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The Role Of Social Media In Millennial Voting And Voter Registration, Elesia Glover
The Role Of Social Media In Millennial Voting And Voter Registration, Elesia Glover
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The millennial generation has become the largest generation in the United States. Yet as more members of this generation reach voting age, their propensity to vote remains stagnant. For instance, in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, less than 50% of eligible millennials voted, in comparison to the 69% of baby boomers and 63% of Generation X. Voting is a civic duty essential to a successful democracy; therefore, it is imperative to find solutions to increase millennial political engagement. As millennials represent the largest proportion of users of social media, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationships …
Analysis Of The Racial And Ethnic Representation Of Adult Male Inmates In Large Jail Isolation Units In The United States, Lance E. Bohn, Stephen A. Morreale
Analysis Of The Racial And Ethnic Representation Of Adult Male Inmates In Large Jail Isolation Units In The United States, Lance E. Bohn, Stephen A. Morreale
Walden Faculty and Staff Publications
Black males are overrepresented in US large jails, and this overrepresentation may extend into their isolations units, or DHUs. While overrepresentation in prison populations has been explored and well documented in academic literature. Far less is known about overrepresentation in jail populations where prisoners serve far less time, and in some cases, may not yet be convicted of crimes. The study analyzed the classification of adult male prisoners to DHU within large jails. This central research question of the study primarily focused on exploring the causes and prevalence of overrepresentation in DHUs in jails based on race or ethnicity. The …