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A Phenomenological Investigation Into The Experiences Of High-Achieving African American Male Student Athletes At Predominately White Institutions In The Southeast Region, Runell Jeremiah King

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study is an attempt to examine the academic experiences among high achieving African American male student-athletes at predominantly White NCAA Division I institutions in the Southeast region. Most existing literature regarding African American student-athletes at Predominately White Institutions (PWIs) have examined their experiences by highlighting major deficiencies of this groups academic abilities. Most studies emphasize these students’ lack of preparedness, low academic achievement, and high attrition rates (Harper 2005). As a result, little information is available regarding African American male student-athletes who actually excel, achieve at high levels academically, and accomplish goals in which their non-student athlete peers do …

What We Know And Need To Know About The State Of Access To Justice Research, Elizabeth Chambliss, Renee Newman Knake, Robert L. Nelson

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Paying Down The Civil Justice Data Deficit: Leveraging Existing National Data Collection, Rebecca L. Sandefur

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned By An Interdisciplinary Research Team Evaluating Medical-Legal Partnership With The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Margaret Middleton, Jack Tsai, Robert Rosenheck

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Office Of Criminal Justice Programs Annual Report 2014-2015, Tennessee. Department Finance & Administration.

Office of Criminal Justice Programs

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Office Of Criminal Justice Programs Fy 2016 Statewide Strategy For Drug And Violent Crime Control And Criminal Justice System Improvement Update

Office of Criminal Justice Programs

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Office Of Criminal Justice Programs Strategy For Victim Services Fy 2016, Tennessee. Department Finance & Administration.

Office of Criminal Justice Programs

No abstract provided.

Journal Of Hip Hop Studies

Journal of Hip Hop Studies

No abstract provided.

Criminogenic Of The Older Adult With Addiction: Case Study, Maria A. Dixon

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Throughout history of America’s criminal justice system as it relates to drug use has been utilize as a reactive solution to crime and addiction. In current times, this framework has become ineffective in addressing the criminogenic of the older adult with substance abuse. There needs to be alternatives to the incarceration of this population. The implication for social work is advocacy for policy change, and alternative programs.

Effect Of Case Management On Frequency Of Emergency Department Visits By Persons With Mental Illness: A Systematic Review, Allison M. Stanton, Kayla C. Osoteo

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

A problem in healthcare is the increasing number of emergency department visits by repeat users with a comorbid mental illness. These visits increase costs, patient wait times, demand for service, overcrowding, and fragmented care; they may decrease quality of care and effective treatment. The purpose of this study is to identify, review, and critically appraise the evidence about the effect of case management on repeat emergency department (ED) use in those with comorbid mental illness. A systematic review of 21 studies was performed. All explored mental illness, frequent visits to the ED, and interventions. These twenty-one studies were reviewed and …

Support For Suicide Terrorism In Egypt, Matthew J. Pastoria

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Evaluating the factors that affect support for suicide terrorism in Egypt based upon the PEW Research Center's Global Attitudes Project data from 2014.

Principals’ Perceptions Of Teacher-Student Interactions In Diversifying Suburban Middle Schools, Yolanda E. Bloodsaw

Wayne State University Dissertations

This qualitative study examined the kinds of troublesome teacher-student interactions that principals in a large Midwestern metro community manage. Personal interview data from nine suburban middle school principals as well as a group interview with four of the nine participants followed an interpretivist paradigm. This study found that the tense teacher-student interactions are triggered by conflicting perceptions held by students and teachers as a result of racial/cultural differences and socioeconomic status. Conflicting perceptions included stereotypes, cultural insensitivity, student motivation, student survival, loud Black kids, and tardiness. The bulk of the teacher-student interactions described by participants primarily concerned interactions between the …

Distribution-Free Trends Test To Determine The Construct Validity Of An Anti-Social Criminal Attitudes Scale, Holly Ann Child

Wayne State University Dissertations

The Sawilosky's I-Test was developed to as an alternative method to evaluate construct validity, more specifically, in regards to the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix designed by Campbell and Fiske (1959). Typically, researchers use a method by Campbell and Fiske that involves a subjective “physical” look at the matrix to determine validity. Sawilowsky’s I-Test offers a statistical approach that incorporates the current practice but removes the subjectivity involved in this process.

