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Safeguarding The Alford Plea: Minimizing State-Sanctioned Wrongful Convictions, Zana Molina Jan 2023

Safeguarding The Alford Plea: Minimizing State-Sanctioned Wrongful Convictions, Zana Molina

Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice

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กล่องคอมเมนต์แห่งความเกลียดชังในบริบทสังคมไทย: กรณีศึกษาแฮชแท็กข่าวอาชญากรรมบนเฟซบุ๊ก, รมิดา แสงสวัสดิ์ Jan 2023

กล่องคอมเมนต์แห่งความเกลียดชังในบริบทสังคมไทย: กรณีศึกษาแฮชแท็กข่าวอาชญากรรมบนเฟซบุ๊ก, รมิดา แสงสวัสดิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษารูปแบบและลักษณะของข้อความที่แสดงถึงความเกลียดชังต่ออีกฝักฝ่ายในประเด็นที่เกี่ยวข้องกับข่าวอาชญากรรมในประเทศไทยบนแพลตฟอร์มเฟซบุ๊ก รวมถึงปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อการรับรู้ และการรับรู้ข้อความที่แสดงถึงความเกลียดชังของผู้ใช้งานเฟซบุ๊ก และเพื่อศึกษามาตรการควบคุมการแสดงความคิดเห็นที่เป็นการแพร่กระจายความเกลียดชังบนสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ต่อบุคคลอื่น โดยใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพด้วยการวิจัยแบบเอกสาร การรวบรวมข้อมูลเอกสารที่เป็นข้อความที่แสดงถึงความเกลียดชังใต้โพสต์ข่าวอาชญากรรมในคดีฆาตกรต่อเนื่อง 6 ศพ คดีอดีตผู้กำกับใช้ถุงคลุมหัวผู้ต้องหายาเสพติด และคดีฆาตกรรมเน็ตไอดอล และการสัมภาษณ์แบบกึ่งโครงสร้างต่อผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญ 15 คน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า รูปแบบข้อความที่แสดงความเกลียดชังต่ออีกฝักฝ่ายที่พบเหมือนกันทั้งสามคดีคือ การแบ่งแยกแบบไม่ตั้งใจต่อกลุ่มเป้าหมาย ลักษณะของข้อความที่พบมักเป็นการบอกกล่าว การชี้นำ และการแสดงความรู้สึก ซึ่งสอดคล้องกับความคิดเห็นของผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญต่อข้อความที่แสดงความเกลียดชังใต้โพสต์ข่าวอาชญากรรม ส่วนปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อการรับรู้นั้นพบว่ามีอยู่ 3 ปัจจัย คือ (1) ปัจจัยด้านจิต ได้แก่ แรงจูงใจส่วนตนและวัฒนธรรม (2) ปัจจัยด้านสังคม ได้แก่ การได้รับการยอมรับ การเลียนแบบหรือการคล้อยตามผู้ที่เคารพนับถือ ความต้องการในการปกป้องกลุ่มตน และการอบรมเลี้ยงดู และ (3) ปัจจัยด้านสภาพแวดล้อม ได้แก่ การเข้าถึงง่าย ความเป็นนิรนาม กฎหมายและการขาดผู้ตรวจตรา ขณะที่การรับรู้ข้อความที่แสดงถึงความเกลียดชังล้วนได้รับอิทธิพลมาจากปัจจัยการรับรู้ทั้งสามและการนำเสนอข่าวของสำนักข่าวอันจะเป็นการกำหนดทิศทางให้การตอบสนองมีความแตกต่างหลากหลาย มาตรการควบคุมการแสดงความคิดเห็นที่เป็นการแพร่กระจายความเกลียดชังบนสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ นอกเหนือไปจากกฎหมายและนโยบายแพลตฟอร์มที่มีอยู่ ควรมีการจัดตั้งหน่วยงานภายใต้สังกัดกระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมเข้ามาช่วยประสานการแก้ปัญหาและดำเนินคดีระหว่างภาครัฐและเจ้าของแพลตฟอร์ม เปิดโอกาสให้ผู้ที่มีความรู้ความชำนาญเกี่ยวกับระบบโครงข่ายคอมพิวเตอร์เข้ามาร่วมติดตามและตรวจสอบ บรรจุวิชาความรู้เท่าทันสื่อเป็นส่วนหนึ่งในกิจกรรมแนะแนว สร้างกลุ่มศิลปินดาราตัวอย่างประชาสัมพันธ์เรื่องสิทธิเสรีภาพ สร้างสื่อเรื่องสั้นที่เข้าถึงคนทุกเพศทุกวัย จัดตั้งพื้นที่สำหรับแลกเปลี่ยนปัญหาการใช้สื่อสังคมออนไลน์ในระดับชุมชน จัดตั้ง Online Community เพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนความเห็นต่างในระดับสังคมแบบไม่เปิดเผยตัวตน

