Author

L. Edward Wells

Observed names: L. EDWARD WELLS, L.Edward Wells, Wells, L. Edward.

Observed institutions: Indiana University Bloomington, Illinois State University, Indiana University

OpenAlex ID: A5111918138

Self-esteem : its conceptualization and measurement

1976 · L. Edward Wells, Gerald Marwell · Sage eBooks · 532

Families and Delinquency: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Broken Homes

1991 · L. Edward Wells, Joseph H. Rankin · Social Problems · 319

Direct Parental Controls and Delinquency*

1988 · L. EDWARD WELLS, JOSEPH H. RANKIN · Criminology · 181

Community Policing in Small Town and Rural America

1994 · Ralph A. Weisheit, L. Edward Wells, et al. · Crime & Delinquency · 173

The Effect of Parental Attachments and Direct Controls on Delinquency

1990 · JOSEPH H. RANKIN, L. EDWARD WELLS · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 147

Patterns of Rural and Urban Crime: A County-Level Comparison

2004 · L. Edward Wells, Ralph A. Weisheit · Criminal Justice Review · 126

Rural Crime and Justice: Implications for Theory and Research

1996 · Ralph A. Weisheit, L. Edward Wells · Crime & Delinquency · 117

The small‐town police department

2002 · David N. Falcone, L. Edward Wells, et al. · Policing An International Journal · 114

Self-Concept as a Mediating Factor in Delinquency

1983 · L. Edward Wells, Joseph H. Rankin · Social Psychology Quarterly · 111

Theories of Deviance and the Self-Concept

1978 · L. Edward Wells · Social Psychology · 104

The county sheriff as a distinctive policing modality

1995 · David N. Falcone, L. Edward Wells · American Journal of Police · 82

Stability and change in self over the life course.

1988 · L. Edward Wells, Sheldon Stryker · 64

Rural Crime and Rural Policing

1994 · L. Edward Wells, Ralph A. Weisheit, et al. · National Institute of Justice (U.S.) · 62

A Test of Three Models of Bias in Self-Assessment

1986 · L. Edward Wells, Paul D. Sweeney · Social Psychology Quarterly · 56

The effects of size and urbanism on structure among Illinois police departments

1991 · John P. Crank, L. Edward Wells · Justice Quarterly · 55

The Broken Homes Model of Delinquency: Analytic Issues

1986 · L. EDWARD WELLS, JOSEPH H. RANKIN · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 55

Deadly Violence in the Heartland

2004 · Ralph A. Weisheit, L. Edward Wells · Homicide Studies · 52

Arrest Probabilities for Marijuana Users as Indicators of Selective Law Enforcement

1977 · Weldon T. Johnson, Robert E. Petersen, et al. · American Journal of Sociology · 44

Explaining Crime in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities

2013 · L. Edward Wells, Ralph A. Weisheit · International Journal of Rural Criminology · 35

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Self-Enhancement Through Delinquency: A Conditional Test of Self-Derogation Theory

1989 · L. EDWARD WELLS · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 34

Juvenile Victimization: Convergent Validation of Alternative Measurements

1995 · L. EDWARD WELLS, JOSEPH H. RANKIN · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 31

Tribal policing on American Indian reservations

2008 · L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone · Policing An International Journal · 30

Reactions to Feedback about Performance: A Test of Three Competing Models1

1990 · Paul D. Sweeney, L. Edward Wells · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 28

Methamphetamine Laboratories: The Geography of Drug Production

2008 · Ralph A. Weisheit, L. Edward Wells · 26

Gang problems in nometropolitan areas: A longitudinal assessment

2001 · L. Edward Wells, Ralph A. Weisheit · Justice Quarterly · 26

Works count: 64

Citation count: 2,751

H-index: 25

I10-index: 32