There are only two existing studies that look at the I-Test, Sawilowsky in 2002 and Cuzzocrea in 2007. Both studies found that although the I-Test is not a perfect statistic, it provides …

The Effect Of Gendered Spaces On The Gender Gap In Victimization: Implications For Private And Public Security, Dennis M. Savard

Wayne State University Dissertations

This research examines the gender gap in crime and how gendered spaces play a role in decreasing this gap. The gender gap in crime explains that men and women experience victimization at different rates. Gendered spaces are spaces in society that are designated for men and women. Routine activity theory and gendered spaces are two theoretical perspectives used in the study to examine how gender influences the routine activities of people and how this in turn creates gendered spaces and subsequent victimization based on perceptions an offender has of a women or men. This study utilizes secondary data from the …

Enhancing The Community Relations Service Arsenal: A Restorative Justice Solution For Community Conflicts With Local Law Enforcement That Have A Race-Relations Basis, David B. Rabbani

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Note proposes that restorative justice should be incorporated by the CRS to promote fairness and to foster a change in the definition of success for the agency to include more permanent and inspiring solutions that have the potential to prevent conflict in other parts of the country. Part A of Section II provides background on the shooting of Michael Brown and the reaction in both Ferguson and the U.S. in general along with perceptions and facts about race-relations in Ferguson. Part B of Section II focuses on the CRS and its creation, history, and methods. Part C of Section …

Reducing Recidivism Of Violent Offenders Through Victim-Offender Mediation: A Fresh Start, Laura Ravinsky

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Note will examine how VOM between victims and violent offenders improves the criminal justice system and reduces recidivism. The Note will propose that there is a better remedy for violent crime than punitive prison sentences absent genuine efforts to reform. In Section II, this Note will discuss the breakdown of the U.S. criminal justice system, particularly the excessive incarceration rate and the ineffectiveness of the current retributive scheme, followed by a history and overview of VOM. Next, it will discuss the issue of prison recidivism, how it affects our society on both a social and economic level, and the …

Funneled Into Prison: Race And Behavior Modification At A Mississippi Alternative School, Daniela Alexandria Griffin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

African American youth are 3.5 times more likely than their white counterparts to be expelled from traditional public schools and sent to an alternative school—an exclusionary disciplinary setting focused on behavior modification. Yet how administrators and faculty supervise students’ behavioral achievement in these settings is seldom examined. This research investigates how faculty and administrators define and implement a behavior modification program at Richmond Learning Center, an alternative education setting in Mississippi, and places African American boys as young as 12 years old on a path to prison. To understand how faculty and administrators perceive and practice this program, I performed …

Black Students Resisting And Coping With Racism At Predominately White Institutions, Latierney Frazier

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Black students attending predominately white institutions (pwis) have many obstacles to overcome while navigating their college career. Black students at pwis experience micro-aggressions and different forms of racial discrimination. Various studies have focused on the experiences of black students and some focused on the responses to their experiences in terms of coping; however, literature is lacking when it comes to how students of color at pwis are also effectively simultaneously resisting racism through their coping mechanisms. My research question is "how do black students at pwis cope with and resist the micro-aggressions found within the structure of new racism?" To …

Can Law Stop Prosecution Of Afghanistan's Women And Girls For Moral Crimes? Searching For An Effective, Practical Legal Methodology, Tara S. Neal

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

As a woman working in rule of law in Afghanistan, I was confronted on a daily basis by what it means to be female and the severity of those constraints. This realization began every morning with the choice of what to wear. The daily task of dressing myself in a manner that protected my safety, security, and reputation gave me a tiny glimpse into the lives of Afghan women. I discovered how law is used to reinforce traditional and cultural beliefs and the grave injustices served on Afghanistan's women and girls. I also discovered how vast sums of foreign money …

Mark D. Kielsgard, Responding To Modern Genocide: At The Confluence Of Law And Politics, Roza Pati

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

This essay is a book review of Responding to Modern Genocide: At the Confluence of Law and Politics by Mark D. Kielsgard.

Silence, Confessions, And The New Accuracy Imperative, Lisa Kern Griffin

Duke Law Journal

Silence is both overpriced and underrated. This Article assesses the status of silence in light of renewed attention to reliability in criminal procedure. First, it considers the meaning of silence, both outside of the criminal justice process and within it. The Article then describes how silence can safeguard the context of confessions by making space for suspects to choose or reject engagement while shielding the content of statements from government manipulation. This account seeks to advance the discussion about protecting silence beyond the debate as to whether it advantages the innocent or the guilty. Empirical developments concerning wrongful convictions establish …

