada, Ottawa, May, 1999.

Carrington, Peter J., Factors Affecting Police Diversion of Young Offenders: A Statistical Analysis. Ottawa: Solicitor General of Canada, 1998. (Download – 428K .pdf file)

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, A Statistical Profile of Female Young Offenders. Technical Report No. TR-1998-4e. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada, 1998.

Moyer, Sharon, Peter J. Carrington, and Leslie Axon, A Prospective Study of Firearms Deaths: The Feasibility Component. Document No. FRU 1998-1e. Published in French as Étude prospective des décès par balle: Le volet faisabilité. Document FRU 1998-1f. Ottawa: Canadian Firearms Centre, Department of Justice Canada, 1998. (Download – 214K .pdf file)

Druar, Laura, Peter J. Carrington, and John C. Goyder, "Community reactions to the new prison for women in Kitchener." Forum on Corrections 10 (1998), No. 2: 48-51. 

Carrington, Peter J., "Changes in police charging of young offenders in Ontario and Saskatchewan after 1984."  Canadian Journal of Criminology 40 (1998): 153-164.

Reprinted as pp. 13-24 in T. Fleming, P. O’Reilly, and B. Clark (eds.), Youth Injustice: Canadian Perspectives, 2^nd ed., Toronto, Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2001.

Carrington, Peter J., Age and Youth Crime in Canada. Working Document No. 1996-1e. 2 vols. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada, 1996.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "Factors affecting custodial dispositions under the Young Offenders Act." Canadian Journal of Criminology 37 (1995): 127-62.

Reprinted as pp. 215-249 in T. Fleming, P. O’Reilly, and B. Clark (eds.), Youth Injustice: Canadian Perspectives, 2^nd ed., Toronto, Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2001.

Carrington, Peter J., "Has violent youth crime increased? Comment on Corrado and Markwart." Canadian Journal of Criminology 37 (1995): 61-73.

Carrington, Peter J., review of R. Dobell and M. Neufeld, Trans-Border Citizens. In Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de Politiques 21 (1995): 473-4.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "Interprovincial variations in the use of custody for young offenders: a funnel analysis." Canadian Journal of Criminology 36 (1994): 271-290.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "Gun availability and suicide in Canada." Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention 3 (1994): 168-178.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, “Gun control and suicide in Ontario.”  American Journal of Psychiatry 151 (1994): 606-608.

Reprinted in R. Hinch, Debates in Canadian Criminology, pp. 218-224. Toronto: Prentice Hall, 2002.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "Trends in youth crime and police response, pre- and post-YOA." Canadian Journal of Criminology 36 (1994): 1-28. (Download)

Moyer, Sharon and Peter J. Carrington, Gun Availability and Firearms Suicide. Working Document No. 1993-3e. Published in French as La Disponibilité des Armes à Feu et les Suicides Commis au Moyen d’une Arme à Feu. Ottawa: Canadian Firearms Centre, Department of Justice Canada, 1993.

Carrington, Peter J., "Structured analysis of research designs." Pp. E.10.1-E.10.11 in C. Middleton (ed.), Sociology Teaching Handbook. Sheffield, U.K.: British Sociological Association, 1993.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "The 1977 gun control legislation and firearms suicide." Pp. 35-58 in J. Hudson and J. Roberts (eds.), Evaluating Justice. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, 1993.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "Legal representation in Canadian juvenile courts: its nature, extent, and determinants." Canadian Journal of Criminology 34 (1992): 51-74.

Carrington, Peter J., review of I. Potas, A. Vining, and P. Wilson, Young People and Crime: Costs and Prevention. In International Criminal Justice Review 2 (1992): 148-9.

Carrington, Peter J., review of L. Samuelson and B. Schissel (eds.), Criminal Justice: Sentencing Issues and Reform. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 29 (1992): 385-6.

Carrington, Peter J., review of A.R. Mahoney, Juvenile Justice in Context. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 28 (1991): 129.

Carrington, Peter J. and Sharon Moyer, "The effect of defence counsel on plea and outcome in juvenile court." Canadian Journal of Criminology 32 (1990): 621-37.

Reprinted as pp. 378-93 in R.A. Silverman and J.H. Creechan (eds.), Canadian Delinquency. Toronto: Prentice-Hall, 1995.

