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The Development And Presentation Of Psychometric Concept Maps Within The Knowledge Domain Of Security Risk Management, David J. Brooks Dr. Mar 2008

The Development And Presentation Of Psychometric Concept Maps Within The Knowledge Domain Of Security Risk Management, David J. Brooks Dr.

David J Brooks Dr.

The purpose of this interpretive four-phase study was to develop and apply a technique of multidimensional scaling (MDS) to present psychometric concept maps within the knowledge domain of security risk management. Additional and related purposes were to present the knowledge categories and subordinate concepts of security and consider the appropriateness of MDS to develop and present consensual concept maps.

The psychometric MDS security risk management concept map presented the expert knowledge structure of security risk management, demonstrating the inclusive and spatial locality of significant concepts, conceptual complexity of the domain and the central aspect of threat – ratifying the psychometric …


Testing An Individual Systems Model Of Response Evaluation And Decision (Red) And Antisocial Behavior Across Adolescence, Reid G. Fontaine Dec 2007

Testing An Individual Systems Model Of Response Evaluation And Decision (Red) And Antisocial Behavior Across Adolescence, Reid G. Fontaine

Reid G. Fontaine

This study examined the bidirectional development of aggressive response evaluation and decision (RED) and antisocial behavior across five time points in adolescence. Participants (n5522) were asked to imagine themselves behaving aggressively while viewing videotaped ambiguous provocations and answered a set of RED questions following each aggressive retaliation (administered at Grades 8 and 11 [13 and 16 years, respectively]). Self- and mother reports of antisocial behavior were collected at Grades 7, 9/10, and 12 (12, 14/15, and 17 years, respectively). Using structural equation modeling, the study found a partial mediating effect at each hypothesized mediational path despite high stability of antisocial …


Institutions, Anomie, And Violent Crime: Clarifying And Elaborating Institutional-Anomie Theory, Richard Rosenfeld, Steven F. Messner Dec 2007

Institutions, Anomie, And Violent Crime: Clarifying And Elaborating Institutional-Anomie Theory, Richard Rosenfeld, Steven F. Messner

Richard Rosenfeld

A limited but accumulating body of research and theoretical commentary offers support for core claims of the “institutional-anomie theory” of crime (IAT) and points to areas needing further development. In this paper, which focuses on violent crime, we clarify the concept of social institutions, elaborate the cultural component of IAT, derive implications for individual behavior, summarize empirical applications, and propose directions for future research. Drawing on Talcott Parsons, we distinguish the “subjective” and “objective” dimensions of institutional dynamics and discuss their interrelationship. We elaborate on the theory’s cultural component with reference to Durkheim’s distinction between “moral” and “egoistic” individualism and …


Ironies Of Controlling State Crime, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Dawn L. Rothe Dec 2007

Ironies Of Controlling State Crime, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Dawn L. Rothe

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Analyzing Contemporary Introductory Textbooks On Correctional Administration/Management/Organization: A Content Analysis, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2007

Analyzing Contemporary Introductory Textbooks On Correctional Administration/Management/Organization: A Content Analysis, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


The Marginalization Of State Crime In Contemporary Introductory Textbooks In Criminology, Dawn L. Rothe, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2007

The Marginalization Of State Crime In Contemporary Introductory Textbooks In Criminology, Dawn L. Rothe, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Growing Pains At The Transportation Security Administration, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2007

Growing Pains At The Transportation Security Administration, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.