Catalog 2016-2017, University Of North Florida

UNF Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Enactment Of Apology Legislation In Hong Kong: Report And Second Round Consultation, Lisa Wong, Kit Wah Cecilia Wong Ng, Hing Cheung Thomas Au, Nadja Alexander, Lok Kwan David Dai, Hing Fung Leung, Wai Hung Francis Law, Queenie Lau, Ting Kwok Iu, Shing Ping James Chiu, Shahla Ali, Michael Beckett, Thomas Edward Kwong

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Nadja Alexander was contributor to the Report of the Department of Justice of Hong Kong as Chair of the Working Group.In the report published by the Working Group on Mediation of the Department of Justice in 2010, it was recommended, among others, that the question of whether there should be an apology or legislative provisions dealing with the making of apologies for the purpose of enhancing settlement deserves further consideration. In 2012, for Secretary for Justice established the Steering Committee on Mediation ("Steering Committee") with a view to further promoting the development of mediation in Hong Kong. The regulatory Framework …

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Current Prevention Programs And Recommendations For Change, Allison R. Heater

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Children, Diane Marie Amann

Scholarly Works

This chapter, which appears in The Cambridge Companion to International Criminal Law (William A. Schabas ed. 2016), discusses how international criminal law instruments and institutions address crimes against and affecting children. It contrasts the absence of express attention in the post-World War II era with the multiple provisions pertaining to children in the 1998 Statute of the International Criminal Court. The chapter examines key judgments in that court and in the Special Court for Sierra Leone, as well as the ICC’s current, comprehensive approach to the effects that crimes within its jurisdiction have on children. The chapter concludes with a …

Determinants Of State Firearms Policy Variation, Brandon Paul Kaskawal

University Honors Theses

The public policy landscape within the United States in regards to firearms is one which is inhabited by a large variation in policies. While many studies, such as those conducted by Azrael, Cook and Miller or O’Brien, Forrest, Lynott, and Daly, have looked at aspects of a states given firearms policy, little research has be conducted looking at why such a variation among state firearms policies exist. In order to uncover possible reasons for state firearms policy variation, this study looked at nine states as case studies along with six variables which are known to influence public policy. Utilizing the …

Attitudes Among Legal Professionals: Measuring For A Difference In Attitudes Towards Science, Jonathen N. Gates

University Honors Theses

Media provides an image of science, as used by law, in an unflattering light. Scientific experts are portrayed as misrepresenting and obscuring the truth of research to support a position at the behest of lawyers and their clients. This research examines the occurrence of "junk science" in courts and relates doctrinal and values theories to explain its presence. An investigation of attitudes towards science is conducted using General Social Survey data to test whether legal professionals hold more negative views towards the scientific community than peers in other fields. The regressions suggest that legal professionals may in fact have more …

The Impact Of Compliance With A Certified Accreditation Standard For Municipal Fire Departments, David Ryan Hickel

Online Theses and Dissertations

This report was conducted to assist public administrators serving in municipal fire departments in making the complex decision to pursue agency accreditation. The research finds that very little information is available to administrators that details the impacts accreditation has on a municipal fire department. The research conducted in this report aims to fill that gap.

Literature was reviewed that focused on the emergence of accreditation within the fire service. Then, an exploratory qualitative research method was utilized for the framework of this research, and interviews were arranged with members of various fire departments possessing unique relationships and experience with the …

Policing Celebratory Behavior: Tactical Vs. Relationship, A Micro Study Of Lexington Kentucky Police Response, Gregg Nelson Jones

Online Theses and Dissertations

In the last three plus decades, considerable attention has been given to certain common phases in the life cycle of gatherings, demonstrations, and riots in the United States. Much of the study focuses on theoretical origin and social psychology associated with each type of event. There is considerably less empirical work regarding police reaction to these events, particularly concerning celebratory behavior following a sporting event. Celebratory incidents are less organized than their protests counterpart. A variety of fans with collective zeal gather in a common location without leadership or mission. Celebratory behavior has become commonplace amongst fans in cities with …

On The Shithouse Wall: The Communicative Value Of Latrinalia, Thomas Lively

Online Theses and Dissertations

Graffiti has communicative value, and it is a medium through which individuals voice their innermost thoughts, concerns, and beliefs. Restroom graffiti or "latrinalia" offers a unique space for graffiti writers to deliver their messages. The sole focus of this paper is to examine the meaning and communicative value of latrinalia as found in the men's restrooms of a medium-sized university. For this study, restrooms in 17 buildings were visited and a total of 965 instances of graffiti were recorded and codified into 14 different categories. The four most common categories of latrinalia were signature, sexual, artistic, and discriminatory. Latrinalia was …