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School Resource Officers' Impact On Violence And Crime, Angelo Kevin Brown Jan 2023

School Resource Officers' Impact On Violence And Crime, Angelo Kevin Brown

Faculty Publications

School resource officers (SRO) have been involved in the American school system for about 70 years. SRO programs began in the early 1950s beginning within a school district in Flint, Michigan. Since the start of SRO programs, police officers were predominately placed in schools with a high percentage of African American students and in low-income communities. School administration had implemented a program to station law enforcement officers in the school because of crime, drugs, and violence within the school. The community in the Flint School District had a lot of racial discrimination and elevated levels of racial inequality and segregation. …

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The Traditional Restorative Justice Practices That Have Influenced Southern Africa, Angelo Kevin Brown Jan 2023

The Traditional Restorative Justice Practices That Have Influenced Southern Africa, Angelo Kevin Brown

Faculty Publications

The indigenous peoples of Southern Africa have a tradition of using restorative justice practices. The region has used restorative justice practices primarily until European colonization had enforced a Western criminal justice and legal system. During and after colonization, Southern Africa has continued to use traditional methods for public safety and resolving conflicts in communities. This led to governments having a dual system in which nonserious violations are usually handled in the traditional courts, and the more serious crimes are handled in the formal criminal courts.

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Nine Black Women Leaders In The Academy: Promoters Of Constructive Disruption And Institutional Change, Natalie A. Johnson-Leslie, Kimberley M. Davis, Audrey D. Bowser, Hewlett Steve Leslie Jan 2023

Nine Black Women Leaders In The Academy: Promoters Of Constructive Disruption And Institutional Change, Natalie A. Johnson-Leslie, Kimberley M. Davis, Audrey D. Bowser, Hewlett Steve Leslie

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

This chapter explores nine Black women's formal and informal ways of leadership in the academy. Constructive disruptions by these nine Black women were based on their strong principles, values, and purpose as leaders. In addition, they initiated, managed, and overcame disruptions, including institutional oppression. Using the lens of intersectionality, critical race theory (CRT), and system justification theory, the researchers ground the documented constructive disruptions of instructional change of these nine Black women leaders. Document analysis of public records was used to determine the themes and tenets of these nine Black women's ways of leadership. Results showed that Black women are …

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Increasing Hepatitis C Virus Screening In A Community Health Center : A Clinical Practice Change Initiative, Chassity B. Greer Jan 2023

Increasing Hepatitis C Virus Screening In A Community Health Center : A Clinical Practice Change Initiative, Chassity B. Greer

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

The Hepatitis C virus is recognized worldwide as a public health concern. Despite the omnipresence of the condition, many individuals are oblivious to its presence owing to its asymptomatic nature and poor testing rates. This project evaluated the effectiveness of an evidence-based hepatitis C virus screening protocol to improve hepatitis C virus screening and testing among adult patients utilizing a community health center in North Mississippi. The project was designed as a clinical practice change with three anticipated outcomes following protocol implementation: increased screening rates (for patients), increased testing rates (among providers), and provider adherence to the screening and testing …

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Overture: Journal Of International Affairs Vol. 3 Jan 2023

Overture: Journal Of International Affairs Vol. 3

Overture: Journal of International Affairs

Full issue of Overture: Journal of International Affairs vol. 3. Editor-in-Chief: Josh Brause '23. Sponsored by the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs.

