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Articles 1 - 30 of 34
Full-Text Articles in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminality Groups And Substance Abuse, Dana Brown
Criminality Groups And Substance Abuse, Dana Brown
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This descriptive study was designed to determine whether substance abusers could be differentially characterized by past involvement in crimes and, further, whether there is a relationship between the type of substance abused and the degree of violence of the crimes committed. By comparing the socio-demographic characteristics, substance-use, and strain-inducing events reported by 598 residential and outpatient treatment seekers in the Kentucky Treatment Outcome and Performance Pilot Studies Enhancement Project, this study provides further understanding of the crime-substance relationship. This study utilized Robert Agnew's 1992 general strain theory. Results suggest that substance addicts and substance users can be characterized in terms …
The Citizen Police Academy: Assessment Of A Program's Effects On Community And Officer Attitudes, Shannon Cook
The Citizen Police Academy: Assessment Of A Program's Effects On Community And Officer Attitudes, Shannon Cook
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The study was conducted in order to determine the effects of the Citizen Police Academy (CPA) program on community and officer attitudes. The two main goals of this program are to increase officer awareness of community concerns and to raise community awareness about the police department. Surveys were distributed to three groups: employees of the Bowling Green Police Department, all alumni of the CPA, and a random sample of the local community. Participants were asked their attitudes regarding crime prevention, awareness of police officers' activities, and the effectiveness of the CPA program. T-tests and ANOVAs determined that police officers who …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Buckman, Josh. 2,500 People Take to Bowling Green Streets for 10K Classic Events
- Pinkston, Antwon. Students Continue File-sharing Despite Risks
- Hoang, Mai. Insurance Surplus for 2003 Possible
- Lord, Joseph. Lucas Goodrum, Stephen Soules to Have Separate Trials, Judge Says – Katie Autry
- Clark, Ashlee. Student Searches for Bone Marrow Donor – Philip Schardein
- Knowing Facts Would Be a + for Students – Grading System
- Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Grading System
- Crawford, Nick. Regarding a Transpark Letter
- McClarnon, Chad. Not Liking Recent Letters – Katie Autry
- Alfrejd, Cassie. Where …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Hoang, Mai. Darrin Horn Signs Four-Year, $135,000 Contract
- Reed, Lindsey. Students Sees Pluses, Minuses in New System – Grading System
- Hoang, Mai. Midnight Madness Returns
- Sebastian, Kandace. Health Services May Get New Building
- Hoang, Mai. Greeks Show Mixed Support for Proposed Greek Village
- Coffman, Josh. Draughon’s Junior College Relocates Near Campus
- Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Football
- Eastern Kentucky University Crowd Should be the Rule, Not Exception – Football
- Terry, Don. Adapting to College Computer System
- Campbell, Amy. Katie Autry
- Hightower, Kyle. Editor’s Note – Katie Autry Trial Caution …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Lord, Joseph & Shawntaye Hopkins. Katie Autry Estate Files Suit
- Reed, Lindsey. University Senate May Consider New Grading
- Casagrande, Michael. 18,317 Fans Fill L.T. Smith Stadium to the Brim
- Hoang, Mai. President’s Circle Gala Honors Donors
- Sebastian, Kandace. Students Arrested – Sigma Chi
- Coffman, Josh. City Considers Fair Housing Plan
- Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: A Place to Grow, A Place to Be Sheltered?
- Western Frying Small Fish – Student Privacy
- Jackson, Danica. Western Should Have a Heart – Katie Autry
- Passafiume, Tiffany. There Should Be No Lawsuit – …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. Holding Memories – Katie Autry
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. Caution on Campus – Katie Autry
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. Tracking the Case – Katie Autry
- Hoang, Mai. Donors, Staff Reflect on Capital Campaign
- Brueggemann, Marlene. Winona LaDuke Speaks Out for Environment, Women’s Rights
- Reed, Lindsey. Faculty Senate Meets Today
- Reed, Lindsey. Concerns Raised About Students’ Privacy – Student Government Association
- Different Views Key in College
- Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Opinions
- McIntosh, Jeri. If You’re Thinking About a Tattoo. . .
