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The Criminal Justice System’S Impact On Marginalized Communities And Efforts To Promote Equity And Justice, Derek Moore
The Criminal Justice System’S Impact On Marginalized Communities And Efforts To Promote Equity And Justice, Derek Moore
Tampa Library Faculty and Staff Publications
This study examines the profound implications of criminal justice systems on marginalized communities. It also explores the numerous efforts to augment equity and justice within the systems. This paper critically analyzes the primary factors contributing to the disproportionate representation of marginalized persons within the criminal justice system, like system prejudices, racial categorization, and socio-economic inequities. The article accentuates the detrimental impacts of the disparities on marginalized populations, like perpetuating poverty cycles, stigmatization, and limited access to prospects. The paper examines the role played by mandatory minimum sentencing, cash bail, police militarization, and restorative justice. The article adopts a qualitative literature …
Decentralizing The Nigerian Police Force: A Plausible Approach To Hinterland Securities, Amobi P. Chiamogu, Uchechukwu P. Chiamogu
Decentralizing The Nigerian Police Force: A Plausible Approach To Hinterland Securities, Amobi P. Chiamogu, Uchechukwu P. Chiamogu
Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies
The structure of the Nigerian police has overtime depicted a centralized composition that negate principles of power sharing in a federal system of government. The complexities and diverse nature of policing in Nigeria remains the bane to effective and virile administration and management of the organization. The office of the Commissioner of Police vis-à-vis those of State Governors spell contradictions in power configuration from both the Constitution and the Police Act. The enactment of vigilante services and neighbourhood watches by state governments are indicative of a failing security system especially at the component units of the Nigerian federation. The hinterlands …
Police And Civilians Fractured Relationship In The Northern Region Of Ghana: A Search For A Common Ground For Internal Security, Mohammed Gadafi Ibrahim
Police And Civilians Fractured Relationship In The Northern Region Of Ghana: A Search For A Common Ground For Internal Security, Mohammed Gadafi Ibrahim
Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies
This study investigates the fractured relationship between Police and Civilians in Ghana's Northern Region, leading to a breakdown of trust and cooperation in maintaining internal security. The theoretical basis for this study rests on the Social Dominance Theory (SDT) and the Contact Theory (CT). Through a qualitative approach involving purposive sampling, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, the study examines the structural factors contributing to this fractured relationship. Analysis using the constant comparative technique revealed that the legitimacy of the Ghana Police Service, public perceptions, police conduct, youth indiscipline, and low level of knowledge on the Rule of Law are …
Mass Audubon And Cape Wind, Simon Perkins, Taber Allison, Paul Fitzgerald
Mass Audubon And Cape Wind, Simon Perkins, Taber Allison, Paul Fitzgerald
Bird Observer
No abstract provided.
Invasive Alien Plants: The Role Of Birds In Their Spread And The Threat To Bird Habitat, Peter C. Alden
Invasive Alien Plants: The Role Of Birds In Their Spread And The Threat To Bird Habitat, Peter C. Alden
Bird Observer
No abstract provided.
The Contributions Of Mental Health Issues, Traumatic Brain Injury, And Adverse Childhood Experiences To Recidivism Among Rural Jail Incarcerees, Lauren N. Miley
The Contributions Of Mental Health Issues, Traumatic Brain Injury, And Adverse Childhood Experiences To Recidivism Among Rural Jail Incarcerees, Lauren N. Miley
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Recidivism should be a major concern, particularly for American jails. The Unites States incarcerates 2.3 million people, a number exceeding rates in any other country. Approximately 90% of those individuals will reenter society at some point, and roughly half of those people will ultimately return to jail. This revolving door costs U.S. taxpayers upwards of $39 billion per year, and undermines public safety. Therefore, breaking this cycle of incarceration and recidivism is of utmost concern, and the focus of this dissertation. Mental health problems, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are three potential risk factors for recidivism …
Evaluating The Responsiveness Of Urban Security In The University Area, Varshini Renikunta
Evaluating The Responsiveness Of Urban Security In The University Area, Varshini Renikunta
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Perceptions of safety within one's neighborhood can significantly impact overall health. While certain neighborhood features like broken sidewalks, crime rates, and visible disorder can influence these perceptions, the exact interplay of these factors remains unclear, especially among individuals with disabilities who might perceive themselves at greater risk. Individuals typically opt for routes and spaces they deem safe in the built environment, such as well-lit pathways, areas next to lively storefronts instead of closed facades, or routes that steer clear of potentially unsafe building entrances. How individuals navigate and interact with their surroundings is intrinsically tied to their cognitive perceptions shaped …