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การกำหนดความผิดอาญาฐานข่มขืนใจหรือหลอกลวงให้ยุติดำเนินคดีอาญา, พิมพลอย อสัมภินพงศ์ Jan 2023

การกำหนดความผิดอาญาฐานข่มขืนใจหรือหลอกลวงให้ยุติดำเนินคดีอาญา, พิมพลอย อสัมภินพงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

เอกัตศึกษาฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัญหาและความเหมาะสมในการกำหนดให้การข่มขืนใจหรือหลอกลวงให้ยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาเป็นความผิดอาญาในประเทศไทย โดยศึกษาแนวความคิดและทฤษฎีในการกำหนดความผิดอาญาต่าง ๆ รวมถึงการกำหนดความผิดอาญาเกี่ยวกับการข่มขืนใจให้หรือหลอกลวงยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาในกฎหมายต่างประเทศ เพื่อนำมาวิเคราะห์เปรียบเทียบและเสนอแนะแนวทางในการกำหนดความผิดอาญาฐานข่มขืนใจให้ยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาในประเทศไทยต่อไปจากการศึกษาพบว่า ประเทศไทยยังประสบกับปัญหาการข่มขืนใจหรือหลอกลวงให้ มีการยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญา โดยการกระทำดังกล่าวส่งผลกระทบร้ายแรงต่อเสรีภาพของบุคคลและกระบวนการยุติธรรม การนำประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 309 วรรคแรก ซึ่งบัญญัติถึงกรณี การข่มขืนใจไว้เป็นการทั่วไปมาปรับใช้กับกรณีดังกล่าวย่อมไม่เหมาะสมและไม่เป็นไปตามเจตนารมณ์แห่งกฎหมาย นอกจากนี้ ประเทศไทยยังไม่มีบทบัญญัติใดที่จะสามารถมานำมาปรับใช้ในกรณีที่เป็นการหลอกลวงให้ยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาได้ เมื่อพิจารณากฎหมายต่างประเทศ ได้แก่ สหราชอาณาจักร สหรัฐอเมริกา โดยพิจารณาเฉพาะกฎหมายของรัฐบาลกลางและกฎหมายของมลรัฐแคลิฟอร์เนีย และสาธารณรัฐฝรั่งเศส พบว่ามีการกำหนดความผิดเกี่ยวกับการข่มขืนใจหรือหลอลกวงให้ยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาไว้โดยเฉพาะดังนั้น จึงเสนอให้ประเทศไทยกำหนดให้การข่มขืนใจหรือหลอกลวงให้ยุติการดำเนินคดีอาญาเป็นความผิดอาญา โดยแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมประมวลกฎหมายอาญา เพื่อลงโทษผู้กระทำความผิดและเป็นหลักประกันในการคุ้มครองผู้เสียหายและผู้มีอำนาจจัดการแทนผู้เสียหายในการดำเนินคดีอาญา

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Criminal Justice System And The Environmental Views Of Ex-Offenders In Mauritius, Jean Laurent Stephen Lyajoon Jan 2023

Criminal Justice System And The Environmental Views Of Ex-Offenders In Mauritius, Jean Laurent Stephen Lyajoon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to promote environmentally friendly development across every aspect of life to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, the criminal justice system, despite bringing a significant contribution, is often overlooked when talking about this specific topic. Ex-offenders, upon their release from the prison system, are valuable assets who can contribute significantly to sustainable development which sometime are hindered due to harbored stigmas and perceptions from society. Therefore, this study aims to explore the factors, such as environmental, social and organizational, affecting the environmental attitude of ex-offenders in Mauritius and how it has been shaped …

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Stories Of Licensed Counseling Supervisors Who Identify As Wounded Healers, Carolyn Litteral Jan 2023

Stories Of Licensed Counseling Supervisors Who Identify As Wounded Healers, Carolyn Litteral

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although a large percentage of counselors who are wounded healers eventually become clinical counseling supervisors, little is known about the effects on clinical supervision. Counseling supervisors have the responsibility of gatekeeping, managing client care, and modeling counseling for counselors-in-training; the process is likely affected by woundedness as is the counseling process. The purpose of the current qualitative narrative study was to identify the stories of wounded healers as clinical counseling supervisors to recognize how supervision is affected and influenced by being a wounded healer. The data were analyzed using the theoretical lens of existentialism and the conceptual framework of the …

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Effects Of Supermax On Inmate Mental Health: Phenomenological Experiences Of Knowledgeable Professionals, Lea Michelle Miller Jan 2023

Effects Of Supermax On Inmate Mental Health: Phenomenological Experiences Of Knowledgeable Professionals, Lea Michelle Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

It may or may not be true that the conditions and practices associated with supermax sentencing are both creating and exacerbating psychological harm for the inmates who are exposed to them. To date, there is evidence that both supports and refutes the contention that supermax sentencing is psychologically harmful; thus, the literature necessitates additional research into this phenomenon. This qualitative study was conducted to add to the extant body of knowledge relevant to supermax prisons and populations by exploring the lived experiences of professionals who have worked with them. This research was conceptually based in the current understanding of social …