- Johnson, Leigh. Kentucky Academy Will Be Good – Gatton Academy …
Drug Cartels And The International Organization Of Drug Trafficking In The 21st Century, Gary W. Potter, Karen M. Potter
Drug Cartels And The International Organization Of Drug Trafficking In The 21st Century, Gary W. Potter, Karen M. Potter
Kentucky Justice and Safety Research Bulletin
This research is a brief overview of the new cartels emerging to dominate today's international traffic in drugs. In terms of geographic reach, economic impact, and imperiousness to law enforcemnt, drug cartels became the dominant form of organized crime in the last two decades of the 20th century. In the 21st century drug cartels have taken advatage of the massive increases in international trade and commerce and have learned from the mistakes of the earlier cartels. The new cartels are more numerous, flexible, chameleonic in their nature, and durable than any we have seen before.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Hoang, Mai. Budget Concerns Again Looming Over the Hill
- Sebastian, Kandace. Campus Safety Task Force Issues Report
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. Mass Media & Technology Building Opens – Sorta
- Baker, Joanie. Former Coach Paul Sanderford Hired as Fundraiser
- University, T.J. Samson Hospital Make Partnership
- Clark, Ashlee. Wake-Up Calls Among Perks – Telephone System
- Lamar, Mike. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red to Serve & Protect
- Eadens, Adam. Get Your Free Money
- Safety A Concern, Not an Epidemic
- Hightower, Kyle. New Opinion Editor Hopes Job Will Be Search for Potential In Words
- Clark, …
Divisionews (Summer 2003, Issue 12), American Society Of Criminology Division On Women And Crime
Divisionews (Summer 2003, Issue 12), American Society Of Criminology Division On Women And Crime
Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence
No abstract provided.
Parental Understanding Of Miranda Rights, Abby Callis
Parental Understanding Of Miranda Rights, Abby Callis
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The current research focuses on parents' level of understanding of Miranda rights and parents' likelihood of encouraging their teenagers to waive their Miranda rights. The previous research suggests that parents alone may not adequately protect juveniles' rights during interrogation and waiver. Prior research also suggests that parents' and juveniles' past experience with the justice system may not help them during their current interrogation and waiver. A 17-item questionnaire was used to assess the two dependent variables and the two independent variables. The two dependent variables were parents' understanding of Miranda rights and parents' likelihood of encouraging arrested teens to waive …
“Bin Laden’S Brain”: The Abrasively Negativistic Personality Of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Aubrey Immelman, Kathryn Kuhlmann
“Bin Laden’S Brain”: The Abrasively Negativistic Personality Of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Aubrey Immelman, Kathryn Kuhlmann
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Ayman al-Zawahiri, deputy leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network at the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States and allegedly chief strategist for al-Qaida operations and personal physician to Osama bin Laden.
Al-Zawahiri’s primary personality patterns were found to be Contentious/oppositional and Dominant/controlling, with secondary features of the Dauntless/dissenting and Ambitious/self-serving patterns.
The amalgam of Contentious (negativistic, or passive-aggressive) and Dominant (aggressive, or sadistic) patterns in al-Zawahiri’s profile suggests the presence of the “abrasive negativist” syndrome. For these personalities, minor frictions easily …
Killing For The State: The Darkest Side Of American Nursing, Dave Holmes, Cary H. Federman
Killing For The State: The Darkest Side Of American Nursing, Dave Holmes, Cary H. Federman
Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The aim of this article is to bring to the attention of the international nursing community the discrepancy between a pervasive ‘caring’ nursing discourse and the most unethical nursing practice in the United States. In this article, we present a duality: the conflict in American prisons between nursing ethics and the killing machinery. The US penal system is a setting in which trained healthcare personnel practices the extermination of life. We look upon the sanitization of death work as an application of healthcare professionals’ skills and knowledge and their appropriation by the state to serve its ends. A review of …
Weapons Of Mass Victimization, Radioactive Waste Shipments, And Environmental Laws, James D. Ballard, Kristine Mullendore
Weapons Of Mass Victimization, Radioactive Waste Shipments, And Environmental Laws, James D. Ballard, Kristine Mullendore
Peer Reviewed Publications
Transnational and domestic terrorists may employ unconventional weapons of mass destruction and/or mass contamination in their future operations against governments. These asymmetrical tactics may include nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons designed to produce panic and disruption in daily life. This article addresses several of the myriad legal and practical issues relative to potential radiological weapons. Several suggestions as to local-level policy are offered and discussed. Among these suggestions are the need for local law enforcement and policy decision makers to formally recognize the potential use of radiological weapons of mass contamination and the need to develop both protection strategies for …
Master Of Science Criminal Justice Institute, Nova Southeastern University
Master Of Science Criminal Justice Institute, Nova Southeastern University
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Course Catalogs
No abstract provided.