Restorative Practices Interrupted, Celeste Kellar
Restorative Practices Interrupted, Celeste Kellar
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The initial critical event precipitating the problem of practice at my school was the repercussions of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. This shooting and the resulting legislative mandates of Florida Senate Bill 7026, led to my administrative decision to adopt Restorative Practices at my school, a school for students with disabilities. Restorative Practices purport to encourage the development of positive relationships, repair and restore existing relationships thereby decreasing the chance of a repeated offense and improving school climate (Zehr, 2015). Additional rationale for the adoption was to address the disproportionality …
Noteworthy Practices For Safety Coordination, Jeff Kramer, Taylor Dinehart, Tia Boyd
Noteworthy Practices For Safety Coordination, Jeff Kramer, Taylor Dinehart, Tia Boyd
Transportation Planning, Policy, and Processes (TP3) Final Reports
In an effort to make roadways safer and to relieve the cost burden that unsafe roadways place on Hillsborough County residents, the Hillsborough County Community & Infrastructure Planning Department asked researchers from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) to identify and summarize noteworthy and reproducible practices currently being used in other large Florida Counties regarding data-driven safety coordination between counties and first responder agencies. This research project explored methods County planners might employ to assist law enforcement and other first responders within their county in identifying the most dangerous areas for road …
An Experimental Analysis Of The Effect Of Crisis Response Message Strategies On Consumer Emotions, Perceptual Beliefs And Intended Behavior, Valentina Ahumada
An Experimental Analysis Of The Effect Of Crisis Response Message Strategies On Consumer Emotions, Perceptual Beliefs And Intended Behavior, Valentina Ahumada
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates the different dynamics of consumer responses to crisis communication strategies employed by businesses during challenging situations. Focusing on emotions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions, the research explores the impact of denial, diminish, and apology crisis messages on consumers. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of a crisis scenario, the study illuminates the intricate relationship between these strategies and consumer emotions such as anger, disgust, sadness, and happiness. The findings reveal nuanced patterns, demonstrating that while denial messages evoke strong negative emotions and unfavorable attitudes, diminish messages, when perceived as deflecting blame, can lead to mixed emotional responses and ambiguous …
Iot Architecture For Enhancing Wayfinding And Accessibility In Smart Cities, Myles Keller
Iot Architecture For Enhancing Wayfinding And Accessibility In Smart Cities, Myles Keller
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This research explores the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) in enhancing urban wayfinding, particularly for the blind and visually impaired (BVI). Utilizing IoT's multi-layered architecture, smart cities deploy integrated sensors and devices to address urban challenges, with wayfinding as a key focus. While various accessible wayfinding methods have been explored, there exists a gap for more efficient solutions. Within this context, a collision warning system was developed for the BVI, integrated within a broader body sensor network (BSN) framework. Building on this, the study presents AWayNet, an RFID-based network, as a transformative solution. Simulations in the CARLA Simulator …
Crow's Nest, October 9, 2023, Crow's Nest Staff
Crow's Nest, October 9, 2023, Crow's Nest Staff
Crow's Nest
The October 9, 2023, issue of the Crow's Nest.
Why Cities Fail: The Urban Security Crisis In Ecuador, Jorge Mantilla, Carolina Andrade, Maria Fe Vallejo
Why Cities Fail: The Urban Security Crisis In Ecuador, Jorge Mantilla, Carolina Andrade, Maria Fe Vallejo
Journal of Strategic Security
Compared to other countries in Latin America, Ecuador was traditionally considered a peaceful territory. However, 2022 was the most violent year in the history of Ecuador with a homicide rate of 25.6. In particular, the littoral city of Guayaquil (46.6) poses extraordinary challenges to Ecuadorian security agencies while criminal governance and firepower of criminal armed groups increased steadily in the past four years. This paper explores the relationship between ports, violence, and governance in the context of criminal wars. Through a process-tracing method, it studies the path through which Guayaquil ended up in a security crisis between 2018 and 2022. …
Civil Affairs In Antwerp 1944-1945: Critical Infrastructure And Civil Defense, Louise Tumchewics
Civil Affairs In Antwerp 1944-1945: Critical Infrastructure And Civil Defense, Louise Tumchewics
Journal of Strategic Security
In the autumn of 1944, as the Allies moved through France and towards Germany, the city of Antwerp became a key logistics hub owing to its large, and for the time, modern port facilities. Owing to its strategic significance, it became a prime target for German V-1 and V-2 rocket strikes. In order to keep the population in the bombarded city, 1st Canadian Army Civil Affairs took on the challenge of Civil Defense to keep the population safe and the port operational.
