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Full-Text Articles in Criminology
Adolescent Substance Use And Adult Health Status, Ryan E. Spohn, Howard B. Kaplan
Adolescent Substance Use And Adult Health Status, Ryan E. Spohn, Howard B. Kaplan
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
The intuitively appealing hypothesized relationship between drug use and physical health status is reexamined critically in a longitudinal perspective. Individuals who were first surveyed in Houston junior high schools in 1971 are followed up through personal interviews in the fourth decade of life. In addition to focusing on the baseline effect of drug use on health, we include latent constructs reflecting deviance and psychological maladjustment as theoretically relevant antecedent and mediating variables. Using structural equation models, we found a positive, significant relationship between adolescent substance use and poor physical health in adulthood. Controlling for the spurious effects of adolescent psychological …
The Environment And Working Conditions In Juvenile Boot Camps And Traditional Facilities, Ojmarrh Mitchell, Doris Layton Mackenzie, Angela Gover, Gaylene Armstrong
The Environment And Working Conditions In Juvenile Boot Camps And Traditional Facilities, Ojmarrh Mitchell, Doris Layton Mackenzie, Angela Gover, Gaylene Armstrong
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
This national study of juvenile correctional facilities compared the correctional environments of 25 juvenile boot camps to those of 22 traditional juvenile facilities. Data on perceived environmental conditions for juveniles and work climate for staff, as well as demographic characteristics, were collected from 1,233 juvenile correctional facility staff. While there was some regional variation, in comparison to staff employed in traditional juvenile correctional facilities, boot camp staff perceived the environmental conditions for juveniles as having significantly more activity, control, justice, structure, caring, and therapeutic programming, and believed that their releases were better prepared for the future. Boot staff also perceived …
The Impact Of Neighborhoods, Schools, And Malls On The Spatial Distribution Of Property Damage, Teresa C. Lagrange
The Impact Of Neighborhoods, Schools, And Malls On The Spatial Distribution Of Property Damage, Teresa C. Lagrange
Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications
Using data obtained from three different sources, principles derived from routine activities theory are used to predict the distribution of minor property crimes in a medium-sized Canadian city during a 1-year period. Mischief and vandalism incidents recorded by the local police, transit department, and department of parks and recreation are aggregated by census enumeration area using mapping software, and analyzed in relation to three sets of predictors: (1) neighborhood demographic characteristics; (2) the proximity of shopping malls; and (3) the proximity of public and Catholic senior and junior high schools. Similar patterns observed for the three types of damage …
A Policy Analysis Of Teen Courts: A Look At Teen Courts As A Viable Alternative To The Juvenile Court System, Jon P. Mathieu
A Policy Analysis Of Teen Courts: A Look At Teen Courts As A Viable Alternative To The Juvenile Court System, Jon P. Mathieu
Masters Theses
Teen Courts are rapidly emerging as one possible solution to the escalating juvenile crime problem in the United States. From the initial court, started over 20 years ago in Texas, Teen Courts are now in 30 states, with over 250 programs. As the crime problem grows within this population, a need for alternative methods to the Juvenile Court has emerged. Moreover, to date, no formal evaluation has been conducted between United States Teen Courts for a comparative study. Therefore, I sought to explore the following issues: (a) the need for Teen Court implementation, (b) a rationale for Teen Court existence, …
Computer Crime: Software Piracy Among College Students, Stephanie E. Stockdale
Computer Crime: Software Piracy Among College Students, Stephanie E. Stockdale
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
There is a limited amount of research covering the topic of computer software piracy. Few studies focus specifically on software piracy, while the vast majority looks at various forms of unauthorized access and computer hacking. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether students possess attitudes that are supportive of computer-software piracy. Here, attitude means the feeling one has about a certain topic. Operationally, attitude is defined as holding a favorable or unfavorable view of computer-software piracy. Eight research hypotheses are proposed. In order to explore the research question and test the hypotheses, a thirty-six-item questionnaire was administered to …
Social Disorganization Theory The Effect Of Social And Economic Factors On Crime And Delinquency, Tonya G. Anderson
Social Disorganization Theory The Effect Of Social And Economic Factors On Crime And Delinquency, Tonya G. Anderson
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to investigate which social and economic factors impact juvenile arrest rates and crime rates. In addition this study hopes to lend support to Shaw and McKay's (1942) theory of social disorganization. A large body of research exists on this topic. Scholars have analyzed and debated the validity and strength of the relationship between social disorganization indicators (unemployment, poverty, welfare dependency, single female-headed households, and changes in an areas population size) and increased delinquency and crime. This study will add to existing literature by providing a measure for juvenile crime that focuses on specific offenses. …
Use Of Selected Mmpi-A Factors In The Prediction Of Clinical Outcomes In A Community-Based Treatment Program For Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Linda Marks Hunter
Use Of Selected Mmpi-A Factors In The Prediction Of Clinical Outcomes In A Community-Based Treatment Program For Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Linda Marks Hunter
Psychology Theses & Dissertations
This study was designed to evaluate the use of MMPI-A factors to make predictions about clinical outcomes within a community-based treatment program for juvenile sexual offenders. Specifically, selected MMPI-A factors were used to predict client acceptance into the program and client compliance with program expectations over a 12-month period. Results showed that program acceptance was best predicted by the MMPI-A factor, “Immaturity.” No MMPI-A factors were found to be statistically significant in the prediction of program compliance. A high degree of collinearity was found between MMPI-A factors, raising questions about their discriminative utility. Results are discussed with regard to the …
Television, Low Self-Control, And Deviance: Examining Basic Elements Of Gottfredson And Hirschi's General Theory Of Crime, Moises O. Mina Jr.
