Pavel Vasiliev
Education
- Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2013
Research Interests
- Punishment and Social Structure
- Legal and Extrajudicial Determinants of Incarceration Rates
- International Crime and Justice
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Change in Criminal Justice Policy
Courses Taught
- SOC 4620/5620 Sociology of the Courts
- SOC 3640 Police and Society
- SOC 3625 Crime, Race, and Justice
- SOC 2610 Deviant Behavior
- SOC 2600 Criminal Justice
- SOC 4950: International Justice and Crime
Biography
Selected Publications
Vasiliev, Pavel. 2026. “Economic Neoliberalization, Inter-Party Competition, and Institutional Precursors of Gender-Specific Incarceration Rates in the U.S., 1981 – 2021.” The British Journal of Criminology (00), pp. 1-22.
Vasiliev, Pavel. 2023. “Flexible Labor and Political Competition: Understanding Women’s Race-Specific Incarceration Rates.” Critical Criminology (00), pp. 1-18.
Vasiliev, Pavel. 2021. “Inter-Party Competition, Public Electoral Pressure, and Democratic Strength: Refining Political Explanations of Incarceration Trends in the U.S., 1980 – 2010.” Criminal Justice Review (00), pp. 1-19.
Shelden, Randall and Pavel Vasiliev. 2018. Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America. Waveland Press: Long Grove, IL.
Vasiliev, Pavel and Bo Bernhard. 2011. “Prohibitions and Policy in the Global Gaming Industry: A Genealogy and Mass Media Content Analysis of Gaming Restrictions in Contemporary Russia.” UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal 15(1), pp.71-86.