Implementing Nims: Lessons Learned From The Boston Marathon Bombing, James M. Duggan, John Petrozzelli, Jay Slattery
Implementing Nims: Lessons Learned From The Boston Marathon Bombing, James M. Duggan, John Petrozzelli, Jay Slattery
Journal of Strategic Security
Many opportunities to learn from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing have not been capitalized on. The terrorist attack was launched in the heart of Boston, a densely populated urban area with a population of approximately 670,000. Those numbers are amplified by the hundreds of thousands of spectators that line the streets along the Marathon route, with most at the finish line on Boylston Street. Two pressure cooker bombs were detonated in the finish line area, killing three and injuring 264. Among the injured were 16 who suffered traumatic amputations. Numerous reviews of the response and investigation identified positive aspects to …
Wide Area Motion Imagery And The Colonial Antecedents Of Surveillance, Dinesh Napal
Wide Area Motion Imagery And The Colonial Antecedents Of Surveillance, Dinesh Napal
Journal of Strategic Security
Wide area motion imagery (WAMI) technologies are procured by federal and state security institutions across the United States, due to their capacity to surveil at an extraordinary scale. Innovation in WAMI development seeks to make them more compact or convenient to use and employ in a variety of situations. The increased use of WAMI, particularly through uncrewed aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) systems and operations, is able to render visible people, communities, and behaviors at an unprecedented level. This has implications for individuals’ and communities’ perception of surveillance and the ontology of security. The experience of being secured or kept safe …
Gnsi Decision Brief: The National Guard's State Partnership Program In Strategic Competition, Tad Schnaufer
Gnsi Decision Brief: The National Guard's State Partnership Program In Strategic Competition, Tad Schnaufer
GNSI Decision Briefs
Both the National Security (NSS) and National Defense Strategies (NDS) make it clear that the US is "in the midst of a strategic competition" with Russia and China. Both documents highlight the strengths the US has in this competitive environment, notably its allies and partners. The NSS states, "The United States' unrivaled network of allies and partners protects and advances our interests around the world--and is the envy of our adversaries." The US employs a variety of methods to maintain this invaluable network. One expanding method is the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). The SPP establishes formal relationships between …
How Post-Immunization Covid-19 Context Affected Residents’ Evacuation Behavior During Hurricane Ida, Amy Polen, Jennifer Collins, Elizabeth Dunn, Stephen Murphy, Isabelle Jernigan, Killian Mcsweeney, Yi Jie Zhu
How Post-Immunization Covid-19 Context Affected Residents’ Evacuation Behavior During Hurricane Ida, Amy Polen, Jennifer Collins, Elizabeth Dunn, Stephen Murphy, Isabelle Jernigan, Killian Mcsweeney, Yi Jie Zhu
School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, decision-making during disasters fundamentally changed to accommodate the combined risks of hurricanes and infectious diseases. Prior research conducted in 2020 by Collins et al. examined how individuals changed their intended evacuation decision-making during the pandemic or their actual evacuation decisions during Hurricanes Laura and Sally. Hurricane Ida provided further data on evacuation decision-making when vaccinations and masks were widely available. A digital survey was disseminated to individuals affected by Hurricane Ida in 2021. Respondents provided information about their actual evacuation choices and perceptions of public shelters and COVID-19 risks. In comparison with the …
Counterterrorism Law And Policy In The United Kingdom, Canada, And Australia: A Comparative Perspective, Nadav Morag
Counterterrorism Law And Policy In The United Kingdom, Canada, And Australia: A Comparative Perspective, Nadav Morag
Journal of Strategic Security
This article looks at the similarities and differences in British, Canadian, and Australian counterterrorism laws and policies. Canada and Australia are contrasted with the United Kingdom because their respective approaches to counterterrorism are based on the British approach, and yet have evolved to take into account differences in the nature and scope of the threat and the differing styles of governance in place in Canada and Australia. The article looks at each country in the context of: counterterrorism laws; detention and disruption practices; investigatory approaches; intelligence and law enforcement institutions; and the treatment of foreign fighters. The article then draws …
“So, I Am Back”: Adjudicated Youths’ School Reentry Experiences, Inita S. Knox
“So, I Am Back”: Adjudicated Youths’ School Reentry Experiences, Inita S. Knox
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Adjudicated youth face a multitude of barriers when reentering school following incarceration. School administrators and educational personnel know very little about how these students perceive their reentry experiences and what the students identify as needed supports, resources, and barriers throughout the process. This qualitative study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews with photo-elicitation to explore and describe how formerly incarcerated youth perceive their high school reentry experiences. Participants were male adolescents ages 16 to 18 years old. who provided rich and in-depth descriptions of their reentry experiences. Recommendations for policy, practice and future research are provided.