Television, Low Self-Control, And Deviance: Examining Basic Elements Of Gottfredson And Hirschi's General Theory Of Crime, Moises O. Mina Jr.
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
In a secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), this study examines the basic concepts of Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. A set of variables measured at ages 6-9 was used to operationally define the concepts of self-control, parenting, and deviance. The study tests for empirical associations between self-control, deviance, and parenting. Also, television viewing is introduced as a possible cause of low self-control. Age, race, and gender are included as statistical controls. Models of self-control and deviance were developed to analyze these relationships. Results found qualified support for the existence of significant …
Factors That Affect Recidivism Of Offenders On Electronic Monitoring In Norfolk, Virginia, Michael P. O'Toole
Factors That Affect Recidivism Of Offenders On Electronic Monitoring In Norfolk, Virginia, Michael P. O'Toole
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors impact offenders' recidivism on electronic monitoring. Research on electronic monitoring has mainly concentrated on individual program completion rates. A review of the available literature on electronic monitoring reveals few evaluative studies focusing on offender recidivism. No long term recidivism studies are available for electronic monitoring. The present research reviews 277 offenders five years after completing their electronic monitoring sentence in Norfolk, Virginia. The following factors as they may relate to offenders' recidivism, while on electronic monitoring are measured: current offense, prior conviction, offenders' age, sentence length, and employment history. Analyses …
An Exploratory Study Of The Correlates Of Drug Use Among Juveniles: Analysis Of Regional Variations In The United States, Denise D. Nation
An Exploratory Study Of The Correlates Of Drug Use Among Juveniles: Analysis Of Regional Variations In The United States, Denise D. Nation
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
Research on substance use and abuse has increased exponentially over the past twenty-five years. However, research focusing on regional differences in drug use seems to be very limited. The purpose of this study is to examine the correlates of drug use among juveniles in the four major geographic regions of the United States: the Northeast, the North Central, the South and the West. Here, drug use is defined in terms of alcohol and marijuana use for the age group 12-19. Four research hypotheses are proposed. The 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse data was used to assess and analyze …
A Comparison Of Prison Rehabilitation Classes, Linda Sue Jackson
A Comparison Of Prison Rehabilitation Classes, Linda Sue Jackson
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
This study employed a Pretest-Posttest Comparison Group Design in order to determine the comparative effectiveness of two prison rehabilitation classes. The experimental group was comprised of 14 adult, male, incarcerated offenders enrolled in a Prerelease class designed to impact their attitudes, thinking, and values. The comparison group consisted of 22 adult, male, incarcerated offenders enrolled in a GED preparation class. Both groups received a battery of pretests and posttests consisting of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, the Adjective Checklist (ACL), and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). There was an interval of 23 school days between the pretests and posttests. Between …
Factors Influencing Prison Industry, Erik Dill
Factors Influencing Prison Industry, Erik Dill
Masters Theses
Prison industry has a sporadic history in the United States. Interstate trade of prison made goods was banned from 1940 until 1979; business and labor opposed slavelike competition from early programs. This thesis studies competitive prisoner work, deemed prison industry, as different from state-use labor.
