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Family Annihilators: The Psychological Profiles Of Murderous Fathers, Taylor Oathout
Family Annihilators: The Psychological Profiles Of Murderous Fathers, Taylor Oathout
Criminal Justice
Yardley, Wilson, and Lynes (2014), in their study of British family annihilators between 1980 and 2012, established four profiles of familicide offenders: self-righteous, disappointed, anomic, and paranoid. This paper located 39 cases of familicide within the United States between 2009 and 2019 using LexisNexis. Familicide is defined as a domestic crime where a father murders at least one of his biological children and the children’s mother. Cases were categorized by analyzing the relationship between the offenders’ primary motives and features of the crime and offender. Primary motives were family breakdown, appearance, financial distress, mental illness, and protection. Features included domestic …
Correlates Of Compliance In Community Diversion Programs: An Outline For Offender Characteristic Analysis, Emily O'Halloran
Correlates Of Compliance In Community Diversion Programs: An Outline For Offender Characteristic Analysis, Emily O'Halloran
Criminal Justice
Restorative Justice Programs have become an increasingly popular alternative to incarceration. Two restorative programs that exist within the Capital Region of New York are discussed and used as a baseline. This paper will lay the framework for conducting an analysis of these types of programs in order to examine the individual traits offenders partaking in the program poses and whether they affect their likelihood of complying. The information needed to perform a meaningful statistical analysis is established, along with hypothetical potential outcomes.
A Comparative Analysis Of Identity Theft Within America And Australia, Vincent Alagna
A Comparative Analysis Of Identity Theft Within America And Australia, Vincent Alagna
Criminal Justice
Identity theft is a very prevalent crime within the United States that has substantial repercussions on society. This study analyzes factors that potentially contribute to America’s elevated rate of identity theft in relation to Australia in order to reveal its cause. It was ultimately found that the United States experiences a greater amount of computer usage within its country, has the ability to implement a stricter prison sentence on those convicted of committing identity theft in accordance with its legal code, and has a greater conviction rate while Australia has a higher prosecution rate. These findings, when applied in the …
Deterring Online Music And Movie Piracy In Adults, Carolyn Solimine
Deterring Online Music And Movie Piracy In Adults, Carolyn Solimine
Criminal Justice
Online piracy of music and movies is common, despite being a form of theft and copyright infringement. Many individuals do not realize the real-life impacts of online piracy on artists and the entertainment industry. Moreover, few perpetrators are caught or punished for their actions. This allows potential perpetrators to rationalize and neutralize their piracy-related behaviors and, thus, avoid feelings of guilt or shame. This research uses an online experimental survey to examine framing tactics that may be used to prime feelings of guilt and shame and, in turn, deter online piracy. The survey exposed participants to one of three experimental …
Comparing The Effects Of Racial Segregation On Homicide Trends In Two Major Us Cities, Taylor Sullivan
Comparing The Effects Of Racial Segregation On Homicide Trends In Two Major Us Cities, Taylor Sullivan
Criminal Justice
This study focuses on the effects that racial segregation has on homicide rates. Using two major cities that have similar demographics, Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, this paper studies homicide rates at checkpoints over a span of time while also recording poverty rates and racial isolation. The Uniform Crime Report put out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation will provide data about homicides in the two cities for the respective years. Racial segregation is still an incessant issue throughout the country and causes issues through three major factors, economy, culture, and politics. These issues cause tension between minority and …
Beliefs About Police Error Leading To Wrongful Convictions And Attitudes On Police Legitimacy, Julia Melfi
Beliefs About Police Error Leading To Wrongful Convictions And Attitudes On Police Legitimacy, Julia Melfi
Criminal Justice
This study investigates the relations between citizens’ perceptions of how police misconduct as a factor contributing to wrongful convictions is connected to attitudes towards police legitimacy. I hypothesized that there would be a negative correlation between the two variables such that the more individuals believe police error contributes to wrongful convictions, the less legitimate they perceive the police to be. I also examined how citizens’ race affects these perceptions and attitudes, too, and hypothesized that Black citizens are more likely than White citizens to believe police error leads to wrongful conviction and mistrust the police. To test the hypotheses data …
