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A New Atticus Is Afoot: The Portrayal Of Lawyers In Popular Culture, Anna Thrush

Senior Theses

This project analyzes the stereotypical image of lawyers in popular culture, focusing on either overly demonic or unrealistically heroic. Both stereotypes that are common portrayals of attorneys in popular culture are unrealistic and deny society a true comprehension of the profession. Popular culture has molded the image of lawyers to the characteristics that sell, rather than focusing on a realistic portrayal. Therefore, popular culture creates a falsely dramatized image of attorneys to generate revenue, putting the reputation and future of the profession as risk. These stereotypes are exemplified in this project through a close literary analysis of lawyer characters from …

Research Trends In Cybercrime And Cybersecurity: A Review Based On Web Of Science Core Collection Database, Ling Wu, Qiong Peng, Michael Lembke

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

Studies on cybercrime and cybersecurity have expanded in both scope and breadth in recent years. This study offers a bibliometric review of research trends in cybercrime and cybersecurity over the past 26 years (1995-2021) based on Web of Science core collection database. Specifically, we examine the growth of scholarship and the expanded scope of subject categories and relevant journals. We also analyze the research collaboration network based on authors’ affiliated institutions and countries. Finally, we identify major topics within the fields, how each topic relates to – and diverges from – one another, and their evolution over time. Overall, we …

New Knowledge, Better Decisions: Promoting Effective Policymaking Through Cybercrime Analysis, Austen D. Givens

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

This editorial introduction will present an overview of the four articles contained in this issue of the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime. The articles examine the profiling of hackers, the role of the media in shaping public perceptions of cyberterrorism, research trends in cybersecurity and cybercrime, as well as the impacts of cyberbullying.

Threat Construction And Framing Of Cyberterrorism In The U.S. News Media, Mehmet F. Bastug, Ismail Onat, Ahmet Guler

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

This research aims to explore the influence of news media on the fear of cyberterrorism and how cyberterrorism is framed in the media. Using a mixed-method approach as a research strategy, this paper reports on two studies that explore the influence of news reading on the fear of cyberterrorism. The first study analyzed survey responses from 1,190 participants and found that increased exposure to reading news media was associated with increased fear of cyberterrorism. The second study, built on the first, sought to investigate how cyberterrorism is framed and constructed as a threat by the US local and national newspapers. …

Prevalence And Trends Of Depression Among Cyberbullied Adolescents - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2011 – 2019, Jason Nicholson, Catherine Marcum, George E. Higgins

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

The difference in depression between non-cyberbullied and cyberbullied youth is not well understood. To describe the prevalence and trends in depression among cyberbullied adolescents. Using cross-sectional, nationally-representative data from the YRBS 2011 - 2019, we estimated the prevalence and trends of depression across the total years and within cyberbullied groups that include biological sex and race and ethnicity among adolescents. The results indicated the prevalence of depression was higher among those that were cyberbullied. Within the cyberbullied groups the total trend was higher than the non-cyberbullied, females had a higher prevalence of depression than males, and Hispanics had a higher …

Understanding The Connection Between Hackers And Their Hacks: Analyzing Usdoj Reports For Hacker Profiles, Joshua Gerstenfeld

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

Recently, it seems as if hacking-related stories can be found in the news every day. To study, and hopefully prevent, this new type of crime, the field of cyber criminology has emerged. This study adds to the existing cybercrime literature by examining hacking behavior specifically. It determines if there is a relationship between the age, gender, and nationality of hackers and characteristics of the cyberattacks that they perpetrate. To do this, this study analyzes 122 United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) press reports from January 2019 to December 2021. Some key results include the finding that older hackers and international …

Rural Police Crime 2005-2017, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson, John Liederbach

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

Off-Duty And Under Arrest: An Exploratory Study Of The Arrests Of Off-Duty Police Officers, 2005-2017, Taylor E. Henn, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

An Exploratory Study Of Police Officers Arrested For Sex-Related Crimes, 2005-2017, Leah M. Jolliffe, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

Police Crime Against Sex Workers In The United States, 2005-2017, Jillian G. Grzywna, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

Family Violence Committed By Law Enforcement Officers In The United States, 2005-2017, Madison Raye Engelbert, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

The Interconnectedness Of Criminal Offenses Committed By Law Enforcement Officers, 2005-2017, Jonathan R. Kutz, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in National Harbor, MD, on March 17, 2023.

Doing Death Work: A Mixed Method Examination Of Imprinted Events And Behavioral Responses Of Medical Examiner's Office Employees, Elizabeth L. Gilmore, Kevin Buckler

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"This study provides a qualitative and quantitative data analysis from interviews of current and former employees of medical examiner offices. These employees’ current and former positions required that they arrive at scenes of natural, accidental, suicidal, undetermined, and homicidal deaths, document and retrieve the decedent(s), and assist in eviscerating the remains to aid forensic pathologists during autopsy procedures. The authors interviewed 14 current or past employees of different medical examiner offices to understand what they liked and disliked about this curious profession and aimed to understand professional struggles. Additionally, study participants answered questions about imprinted events, how they and colleagues …

Editorial, Kevin Buckler

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

This issue contains five articles that utilize various qualitative and mixed methods.

