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Reagan-Bush Drug Crusades: An Historical Perspective And Critique, Martin Randall Hill

Masters Theses

This study is a sociological analysis of anti-drug legislation during the last one hundred years within the United States. Anti-drug legislation is explored with regard to specific substances, as well as in general, and compared to anti-drug legislation of today. The conflict perspective was employed as an aid in understanding the occurrence of such phenomena as anti-drug legislation and drug wars. It becomes apparent that social problems or deviance, related to drug use, are more than simply a matter of someone transgressing. The laws are created in an effort to perpetuate the existence of groups with access to power and …

Drug Problem And Social Change In Saudi Arabia: A Study Of The Attitude Of Saudi Students Studying In The U.S.A. Towards Drug Use In Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Yousef

Masters Theses

The main focus of this study is the relationship between level of income, level of education, length of stay in U.S.A., frequency of contact with foreigners, and level of religiosity on student attitudes towards smoking cigarettes and hashish, and drinking alcohol.

A sample of 110 students was randomly drawn from three areas: Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, and Lansing, Michigan. Data were collected through administering a questionnaire.

Analysis of the data revealed the following: income, level of education, length of stay in the U.S., frequency of contact with foreigners, and level of religiosity were associated with student attitudes towards drug use.

An Analysis Of Self-Report Delinquency: A Test Using An International Instrument, Linda Robyn

Masters Theses

This is part of an international pilot study on juvenile delinquency in the U. S. and six European countries. Research questions were designed based on using Hirschi’s (1969) theory of Social Control as a guide. Among the questions to be studied are the relationships between delinquency and single- and two-parent homes, participation in organized sports, and acts committed alone or with others. Interviews were conducted with 100 youths from 14- to 18-years of age. The population consisted of past and present students from junior high and high school in a mid-western city. The data were stratified into census tracts and …

State-Corporate Crime In The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Production Complex: A Case Study, David Kauzlarich

Masters Theses

The objectives of this research are (1) to identify the characteristics of the environmental law violations committed during the production of nuclear weapons, (2) to identify the historical forces and events which have contributed to those violations, and (3) to use data on the illegal acts of the nuclear weapons production complex to help adjudicate between a number of competing explanations of the causes of organizational crime.

This research, a qualitative, socio-historical case study, found that a historical and structural level of analysis is best equipped to explain the causes of the weapons production complex's criminality. The conclusion of this …

Felony Murder And Capital Punishment: An Examination Of The Deterrence Question, Ruth Peterson, William C. Bailey

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

A proper test of the deterrent effect of the death penalty must consider capital homicides. However, the criterion variable in most investigations has been total homicides—most of which bear no legal or theoretical relationship to capital punishment. To address this fundamental data problem, this investigation used Federal Bureau of Investigation data for 1976–1987 to examine the relationship between capital punishment and felony murder, the most common type of capital homicide. We conducted time series analyses of monthly felony murder rates, the frequency of executions, and the amount and type of television coverage of executions over the period. The analyses revealed …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: The Western World, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

1991 Talisman yearbook with the following articles:

• Wilkerson, Brian. A Welcome Home – Homecoming
• Edwards, Cheryl. Spirited Gatherings . . . Halloween Spawns Creativity
• Buckson, Robin. All Shook Up Over Nothing – New Madrid Fault
• Black, Sam. They’ve Got You Covered – Condoms
• Black, Sam. Raising the Roof – Preston Health & Activities Center
• Hardin, Billy. Student Takes Office – Jeff Goff
• Hadley, Kim. President Takes Notes – Thomas Meredith
• Hadley, Kim. STAR Light – Students Together Against Rape
• Hardin, Billy. Can We Talk? – Counseling Center
• White, Robin. A Time to Heal – Children of America / World
• Frecska, …

The Effects Of Negligence And Causation Information On Jurors' Determination Of Liability, David K. Blanchard

Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the effect of arguments for and against defendant's behavior being negligent and for and against defendant's behavior being a cause of damages to the plaintiff. The findings were (a) that negligence arguments affected negligence ratings, causation ratings, and verdicts and (b) that causation arguments affected none of the measures.

Family Ties During Imprisonment: Important To Whom And For What?, Creasie Finney Hairston

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper reviews research on the social functions of prisoner-family ties. Three areas are examined: the preservation of marital units and parentchild bonds; the individual well-being of prisoners, children and other family members; and the prisoner's post-release success. The literature indicates that the maintenance of family ties during imprisonment is desirable, but difficult. Benefits suggested by empirical findings include decreased rates of recidivism following imprisonment, improved mental health of inmates and other family members, and an increased probability of reunification of the family household following imprisonment. The paper concludes with the identification of an agenda to guide future policy and …

Fourth Amendment--Protective Sweep Doctrine: When Does The Fourth Amendment Allow Police Officers To Search The Home Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Mark J. Sifferlen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Initiation, Escalation And Desistance In Juvenile Offending And Their Correlates, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet Van Kammen, David P. Farrington

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Are There Multiple Paths To Delinquency, David Huizinga, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Anne Wylie Weiher

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Advancing Knowledge About Co-Offending: Results From A Prospective Longitudinal Survey Of London Males, Albert J. Jr. Reiss, David P. Farrington

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Moral Appropriateness, Capital Punishment, And The Lockett Doctrine, Louis D. Bilionis

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

The Sixth Amendment As Constitutional Theory: Does Originalism Require That Massiah Be Abandoned, Martin Bahl

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Notes On The Structure Of A Theory Of Excuses, Michael Corrado

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Justifying Searches On The Basis Of Equality Of Treatment, Robert L. Misner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Intensive Probation In California, Joan Petersilia, Susan Turner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Why Do I Like Broccoli, Maurice B. Jr. Cohill

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of A General Theory Of Crime, Paul Marcus

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua12/8 Chief News, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

WKU Police departmental newsletter for 1991.

Fourth Amendment--Eliminating The Inadvertent Discovery Requirement For Seizures Under The Plain View Doctrine, Richard J. Hall

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Fifth Amendment--Preventing An Abusive Parent From Hiding Behind The Self-Incrimination Privilege, Elizabeth J. Ruffing

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Fourth Amendment--Protection Against Unreasonable Search And Seizure: The Inadequacies Of Using An Anonymous Tip To Provide Reasonable Suspicion For An Investigatory Stop, Orrin S. Shifrin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Sociologist, Barry Krisberg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Aristotle's Paradox And The Self-Incrimination Puzzle, George C. Ii Thomas, Marshall D. Bilder

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Novel Scientific Evidence Of Intoxication: Acoustic Analysis Of Voice Recordings From The Exxon Valdez, J. Alexander Tanford, David B. Pisoni, Keith Johnson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

The Problem Of Motive In Hate Crimes: The Argument Against Presumptions Of Racial Motivation, James Morsch

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

The Psychological Determinants Of Occupational And Non-Occupational Risk-Taking Among Law Enforcement Officers, William F. Mccarthy

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The goal of this study was to identify and statistically examine the psychological determinants of risk-taking among law enforcement officers. This study was conceptualized and designed on a rather simple premise that risk-taking in one's leisure would have a dramatic and predominant influence on the grouping of subjects into definable personality trait categories. The suspicion regarding these categories was that subjects who engaged in risk-taking in their leisure time would be distinctively different from all other emerging groups, with regard to the 16 PF Cattell factors. It was also suspected that this leisure time risk-taking group's personality profile would be …