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Juvenile Delinquency: The Effectiveness Of The Juvenile Direct File Law, Kimberlee Nicole Taggart Jan 2023

Juvenile Delinquency: The Effectiveness Of The Juvenile Direct File Law, Kimberlee Nicole Taggart

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The juvenile direct file law stands firm among Florida laws despite lacking research to show its effectiveness in the prevention of juvenile delinquency. In Florida, juvenile delinquency and the juvenile direct file law cause significant concern due to the uncertainty surrounding the law. The Florida juvenile justice system fosters a vital position in the lives of many children, young adults, and families. Florida’s direct file law has a negative impact on the health, mental health, education, and brain development of juveniles and their ability to separate from a criminal lifestyle. Identifying the direct file law’s effects on the future of …

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The Experiences Of Successful Formerly Incarcerated African American Males, Bernice Gordon-Young Jan 2023

The Experiences Of Successful Formerly Incarcerated African American Males, Bernice Gordon-Young

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African American men are incarcerated at alarming rates and often recidivate at high rates within 3 years. Researchers have demonstrated that recidivism rates last through years 4 and beyond. There is limited qualitative data to provide strategies from formerly incarcerated African American males who have been successful at not recidivating for 10 or more years after their release. The purpose of this Afrocentric-hermeneutic phenomenological study was to bridge the gap in the literature and explore the lived experiences of African American males who were formerly incarcerated and have positively changed their lives to avoid further criminality. A purposeful and snowball …

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Reducing Opioid Prescribing By Using The Center For Disease Control Guidelines, Christina Marie Peters Jan 2023

Reducing Opioid Prescribing By Using The Center For Disease Control Guidelines, Christina Marie Peters

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Opioid abuse is a serious national health crisis resulting in overdose and increased mortality in chronic pain patients. The purpose of this evidenced-based, quality improvement (QI) project was to improve primary care provider’s (PCP) awareness of The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) opioid prescribing guidelines to reduce opioid prescribing at this project site. The Donabedian model of structure, process, and outcome was used as the framework for this QI project. Lewin’s change management model of unfreezing and freezing was used as a guide to implement organization change by creating problem awareness, seeking alternative methods, and integrating the new …

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The Prison Reentry Experience Of Justice-Involved Veterans, Latta Roosevelt Thomas Jr. Jan 2023

The Prison Reentry Experience Of Justice-Involved Veterans, Latta Roosevelt Thomas Jr.

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prison reentry programs attempt to equip justice-involved veterans with life skills necessary for their transition out of prison. This qualitative study addressed the scant understanding of the impact pre-released prison reentry programs have on justice-involved veterans’ transition and reintegration back to the community. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the perceptions of justice-involved veterans regarding prison reentry programs that have impacted their transition out of prison. The well-being development model and Castro’s military-to-civilian transition model provided the conceptual framework for this qualitative study, using semistructured questions to interview 11 justice-involved veterans regarding their participation in prison reentry …

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Social Workers’ Philosophical Attitudes Towards Harm Reduction Services In Housing First Organizations, John Gay Woolley Jan 2023

Social Workers’ Philosophical Attitudes Towards Harm Reduction Services In Housing First Organizations, John Gay Woolley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractOver the past three decades, harm reduction has gradually become more prevalent among social workers and is now viewed as an instrumental approach in treating people with drug and alcohol problems. Although there have been several studies that described how harm reduction approaches were applied in Housing First (HF) settings, there are few studies that have described social workers’ perspectives of their philosophical attitudes regarding harm reduction in HF settings. The purpose of this study was to understand social workers’ perspectives of their philosophical attitudes toward harm reduction services and how those attitudes were apparent in their interactions with substance-using …

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Rethinking Gun Violence Prevention: Post-Bruen Policing And The Decriminalization Of Minority Gun Ownership, William Jacobs-Perez Jan 2023

Rethinking Gun Violence Prevention: Post-Bruen Policing And The Decriminalization Of Minority Gun Ownership, William Jacobs-Perez

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

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Re-Tribute: Reconsidering The Moral Psychology Of Culpability And Desert, Guyora Binder, Matthew Biondolillo Jan 2023