Explaining Juvenile Delinquency As A Product Of Personal Security, Roxanne I. Grieggs
Explaining Juvenile Delinquency As A Product Of Personal Security, Roxanne I. Grieggs
Criminal Justice
This study seeks to understand the role that youths’ sense of personal security plays in their external engagement in deviant behavior. While there is some literature on the relationship between youth’s fear of crime or tumultuous home environments and their involvement in gangs and to some extent violence, it is scant, and studies of youths’ feelings of safety within residential facilities and their in-residence behaviors is virtually non-existent. Therefore, in this study of youth in two residential treatment centers, surveys administered to said youth are used to illustrate the potential link between youth’s perceived sense of personal security, how it …
Are Jurors’ Judgments About Confessions Affected By Juvenile Defendant Race?, Lisa Dobrowolsky
Are Jurors’ Judgments About Confessions Affected By Juvenile Defendant Race?, Lisa Dobrowolsky
Criminal Justice
This research is focused on understanding jurors’ beliefs about how much weight juvenile defendants’ confessions should be given, especially when the confessions were coerced. This is an important topic because adolescents are vulnerable and at risk for producing false confessions. Because of their age and other developmental factors, they can sometimes be coerced by police during interrogation to admit to crimes they did not commit. Once a confession is obtained, it can be very persuasive to jurors because it is hard for them to believe that someone would admit to a crime they did not commit. This can lead to …
Death By Government, Noah S. Waxner
Death By Government, Noah S. Waxner
Criminal Justice
Capital punishment has always remained a controversial topic in society, and lately has proved to be a contributing source to the political divide in our country. Moreover, our great nation was founded on the ideals of individualism and a distaste for large government and its overwhelming powers. As a result, our founding fathers established a society in which the people rule and the individual's needs are valued higher than the rest. This paper will cover the flaws in capital punishment, and how, although it may serve a certain purpose, its potential for failure is too considerable to remain a U.S. …
Prosecutorial Discretion: Charging & Plea Bargaining, Wyatt Greth
Prosecutorial Discretion: Charging & Plea Bargaining, Wyatt Greth
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Psychological Symptoms Of Youth In Residential Treatment Centers, Ashley Cummins
Analysis Of Psychological Symptoms Of Youth In Residential Treatment Centers, Ashley Cummins
Criminal Justice
Residential treatment centers (RTCs) are equipped with the resources to increase coping skills, decrease antisocial behaviors, and foster positive personal growth. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence and severity of psychological symptoms of youth entering and as they adjust to a treatment program in a RTC. Biological sex is also looked at to determine if sex influences the youth’s psychological symptoms and adjustment to program with the youth’s adherence to rules and engagement in treatment used to also show adjustment to program. The study concluded that there was a decrease in the prevalence and severity of …
Are States That Legalized Physician-Assisted Death Also More Lenient Towards Abortion?, Young Sun Kim
Are States That Legalized Physician-Assisted Death Also More Lenient Towards Abortion?, Young Sun Kim
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Failure Of The Rockefeller Drug Laws, Alex Felker
Failure Of The Rockefeller Drug Laws, Alex Felker
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Does Firing A Weapon And Causing Bodily Harm On A Suspect Impact A Police Officer’S Mental Stability Specifically Involving Post-‐Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd)?, Thomas Feeney
Criminal Justice
The objective of this study was to determine whether firing a weapon and causing bodily harm to a suspect is a traumatic experience for a police officer, which leads to PTSD. The research used a multi-‐methodical approach consisting of both surveys and interviews of police officers that fit the population of interest. No original empirical research was conducted due to resource constraints but the study is designed to test for a hypothesized positive correlation between PTSD and deadly force. PTSD is a serious problem amongst those who are exposed to dangerous situations and this research is designed to figure out …
The Effect Of Social Media Use On Foreign Fighter Recruitment For Isis, Emily Schlierer
The Effect Of Social Media Use On Foreign Fighter Recruitment For Isis, Emily Schlierer
Criminal Justice