Benbow, Timothy, Peter J. Carrington, Gayle Johannesen, Frank W. Tompa, and Edmund Weiner, "Report on the New Oxford English Dictionary User Survey." International Journal of Lexicography 3 (1990): 155-203.

Carrington, Peter J., review of C. Hakim, Research Design: Strategies and Choices in the Design of Social Research, K.R. Hoover, The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking, M. Northey and L. Tepperman, Making Sense in the Social Sciences. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 27 (1990): 420-422.

Moyer, Sharon and Peter J. Carrington, Street Prostitution: Assessing the Impact of the Law, Toronto. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada, 1989. Published in French as La prostitution de rue: Effets de la Loi, Toronto.

Carrington, Peter J., review of R.C. Jesse, Children in Recovery. In The Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal 4 (1989):30-33.

Carrington, Peter J., review of J.R. Sutton, Stubborn Children. In Journal of Criminal Justice 17 (1989): 426-7.

Carrington, Peter J., review of E. Imber-Black, J. Roberts, and R. Whiting (eds.), Rituals in Families and Family Therapy. In The Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal 4 (1989): 43-44.

Carrington, Peter J., review of T. Burns and H. Flam, The Shaping of Social Organization: Social rule system theory with applications. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 26 (1989): 721-2.

Carrington, Peter J., review of A. Stinchcombe, Stratification and Organization: Selected Papers. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 26 (1989): 691-2.

Wellman, Barry, Peter J. Carrington and Alan Hall, "Networks as personal communities." Pp. 130-184 in B. Wellman and S.D. Berkowitz (eds.), Social Structures: A Network Approach. New York: Cambridge U. Press, 1988.

Reprinted in abridged form as pp. 80-85 in Robert J. Brym (ed.), Society in Question: Sociological Readings for the 21st Century. Toronto: Harcourt Brace, 1996.

Book re-published as B. Wellman and S.D. Berkowitz (eds.), Social Structures: A Network Approach. Greenwich, Conn. and London: JAI Press, 1997.

Carrington, Peter J., Sharon Moyer and Faigie Kopelman, "Factors affecting pre-dispositional detention and release under the Juvenile Delinquents Act." Journal of Criminal Justice 16 (1988): 463-476.

Carrington, Peter J., review of K.M. Hanes, compiler, Art Therapy and Group Work: An Annotated Bibliography. In The Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal 2 (1985): 36-37.

Carrington, Peter J., review of G.P. Braam, Influence of Business Firms on the Government. In Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 20 (1983): 492-3.

Carrington, Peter J., "Comment on Lattin and Wong, A high-density clustering approach to exploring the structure of social networks." Connections: Bulletin of the International Network for Social Network Analysis 5 (1982): 58-59.

Carrington, Peter J. and Gregory H. Heil, "COBLOC: A hierarchical method for blocking network data." Journal of Mathematical Sociology 8 (1981): 103-131.

Carrington, Peter J., Horizontal Co-optation through Corporate Interlocks. Doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto, 1981.

Carrington, Peter J., Gregory H. Heil and Stephen D. Berkowitz, "A goodness of fit index for blockmodels." Social Networks 2 (1980): 219-234.

Berkowitz, Stephen D., Peter J. Carrington, June Corman and Leonard Waverman, "Flexible design for a corporate information data system." Social Networks 2 (1980): 75-83.

Carrington, Peter J., "Schutz on transcendental intersubjectivity in Husserl." Human Studies 2 (1979): 95-110.

Berkowitz, Stephen D., Peter J. Carrington, Yehuda Kotowitz and Leonard Waverman, "The determination of enterprise groupings through combined ownership and directorship ties." Social Networks 1 (1979): 391-413.

Berkowitz, Stephen D., Yehuda Kotowitz, Leonard Waverman and Peter J. Carrington, "Economic structure and market power in Canada." Pp. 185-216 in Proceedings of the conference on mathematical approaches to the study of social power. Sozialwissenschaftliche Schriften 14 (1978).

Berkowitz, Stephen D., Yehuda Kotowitz, Leonard Waverman, with Randy Bradford, Bruce Becker, Peter J. Carrington, June Corman and Gregory H. Heil, Enterprise Structure and Corporate Concentration. Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration Technical Study No. 17. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1976.

Last Updated: August 7, 2015
by Peter Carrington