Chicken Little, Three Blind Men And An Elephant, And “Racial Profiling”: A Commentary On The Collection, Analysis, And Interpretation Of Traffic Stop Data, Angela D. Crews
Criminal Justice Faculty Research
This paper discusses the collection, analysis, and interpretation of police traffic stop data. The focus primarily is on the theoretical, statistical, and practical determination of whether law enforcement is engaging in “racial profiling.” One of the most controversial components of research in this area relates to the “baseline” or comparison group. Researchers struggle with determining whether agencies are engaging in “racial profiling” when making traffic stops without some measure of what the world would look like in the absence of “racial profiling.” We know what is, but how can we know what should be? A model is proposed that …
Columbine School Massacre, Eric S. Yellin
Columbine School Massacre, Eric S. Yellin
History Faculty Publications
On 20 April 1999, in one of the deadliest school shootings in national history, two students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado, killed twelve fellow students and a teacher and injured twenty-three others before committing suicide. Eric Harris, age eighteen, and Dylan Klebold, age seventeen, used homemade bombs, two sawed-off twelve-gauge shotguns, a nine-millimeter semiautomatic rifle, and a nine-millimeter semiautomatic pistol in a siege that began shortly after 11 A.M.
Sacco & Vanzetti Case, Eric S. Yellin, Louis Foughin
Sacco & Vanzetti Case, Eric S. Yellin, Louis Foughin
History Faculty Publications
Nicola Sacco, a skilled shoeworker born in 1891, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish peddler born in 1888, were arrested on 5 May 1920, for a payroll holdup and murder in South Braintree, Massachusetts. A jury, sitting under Judge Webster Thayer, found the men guilty on 14 July 1921. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on 23 August 1927 after several appeals and the recommendation of a special advisory commission serving the Massachusetts governor. The execution sparked worldwide protests against repression of Italian Americans, immigrants, labor militancy, and radical political beliefs.
Divisionews (Winter 2003, Issue #11), American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Joanne Belknap, Kristin Winokur, Amy D'Unger, Alisa Smith, Susan Sharp, Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Angie Moe
Divisionews (Winter 2003, Issue #11), American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Joanne Belknap, Kristin Winokur, Amy D'Unger, Alisa Smith, Susan Sharp, Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Angie Moe
Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence
No abstract provided.
Every Day Is Halloween: A Goth Primer For Law Enforcement, Gordon A. Crews
Every Day Is Halloween: A Goth Primer For Law Enforcement, Gordon A. Crews
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations
The following article is based upon field research conducted by Dr. Gordon A. Crews dealing with juveniles and young adults involved in the “Goth” lifestyle across the United States. This research is part of his ongoing efforts over the last decade to examine the impacts of alternative lifestyles, beliefs, and practices upon juvenile delinquency and violence. Most of the information in this article has been derived from face-to-face interviews with individuals aged 13 to 39 years of age proclaiming to be Goth, Vampires, Satanists, Pagans, Wiccans, New Agers, Druids, and a myriad of other occult-based identities.
Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence To Bridge The Juvenile Justice And Mental Health Systems, Michael J. Jenuwine, Gene Griffin
Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence To Bridge The Juvenile Justice And Mental Health Systems, Michael J. Jenuwine, Gene Griffin
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Community Supervision Of Sex Offenders -- Integrating Probation And Clinical Treatment, Michael J. Jenuwine, Ronald Simmons, Edward Swies
Community Supervision Of Sex Offenders -- Integrating Probation And Clinical Treatment, Michael J. Jenuwine, Ronald Simmons, Edward Swies
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Adult Crime, Adult Time: Punishing Violent Youth In The Adult Criminal Justice System, David Myers
Adult Crime, Adult Time: Punishing Violent Youth In The Adult Criminal Justice System, David Myers
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
Contemporary concerns about youth violence and related legislative reforms have resulted in greater numbers of adolescent offenders being handled in the adult criminal justice system. Although some past research suggests that juveniles transferred to adult court often receive somewhat lenient treatment, more recent studies focusing on violent youthful offenders have found the adult system to be more punitive in nature. This study examined this issue for 557 violent youths fromPennsylvania, of which 138 were judicially waived to adult court. Statistical analyses revealed that, in terms of punishment certainty, severity, and swiftness, juveniles transferred to adult court were treated more harshly …
The Recidivism Of Violent Youths In Juvenile And Adult Court: A Consideration Of Selection Bias, David Myers
The Recidivism Of Violent Youths In Juvenile And Adult Court: A Consideration Of Selection Bias, David Myers
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