In recent years the Islamic State has been gaining strength and followers from around the world. Individuals from other countries will leave their homes and families after contact through social media to travel to Syria and fight alongside the organization. These individuals, known as foreign fighters, are not being evaluated in terms of environmental factors and reasons behind their motivation to join ISIS. While limited in resources and scope, this study is an attempt to raise awareness about the issue of foreign fighter recruitment over social media and point out possible environmental risk factors that may compel someone to join. …
Fear Of Crime And It’S Effect Upon Opinions Of The Police Related To Police Professionalism And Police Efficiency: A Secondary Data Analysis, Brittany Bourne
Fear Of Crime And It’S Effect Upon Opinions Of The Police Related To Police Professionalism And Police Efficiency: A Secondary Data Analysis, Brittany Bourne
Criminal Justice
Understanding what effects opinions of the police is vital to police officers and departments as it has been found that police are more likely to reach their goals if they have support, cooperation and trust from the citizens within the areas they work. That said, this secondary data analysis investigates whether or not fear of crime has an effect on an individual’s opinion of the police related to aspects of police professionalism and police efficiency. Initial results have shown that the higher an individual’s fear of crime is, the more likely they are to view police professionalism and efficiency more …
The Effectiveness Of Training For Correction Officers In The Performance Of Their Job, Victoria L. Farrell
The Effectiveness Of Training For Correction Officers In The Performance Of Their Job, Victoria L. Farrell
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Intermittent White-Collar Offenders: Who They Are And How To Stop Them, Mark Edward Correia
Intermittent White-Collar Offenders: Who They Are And How To Stop Them, Mark Edward Correia
Criminal Justice
This paper examines intermittent white-collar offenders. Intermittent offenders represent the most dangerous of white-collar offenders as they are criminally dormant for years at a time and commit deviant acts when the opportunity presents itself. It is for this reason that they are classified as “opportunity seekers.” This paper will discuss previous white-collar crime research and assert that white-collar offenders are predisposed to crime. In addition, a modern definition for white-collar crime will be introduced. Following the analysis of the intermittent white-collar offender characteristics, real-world applications on how to dissuade offenders from participating in white-collar crime will be discussed. The onus …
Are You Trying To Recruit Suicide Bombers Or Something?, Suzanne Weedon
Are You Trying To Recruit Suicide Bombers Or Something?, Suzanne Weedon
Criminal Justice
Suicide terrorism has been extensively studied, although few researchers have been able to arrive at definitive conclusions. Often overlooked is the explanatory potential of evolutionary psychology. This study presents an evolutionary model of suicide terrorism using the principles of kin selection theory and inclusive fitness and offers several predictions about suicide terrorists. To test these predictions, an experimental design was constructed in which participants randomly received one of nine separate scenarios in which they were told that they were a member of a marginalized ethnic group and asked if they would be willing to commit a suicide bombing against their …
Perceptions Of Mental Illness In The Legal System, Krista Wallace
Perceptions Of Mental Illness In The Legal System, Krista Wallace
Criminal Justice
Previous research suggests that there are stereotypes and misperceptions about the mentally ill population which affect juror’s decision making in cases where the insanity defense is raised. Many individuals believe it to be a “loophole” in the criminal justice system for offenders to escape punishment (Skeem and Golding, 2002). This study explores community perceptions of schizophrenia and personality disorders in a legal context. Results support that individuals are significantly less confident of their verdict decisions when the offender has a mental illness than when the offender has no mental illness. In addition, the presence of a mental illness significantly affects …
Do Youths Lacking Proper Adult Role Models, Guidance, And Supervision, Respond To The Stresses Of Their Transition From Adolescents To Adulthood, With Gang Membership?, Uraina Owens
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Incomplete Sentences: Predictors Of Failure To Complete Court-Mandated Domestic Violence Counseling, Meredith Dedopoulos
Incomplete Sentences: Predictors Of Failure To Complete Court-Mandated Domestic Violence Counseling, Meredith Dedopoulos
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.
Assessing The Legality Of Solitary Confinement, Steven Debraccio
Assessing The Legality Of Solitary Confinement, Steven Debraccio
Criminal Justice
No abstract provided.