Lindsay Bing, University of Alberta

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Latest papers

Criminal Records as Classification Situations.
The British journal of sociology · 2026 · first author
Cohort Differences in the Cumulative Risk of Criminalization in Texas.
Demography · 2026 · first author
The long-term impact of debt relief for indigent defendants in a misdemeanor court.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024 · first author

All 3 publications

3 publications.

01

Criminal Records as Classification Situations.

Bing L, Lageson SE

The British journal of sociology2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.70142 PMID: 42322035

02

Cohort Differences in the Cumulative Risk of Criminalization in Texas.

Bing L

Demography2026First author

DOI: 10.1215/00703370-12458311 PMID: 41664496

03

The long-term impact of debt relief for indigent defendants in a misdemeanor court.

Bing L, Goldstein R, Ho H, Pager D, Western B

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024First author

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415066121 PMID: 39652764

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