- C. Maxson, A. Egley, J. Miller and M. Klein (Eds.). The Modern Gang Reader, Fourth Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
- F.A. Esbensen and C. Maxson. Youth Gangs in International Perspective: Results from the Eurogang Program of Research. New York: Springer, 2012.
- C. Maxson, “Street Gangs: How Research Can Inform Policy.” In J.Q. Wilson and J. Petersilia (eds.), Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
- C. Maxson, “Don’t Shoot the Messenger: The Utility of Gang Risk Research in Program Targeting and Content.” Policy essay in Criminology & Public Policy, DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12052, forthcoming.
- C. Maxson, “Bringing Gangs and Girls Back In.” In F.T. Cullen, P.Wilcox, R. J. Sampson and B. D. Dooley (eds.), Challenging Criminological Theory: The Legacy of Ruth Kornhauser. Advances in Criminological Theory, vol. 19. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publications, forthcoming.
- K. Hennigan, C. Maxson, D. Sloane, K. Kolnick and F. Vindel, “Identifying High-Risk Youth for Secondary Gang Prevention.” Journal of Crime and Justice, DOI:10.1080/0735648X.2013.831208, 2013.
- C. Maxson and K. Matsuda, “Gang Delinquency.”In B. Feld and D. Bishop (eds.), The Handbook of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
- C. Maxson, K. Matsuda and K. Hennigan, “’Deterrability’ Among Gang and Nongang Juvenile Offenders: Are Gang Members More (or Less) Deterrable Than Other Juvenile Offenders?” Crime and Delinquency, 57(4): 515-543, 2011.
- V. Jenness, C. Maxson, J. Sumner, and K. Matsuda, “Accomplishing the Difficult but Not Impossible: Collecting Self-Report Data on Inmate-on-Inmate Sexual Assault in Prison.” Criminal Justice Policy Review, OnlineFirst published on 7/22/09 as doi:10.1177/0887403409341451.
- M. Klein and C. Maxson. Street Gang Patterns and Policies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- C. Maxson, K. Hennigan and D. Sloane, ” ‘It’s Getting Crazy Out There’: Can a Civil Gang Injunction Change a Community?” Criminology and Public Policy, vol. 4 , #3 (Aug), 2005.
- M. Klein, H. J. Kerner, C. Maxson and E. Weitekamp (Eds.). The Eurogang Paradox: Street Gangs and Youth Groups in the U.S. and Europe. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
- C. Maxson and M. Klein. Responding to Troubled Youth. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.