Re-Tribute: Reconsidering The Moral Psychology Of Culpability And Desert, Guyora Binder, Matthew Biondolillo

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

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Intimate Partner Violence: The Silent Enemy Among African Immigrant Women, Omoniyi Anne Bello Jan 2023

Intimate Partner Violence: The Silent Enemy Among African Immigrant Women, Omoniyi Anne Bello

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Intimate partner violence among immigrant and minority groups remains a social and health problem that has garnered little attention. African immigrant women particularly face intersectional challenges (e.g., language barriers, unemployment, and lack of access to health care, resources, and services) that heighten their vulnerability to partner violence. Yet, knowledge about their experiences remains elusive in empirical research. Examining the nature and extent of their experience can provide valuable insights that could enhance research and practice on partner violence. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of African immigrant women survivors of partner violence in Edmonton, …

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Attorney Perspectives Regarding Use Of Federal Confidential Informants In White-Collar Crimes, Richard Dwayne Britt Jan 2023

Attorney Perspectives Regarding Use Of Federal Confidential Informants In White-Collar Crimes, Richard Dwayne Britt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Most federal white-collar cases involve the use of confidential informants (CIs) to obtain convictions. However, there was a gap in research regarding the examination of CI efficacy safeguards and whether combinations of safeguards produce desired effects from the perspectives of private practice attorneys with defense and prosecutor experience. The purpose of this historical research qualitative study was to explore the literature related to whether federal CI policies of safeguards influenced the national use of CIs to obtain convictions in federal white-collar cases based on the perspectives of private practice attorneys with defense and prosecutorial experience as gathered through participant interviews. …

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Probationer Officer Experiences: Dual Role Decision-Making For Probationers With Mental Illness, Myra A. Fields Jan 2023

Probationer Officer Experiences: Dual Role Decision-Making For Probationers With Mental Illness, Myra A. Fields

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Probation officers play a major role in maintaining public safety by balancing their dual roles of care and control. The number of individuals within the United States community corrections system is significantly growing. This has increased the need for probation officers to make decisions for probationers with mental illness. However, there is a gap in understanding how active-duty probation officers make decisions for probationers. This study examined how probation officers balance their dual roles while decision-making for probationers with mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological analysis design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six participants who met inclusion criteria to …

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The Experiences Of Successful Formerly Incarcerated African American Males, Bernice Gordon-Young Jan 2023

The Experiences Of Successful Formerly Incarcerated African American Males, Bernice Gordon-Young

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African American men are incarcerated at alarming rates and often recidivate at high rates within 3 years. Researchers have demonstrated that recidivism rates last through years 4 and beyond. There is limited qualitative data to provide strategies from formerly incarcerated African American males who have been successful at not recidivating for 10 or more years after their release. The purpose of this Afrocentric-hermeneutic phenomenological study was to bridge the gap in the literature and explore the lived experiences of African American males who were formerly incarcerated and have positively changed their lives to avoid further criminality. A purposeful and snowball …

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Help-Seeking Behaviors And Employment Hope Among Depressed Black Male Foster Care Alumni, Vanessa Jennings Jan 2023

Help-Seeking Behaviors And Employment Hope Among Depressed Black Male Foster Care Alumni, Vanessa Jennings

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Traumatic depression is a system of experiences where the mind, heart, and gut track happenings lingering among systemic models of prevention and intervention and personal stories. This nonexperimental correlational study aimed to provide insights into mental help-seeking and employment hope among depressed Black/African American foster care male alums. The central research question was to what degree, if any, a positive relationship exists between employment hope and seeking access to mental health-related services among male foster care alums who identify with depression. It was hypothesized that a statistically significant relationship exists. The social cognitive career theory and theory of planned behavior …

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Participant Perceptions Of Investigative Interviewing Utilizing Archival Pre And Post-Implementation Data, Shaun Michael Sylvester Jan 2023

Participant Perceptions Of Investigative Interviewing Utilizing Archival Pre And Post-Implementation Data, Shaun Michael Sylvester

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Scholars and practitioners have provided substantial literature and research into the efficacy of investigative interviewing as a method of police interrogation that mitigates false confession and coercion. This quantitative study examined archival data on participant perceptions of investigative interviewing before and immediately following an investigative course. Three areas representing principles of investigative interviewing and police investigator perceptions were examined: Confession and evidentiary testimony, confirmation bias, and deception detection through body language observation. Participants included sworn law enforcement officers, either newly employed or on the path to becoming an investigator. There were 206 responses for both the pre-test and post-test surveys. …

