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Salvia Divinorum: Patterns Of Use, Christie Bowles Jan 2010

Salvia Divinorum: Patterns Of Use, Christie Bowles

Undergraduate Review

This study focuses on 13 salvia divinorum users, specifically seeking to understand the social, situational, and individual factors influencing their decision to use. Through semi-structured, in depth interviews, patterns such as the methods of use, settings of use, other frequently used drugs, and persistence or desistance of use are explored. Currently, there is limited research on salvia or the people who use this drug, and without this substantial research, the most effective way to address salvia use will remain unknown.


The Safety Of A Nation Versus The Rights Of Suspected Terrorists, Michaela Clark Jan 2009

The Safety Of A Nation Versus The Rights Of Suspected Terrorists, Michaela Clark

Undergraduate Review

On January twenty-second, 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama issued an executive order requiring the detention center holding alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay to be closed within one year. This proposal may potentially close a chapter on one of America’s most controversial efforts to combat terrorism. Throughout the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror” numerous laws were passed that gave the President and the Department of Defense power to determine who was an enemy combatant and detain indefinitely those they decided fit that profile. The issue of holding people the military deems a threat without giving them a traditional trial continues …


Peacemaking Criminology, Joseph Moloney Jan 2009

Peacemaking Criminology, Joseph Moloney

Undergraduate Review

This article is focused on exploring the practical implications of applying Pepinsky and Quinney’s (1991) theory of ‘peacemaking criminology’ to criminal justice policies. Peacemaking criminology is a perspective on crime that suggests that alternative methods can be used to create peaceful solutions to crime. Peacemaking criminology can be implemented in society to reduce the amount of violence in the criminal justice field, and I argue that this perspective on crime can improve the administration of equitable justice more so than the current approach. The implementation of peacemaking criminology would be a radically different approach than current practices and methods of …


Faculty Research: "Club Kids", Dina Perrone Jun 2008

Faculty Research: "Club Kids", Dina Perrone

Bridgewater Review

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Trust Us…We’Re The Fbi, Benjamin Shimp Jan 2008

Trust Us…We’Re The Fbi, Benjamin Shimp

Undergraduate Review

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The Chivalry Hypothesis & Filicide: Are There Categorical Differences Between Mothers And Fathers Who Kill Their Children?, Meghan Chase Jan 2008

The Chivalry Hypothesis & Filicide: Are There Categorical Differences Between Mothers And Fathers Who Kill Their Children?, Meghan Chase

Undergraduate Review

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A Comparison Of Sexual Assault In The U.S., Canada, And England, Catie Carson Jan 2007

A Comparison Of Sexual Assault In The U.S., Canada, And England, Catie Carson

Undergraduate Review

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Faculty Profile: Mitch Librett - Experience Counts In The Criminal Justice Department, Patricia J. Fanning Dec 2006

Faculty Profile: Mitch Librett - Experience Counts In The Criminal Justice Department, Patricia J. Fanning

Bridgewater Review

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