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Cohabiting, Family And Community Stressors, Selection, And Juvenile Delinquency, Christopher Kierkus, Brian Johnson, John Hewitt
Cohabiting, Family And Community Stressors, Selection, And Juvenile Delinquency, Christopher Kierkus, Brian Johnson, John Hewitt
Christopher A. Kierkus
Prior research has established that children from traditional, two-parent nuclear families experience a lower risk of delinquency than children raised in alternative family structures. However, many studies have ignored the effect of parental cohabiting on delinquent development. A growing body of research suggests that cohabiting (even among biological parents) may be harmful to children. This study tests the hypothesis that cohabiting is associated with four different types of delinquent behavior. It examines two theoretical models, a family stress model and a community stress/selection model, as possible explanations of ‘‘the cohabiting effect.’’ The analysis reveals that cohabiting is generally associated with …
Never In Trouble? Using Moffitt's Typology To Explain Abstention Among Older Adolescents, S. Bowman, Christopher Kierkus
Never In Trouble? Using Moffitt's Typology To Explain Abstention Among Older Adolescents, S. Bowman, Christopher Kierkus
Christopher A. Kierkus
No abstract provided.
Property Crimes At O'Hare International Airport Post 9/11: The Impact Of Increased Security, Brian Johnson, Christine Yalda, Christopher Kierkus
Property Crimes At O'Hare International Airport Post 9/11: The Impact Of Increased Security, Brian Johnson, Christine Yalda, Christopher Kierkus
Christopher A. Kierkus
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks permanently transformed aviation security, generating more intensive security-related practices. Although these enhanced security measures primarily sought to prevent future terrorist attacks, they also may have provided a secondary benefit of reducing property crimes at airports. The present case study examines changes in airport security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport post-9/11 in the context of routine activities theory. The study first posits that increased security measures at O'Hare should have resulted in increased capable guardianship, thereby reducing the number of suitable targets and criminal opportunities for motivated offenders. After identifying various changes in airport security …
What Makes A Good Criminal Justice Professor? An Analysis Of 5 Years Of Student Evaluation Forms, Patrick Gerkin, Christopher Kierkus
What Makes A Good Criminal Justice Professor? An Analysis Of 5 Years Of Student Evaluation Forms, Patrick Gerkin, Christopher Kierkus
Christopher A. Kierkus
No abstract provided.