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Exploring Dual Roles In Law Enforcement Officers Who Administer Naloxone, Regina Sullivan Wachenheim Jan 2023

Exploring Dual Roles In Law Enforcement Officers Who Administer Naloxone, Regina Sullivan Wachenheim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

With the introduction of law enforcement-administered naloxone, officers are assuming the dual role of law enforcer and caregiver with opioid users. This study used cognitive role theory and Thorne’s interpretive approach to explore the dual roles experienced by officers. The purpose of this study was to understand (1) how officers who administer naloxone describe their experience of the dual role, and (2) how the officers describe the role expectations of law enforcer and caregiver. Seven officers completed semi-structured, one-on-one, telephone interviews. The eight themes that emerged were related to the officers’ views of (1) saving and changing opioid users’ lives; …

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Assessing African American Perceptions Of Racial Discrimination By Law Enforcement In Rural South Georgia, Joseph Bacot Jan 2023

Assessing African American Perceptions Of Racial Discrimination By Law Enforcement In Rural South Georgia, Joseph Bacot

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African Americans make up a very small percentage of our nation’s population. However, studies have shown that they are treated unfairly by law enforcement at higher rates than their white counterparts. The purpose of this qualitative study was to utilize a phenomenological approach to assess the perceptions of the lived experience of African Americans who claim to have been the recipients of racial discrimination by police. The study specifically focused on targeted rural areas in South Georgia to determine if “rural” life would alter how recipients perceived the overall legitimacy of policing after encountering a racially discriminatory interaction with police. …

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Law Enforcement Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Attributes Of Emotional Intelligence, Gordon A. Broussard Jan 2023

Law Enforcement Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Attributes Of Emotional Intelligence, Gordon A. Broussard

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractAlthough there have been numerous studies conducted on emotional intelligence and effective leadership, there is a need for increased emotional intelligence among law enforcement leaders. This study aimed at determining how law enforcement leaders perceive the importance of emotional intelligence attributes when leading their organization. A phenomenological qualitative study was used with purposive and snowball sampling of 12 participants who held senior leadership positions for over five years as chiefs and sheriffs throughout the United States. Semistructured interviews were conducted to determine participants’ perceptions of the importance of the four attributes of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship …

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Correctional Officers’ Perceptions Of Punitive Force In Solitary Confinement, Megan Crista Oberholtzer Jan 2023

Correctional Officers’ Perceptions Of Punitive Force In Solitary Confinement, Megan Crista Oberholtzer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Solitary confinement in United States prisons is a common practice influenced by legal and human rights discussions. Physical conditions of the prison environment can cause somatic and psychological distress among correctional officers. The research problem is how lived experiences of solitary confinement correctional officers may influence punitive force perceptions. A positive outcome for inmates may be influenced by correctional officers who are unbiased in confinement, interventions, and treatment management. Positive inmate outcomes also rely on institutional functions. The purpose was to explore correctional officers’ lived experiences and perspectives. The supporting theoretical framework is Weiner’s attribution theory. The research question involved …

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Stress And Coping Among Sud Certified Peer Recovery Specialists, Cynthia June Thomas Jan 2023

Stress And Coping Among Sud Certified Peer Recovery Specialists, Cynthia June Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRSs) are individuals with lived experience in the successful recovery of substance use or mental health disorders. CPRSs provide services for individuals seeking or enrolled in substance use disorder (SUD) recovery, provide mentoring and coaching, service and resource connections and lead recovery groups but, the job of a CPRS can have beneficial and detrimental impacts on the CPRS’s personal recovery. The purpose of this quantitative study, guided by Lazarus’s theory of coping and stress, was to determine whether there is (a) a relationship in stress and coping effectiveness among CPRSs, (b) a difference in the level …

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Controlling Images: Black Male And Female Representations, Peyton Gindrow Jan 2023

Controlling Images: Black Male And Female Representations, Peyton Gindrow

Capstone Showcase

American culture has a very rich history that has shaped our society in the present day. One thing in history that has stayed with us throughout the years is racism. This phenomenon has had a big impact on our society throughout the years. And if it never came into existence, our world would be a much different place. Racism affects any and everything imaginable. It affects the way we see each other, communicate, and interact with each other. Slavery was a turning point for racism and it allowed for racism to flourish by dehumanizing people just because of the color …

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