Contemporary research suggests that increased efforts to transfer juveniles to the adult criminal justice system may backfire, as waived youths generally exhibit greater recidivism as compared to similar offenders retained in juvenile court. One concern with this research is the possibility of selection bias, meaning that the findings could be explained as merely a simple consequence of the highest risk youth being transferred. This study examined this issue for 494 violent youths from Pennsylvania, of which 79 were waived to adult court and 415 were retained in juvenile court. The likelihood, seriousness, and timing of their recidivism were analyzed, with …
Final Report Of The Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite And Reform Commission, Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Final Report Of The Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite And Reform Commission, Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
All Faculty Scholarship
The Governor of Illinois created a commission to examine the problems with Illinois criminal law and to rewrite the Illinois criminal code. This two-volume Final Report of the Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite and Reform Commission proposes a new criminal code, in volume 1, together with an official commentary, in volume 2, that explains each provision and how and why it differs from existing law. The introduction to the Report summarizes the reasons for and the importance of criminal code reform, and describes the techniques used in this rewrite project, including both the project’s drafting principles and the methods by which …
Mental Health Assessment Of Minors In The Juvenile Justice System, Michael Jenuwine, Curtis Heaston, Diane N. Walsh, Gene Griffin
Mental Health Assessment Of Minors In The Juvenile Justice System, Michael Jenuwine, Curtis Heaston, Diane N. Walsh, Gene Griffin
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Rethinking The Death Penalty: Can We Define Who Deserves Death – A Symposium Held At The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York May 22, 2002, Martin J. Leahy, Norman L. Greene, Robert Blecker, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier, William M. Erlbaum, David Von Drehle, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Rethinking The Death Penalty: Can We Define Who Deserves Death – A Symposium Held At The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York May 22, 2002, Martin J. Leahy, Norman L. Greene, Robert Blecker, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier, William M. Erlbaum, David Von Drehle, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Faculty Scholarship
In light of the defects of the capital punishment system and recent calls for a moratorium on executions, many are calling for serious reform of the system. Even some who would not eliminate the death penalty entirely propose reforms that they contend would result in fewer executions and would limit the death penalty to a category that they call the "worst of the worst." This program asks the question: Is there a category of defendants who are the "worst of the worst?" Can a crime be so heinous that a defendant can be said to "deserve" to be executed? Would …
Bringing Moral Values Into A Flawed Plea Bargaining System, Stephanos Bibas
Bringing Moral Values Into A Flawed Plea Bargaining System, Stephanos Bibas
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Final Report Of The Kentucky Penal Code Revision Project, Paul H. Robinson, Kentucky Criminal Justice Council Staff
Final Report Of The Kentucky Penal Code Revision Project, Paul H. Robinson, Kentucky Criminal Justice Council Staff
All Faculty Scholarship
The Kentucky Criminal Justice Council, a constitutional body in Kentucky, undertook this project to examine the problems with Kentucky criminal law and to rewrite the Kentucky criminal code. This two-volume Final Report of the Kentucky Penal Code Revision Project proposes a new criminal code, in volume 1, together with an official commentary, in volume 2, that explains each provision and how and why it differs from existing law. The introduction to the Report summarizes the reasons for and the importance of criminal code reform, and describes the techniques used in this rewrite project, including both the project’s drafting principles and …
Apprendi In The States: The Virtues Of Federalism As A Structural Limit On Errors, Stephanos Bibas
Apprendi In The States: The Virtues Of Federalism As A Structural Limit On Errors, Stephanos Bibas
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Atkins, Adolescence, And The Maturity Heuristic: Rationales For A Categorical Exemption For Juveniles From Capital Punishment, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Atkins, Adolescence, And The Maturity Heuristic: Rationales For A Categorical Exemption For Juveniles From Capital Punishment, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Faculty Scholarship
In Atkins v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three to bar further use of the death penalty for mentally retarded offenders. The Court offered three reasons for banning the execution of the retarded. First, citing a shift in public opinion over the thirteen years since Penry v. Lynaugh, the Court in Atkins ruled that the execution of the mentally retarded is "cruel and unusual punishment" prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. Second, the Court concluded that retaining the death penalty for the mentally retarded would not serve the interest in retribution or deterrence that is essential to capital …