Formal theory on prison industry is inadequate. Rusche would suggest that unemployment directly effects incarceration, and prison industry develops to provide labor in economic upswings. Since 1980 prison industry expanded and unemployment fell, but incarceration did not decline. Therefore, this study focuses on theory genesis. Explanations for incarceration can assume prison is exploitative. Legal history …
Medicaid Fraud: Medical Students' And Physicians' Attitudes And Perceptions, Kristin M. Byars
Medicaid Fraud: Medical Students' And Physicians' Attitudes And Perceptions, Kristin M. Byars
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes and perceptions of medical students and physicians concerning Medicaid fraud. The primary tool was an anonymous survey distributed to both medical students and physicians in the Hampton Roads area. Previous research suggests that physicians would be more likely to view Medicaid fraud as less serious and less justifiable than medical students would. Since little research looks specifically at the attitudes and perceptions of medical students and physicians two theories, Differential Association and the Theory of Organizational Misconduct, were used because they best fit the research already out there. The analyses …
Low Self-Control And Opportunity: Testing The General Theory Of Crime As An Explanation For Gender Differences In Delinquency, Teresa C. Lagrange, Robert A. Silverman
Low Self-Control And Opportunity: Testing The General Theory Of Crime As An Explanation For Gender Differences In Delinquency, Teresa C. Lagrange, Robert A. Silverman
Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications
This research tests Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime as an explanation for gender differences in the delinquency of approximately 2,000 Canadian secondary school students. Separate psychological factors, including a preference for risk seeking, impulsivity, temper, present oriented, and carelessness, are used as measures of self-control, and additional measures of the construct are taken from the frequency of self-reported smoking and drinking. Elements of delinquent opportunity are controlled for by including measures of parental/adult super-vision. These measures and their interactions are used to predict self-reported general delinquency, property offenses, violence, and drug offenses. Results provide partial support for the …
Clarifying Entrapment, Ronald J. Allen, Melissa Luttrell, Anne Kreeger
Clarifying Entrapment, Ronald J. Allen, Melissa Luttrell, Anne Kreeger
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Four Models Of The Criminal Process, Kent Roach
Four Models Of The Criminal Process, Kent Roach
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Emergency Circumstances, Police Responses, And Fourth Amendment Restrictions, John F. Decker
Emergency Circumstances, Police Responses, And Fourth Amendment Restrictions, John F. Decker
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
No Exception For No: Rejection Of The Exculpatory No Doctrine, Lauren C. Hennessey
No Exception For No: Rejection Of The Exculpatory No Doctrine, Lauren C. Hennessey
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Double Jeopardy Protection From Civil Sanctions After Hudson V. United States, Lisa Melenyzer
Double Jeopardy Protection From Civil Sanctions After Hudson V. United States, Lisa Melenyzer
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
All Aboard The Bruton Line, Gabrielle Benadi
All Aboard The Bruton Line, Gabrielle Benadi
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Liberty Interested In The Preventive State: Procedural Due Process And Sex Offender Community Notification Laws, Wayne A. Logan
Liberty Interested In The Preventive State: Procedural Due Process And Sex Offender Community Notification Laws, Wayne A. Logan
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Tributes To Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Some Avoidable Lie-Detector Mistakes, Fred E. Inbau
Some Avoidable Lie-Detector Mistakes, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
A Law Enforcement Program For The State Of Illinois, Earl H. De Long, Fred E. Inbau
A Law Enforcement Program For The State Of Illinois, Earl H. De Long, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Legal Pitfalls To Avoid In Criminal Interrogations, Fred E. Inbau
Legal Pitfalls To Avoid In Criminal Interrogations, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
The Perversion Of Science In Criminal And Personnel Investigations, Fred E. Inbau
The Perversion Of Science In Criminal And Personnel Investigations, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Police Interrogation--A Practical Necessity, Fred E. Inbau
Police Interrogation--A Practical Necessity, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Should We Abolish The Constitutional Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Fred E. Inbau
Should We Abolish The Constitutional Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Law And Police Practice: Restrictions In The Law Of Interrogation And Confessions, Fred E. Inbau
Law And Police Practice: Restrictions In The Law Of Interrogation And Confessions, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.
Public Safety V. Individual Civil Liberties: The Prosecutor's Stand, Fred E. Inbau
Public Safety V. Individual Civil Liberties: The Prosecutor's Stand, Fred E. Inbau
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
No abstract provided.