Meeting Diverse Student Needs: An Examination Of A Physical Education Teacher Alumnus’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Beliefs And Their Enactment, Craigory V. Nieman
Meeting Diverse Student Needs: An Examination Of A Physical Education Teacher Alumnus’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Beliefs And Their Enactment, Craigory V. Nieman
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine how one physical education teacher education (PETE) alumnus teaching in a CED urban school perceives culturally responsive teaching in physical education (PE), as well as how they enact it in their classes. Guided by culturally responsive teaching and self-efficacy, this study examined John, a physical education teacher education alumnus teaching in a CED urban elementary school. John completed the culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy scale (CRTSE; Siwatu, 2007), five semi-structured interviews, five reflection journal prompts, and eight voice memos over the course of 12 weeks. Additional data collection included text messages, emails, and …
Corridor-Wide Surveillance Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems Phase Ii: Freeway Incident Detection Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Part A), Ivette Cruzado, Alberto M. Figueroa-Medina, David R. González, Didier M. Valdés, Luz G. Rivera-Pérez, Bryan E. Ruiz-Hernández
Corridor-Wide Surveillance Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems Phase Ii: Freeway Incident Detection Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Part A), Ivette Cruzado, Alberto M. Figueroa-Medina, David R. González, Didier M. Valdés, Luz G. Rivera-Pérez, Bryan E. Ruiz-Hernández
Research Reports
During the second phase of this study, the team collected field data with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at different elevations and distances from the road to analyze the performance of a background subtraction algorithm for vehicle detection. Validation analyses were carried out and their results indicated that a detection rate with an accuracy of up to 92% can be reached using the background subtraction algorithm. The results of the ANOVA test confirmed that the drone’s distance from the road was the only main factor associated with vehicle detection percentage (at the 95% confidence level). It was also determined that, depending …
Automated Approaches To Enable Innovative Civic Applications From Citizen Generated Imagery, Hye Seon Yi
Automated Approaches To Enable Innovative Civic Applications From Citizen Generated Imagery, Hye Seon Yi
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Smart governance is an area, that is increasingly becoming important, not only in advanced countries, but all across the globe. Thanks to global scale network connectivity, permeance of smart-devices of various form-factors, and overall improvement in digital literary, we are now seeing "smartness" everywhere, or if not, the general public is expecting the same. Ultimately, the goal of smart governance is to facilitate state-of-the-art technologies to improve citizens’ lives. With the ubiquity of smart phone technologies today, citizens more readily participate in collaboration with public officials for improved quality of life and their communities. By utilizing optimal tools, public officials …
Destination Competitiveness Of A Tourist Region: A Case Of Kerala, India, Ashna John, Mohammed Firoz C, T. Radha Ramanan
Destination Competitiveness Of A Tourist Region: A Case Of Kerala, India, Ashna John, Mohammed Firoz C, T. Radha Ramanan
Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism
The concept of tourism destination competitiveness (TDC) is very complex, and so is developing a model for different destination contexts. The study aims to identify variables to measure the overall TDC of destination brand Kerala (India). A quantitative research design is followed based on a self-administered questionnaire survey strategy. A comprehensive study of various indices and published literature on TDC is conducted to arrive at a detailed list of variables for measuring competitiveness. Through content analysis and screening based on expert opinion surveys and interviews, variables are tailored to the natural and cultural destination region, Kerala. The perceptions of expert …
Nckri Symposium 9: Proceedings Of The 17th Multidisciplinary Conference On Sinkholes And The Engineering And Environmental Impacts Of Karst Full Proceedings, Nckri
Sinkhole Conference 2023
No abstract provided.
Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation And Public Safety In Latin America. By Gustavo Flores-Macias. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 2022., Frederick M. Shepherd Phd
Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation And Public Safety In Latin America. By Gustavo Flores-Macias. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 2022., Frederick M. Shepherd Phd
Journal of Strategic Security
No abstract provided.
The Weekly Challenger, December 22, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
The Weekly Challenger, December 22, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection
The December 22, 2022, issue of The Weekly Challenger.
The Weekly Challenger, December 8, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
The Weekly Challenger, December 8, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection
The December 8, 2022, issue of The Weekly Challenger.
Ay 2022/2023 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2022-11-16, Faculty Senate
Ay 2022/2023 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2022-11-16, Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Archives
No abstract provided.
The Weekly Challenger, October 27, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
The Weekly Challenger, October 27, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al
Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection
The October 27, 2022, issue of The Weekly Challenger.