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Theoretical Underpinnings Of Jury Decision Making In Excuse Defense Cases, Christopher Sean Peters
Theoretical Underpinnings Of Jury Decision Making In Excuse Defense Cases, Christopher Sean Peters
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In the typical criminal trial, a defendant is trying to prove he/she is not guilty because they were not the individual that committed the crime. However, another type of defense exists in which the defendant admits they were the culprit, but provides an excuse in an attempt to avoid criminal punishment. These so called "excuse defenses" include insanity, involuntary intoxication, age, and entrapment. In all cases, juries are required to determine whether the defendant had sufficient mental capacity to form the intent to commit the crime. Although jury decision making is a popular research area in psychology, relatively little has …
Times Are A Changin': Gender Role Orientation And Alcohol Use, Jessica Lauren Fugitt
Times Are A Changin': Gender Role Orientation And Alcohol Use, Jessica Lauren Fugitt
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Alcohol misuse is an important public health concern as it is related to an elevated probability of experiencing a number of negative life events. Historically, alcohol consumption patterns seemed to differ according to sex, but more recent research suggests that the difference has narrowed as gender role orientations have converged. Further, it seems that gender role orientation more reliably predicts differences in patterns of use than biological sex. The goal of this two-part study was to investigate the relation of gender role orientation and alcohol use behaviors with the expectation that masculine gender role orientation would be associated with these …