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Immigrant Hispanic Women And The Victimization They Encounter In The United States, Alejandra Aranda Redondo Jan 2011

Immigrant Hispanic Women And The Victimization They Encounter In The United States, Alejandra Aranda Redondo

Theses Digitization Project

This study explored some of the primary reasons why immigrant Hispanic women are victims of abuse, along with various barriers they faced, and the ways in which they coped. The influence of the Hispanic culture is a driving force in the women's inability to move away from their abusers, to seek help, and to obtain the necessary help. Hispanic cultural attitudes and the perceptions of these victimized immigrant women affected their help-seeking behaviors.


Evaluation Of Services For Adults With A Dual Diagnosis In The Criminal Justice System, Cheryl Anne Stebbings Jan 2011

Evaluation Of Services For Adults With A Dual Diagnosis In The Criminal Justice System, Cheryl Anne Stebbings

Theses Digitization Project

San Bernardino Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is a community-based program created to serve San Bernardino County adults with serious mental illness, who have also had repeated contacts with the criminal justice system as a result of their mental illness. Finding a balance of how mental health providers and the criminal justice system can work together to design effective treatment plans for these clients is essential in helping them accomplish this. This research evaluated the effectiveness of services from the FACT program.


Controlling Gang Crime: The Santa Nita Gang Injunction, Bryan William Devor Jan 2011

Controlling Gang Crime: The Santa Nita Gang Injunction, Bryan William Devor

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study will explore increasing gang membership, gang structure, and strategies utilized by the criminal justice system in attempting to curb gang-related crime and activities. Through a quantitative research study, the researcher examined crime in the cities of Garden Grove, California and Santa Ana, California in an attempt to determine the success of the Santa Nita Gang Injunction in reducing crime within the injunctions "safety zone."


Hate Crimes Based On Gender Identity And Sexual Orientation, Katie Nicole Williams Jan 2011

Hate Crimes Based On Gender Identity And Sexual Orientation, Katie Nicole Williams

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The purpose of this study was to examine hate crimes based on their gender identity or sexual orientation of the victim through selected variables. The research looked at information collected from a variety of media sources, categorized the information into the existing dataset, and used a chi-square test to prove the significance. The sample analyzed contains 121 cases of individuals that were killed because of their real or perceived gender identity or sexual orientation within a twenty year time frame; Mathew Shepard, a highly publicized hate crime victim, was used as the focal point of this research.


Exploring The Effective Components Of The Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy: Violence Intervention And Prevention Program, Maria Catharina Johanna Lurinks Jan 2011

Exploring The Effective Components Of The Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy: Violence Intervention And Prevention Program, Maria Catharina Johanna Lurinks

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effective components of the Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy: Violence Intervention, and Prevention program. It is found that an effective violence intervention program can help reduce the violent crime rates among juveniles in San Bernardino County.