Child Sex Abusers In Protestant Christian Churches: An Offender Typology, Andrew S. Denney

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Sexual abuse within religious settings has been the focus of prior research for over fifty years. However, most research has focused on the Roman Catholic Church, not Protestant Christian churches. Yet, Protestant Christian Churches are the most prominent religious institutions, both in the physical number of churches and total participants, across the United States. By examining 326 alleged instances of sexual abuse at or through activities provided by U.S. Protestant Christian churches, this study sought to create the first typology of sexual abusers within this setting. This study found that three types of offenders exist within these settings, (1) on-site …

Infidelity, Liability, And Violence, Jason Manning

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Much criminal violence arises from conflict and is moralistic. The perpetrator is punishing someone for a perceived wrong. Liability refers to accountability for a wrong: Who exactly has to suffer punishment? Here I argue that violence arising from infidelity and sexual jealousy is a strategic research site for studying liability. When these matters trigger lethal violence, there is variation in who the perpetrator targets. Using detailed descriptions of US homicides, as well as the cross-cultural ethnographic literature, I describe and classify three patterns of liability: mate, rival, and dual. I conclude by suggesting sociological factors relevant to explaining these patterns …

“Title Ix Isn’T For You, It’S For The University”: Sexual Violence Survivors’ Experiences Of Institutional Betrayal In Title Ix Investigations, Katherine Lorenz, Rebecca Hayes, Cathrine Jacobsen

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Institutional betrayal occurs when an institution fails to appropriately respond to harm experienced by a member of the institution, such as by failing to act or by mishandling cases. The concept has been applied to higher education institution’s (HEI’s) response to students who experience sexual violence, particularly Title IX investigations, showing that institutional betrayal is common among student survivors. Yet, to our knowledge, institutional betrayal in HEI Title IX investigations has not been qualitatively explored. We conducted interviews of graduate and undergraduate student sexual violence survivors (n=21) who participated in a Title IX investigation at a U.S. HEI to understand …

Treating Criminal Justice-Involved Serious Mental Illness (Smi) Clients In The Community, Brittany Hood

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

With criminal justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) at an all-time high in the criminal justice system, research on community mental health centers (CMHCs) demonstrates a lack of treatment for justice-involved persons. Scholars have argued that providing appropriate treatment to criminal justice-involved individuals with SMI could alleviate symptoms. Therefore improving the effectiveness of mental health treatment to reduce recidivism in this population is paramount. The current study used a qualitative approach to examine how community service providers perceived organizational-level variables and legal constraints to influence treatment decisions for justice-involved individuals with SMI. Findings suggest three critical implications for policy …

Chatgpt As Metamorphosis Designer For The Future Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai): A Conceptual Investigation, Amarjit Kumar Singh (Library Assistant), Dr. Pankaj Mathur (Deputy Librarian)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to explore ChatGPT’s potential as an innovative designer tool for the future development of artificial intelligence. Specifically, this conceptual investigation aims to analyze ChatGPT’s capabilities as a tool for designing and developing near about human intelligent systems for futuristic used and developed in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Also with the helps of this paper, researchers are analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT as a tool, and identify possible areas for improvement in its development and implementation. This investigation focused on the various features and functions of ChatGPT that …

With Liberty And Justice For The Wealthy: The Criminalization Of The American Poor, Ashlyn Dickmeyer

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The last phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance states “with liberty and justice for all”. However, not everyone has access to this liberty and justice. Liberty and justice can be bought in this country for a price, and those who can’t afford to pay it are often left in the hands of those who can. One of the most prominent ways to see this is by analyzing the criminal justice system. Despite clauses in the Fourteenth Amendment and court cases like Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) establishing and upholding that the poor are entitled to equal treatment within the criminal justice …

The Invisible Victims Of Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Boys And Their Barriers To Access To Services, Amanda L. Connella

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

While there has been a large body of research conducted on girl (under the age of 18) victims of commercial sexual exploitation, boy (under the age of 18) victims do not seem to receive the same attention. From the few studies that have been conducted, boys and young male victims of commercial sexual exploitation have been shown to have gender specific barriers that prevent them from getting help, yet not many papers explore this unique problem. Using survey data from key providers that work in programs that serve commercially sexually exploited boys, the present study fills this hole in the …

Modern Approaches To Addressing The Mass Incarceration Of America's Mentally Ill Population, Cameron A. Bice, April N. Terry

Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research

Correctional facilities negatively affect individuals with pre-existing mental and behavioral health concerns while also creating an environment that manifests future mental illness. Issues include facility overcrowding, restrictive housing practices, lack of accessible services, and ill-informed practices and procedures when working with individuals with mental illness. Incarcerated individuals with mental illness also face disparities through (1) sentence length, (2) race/ethnicity and gender, and (3) increased risk in victimization. This paper draws attention to a long-standing, yet current critical issue in the American criminal justice system—the use of jails and prisons as modern-day psychiatric hospitals. This literature yields many options for disrupting …

Predicting Suicidal And Self-Injurious Events In A Correctional Setting Using Ai Algorithms On Unstructured Medical Notes And Structured Data, Hongxia Lu, Alex Barrett, Albert Pierce, Jianwei Zheng, Yun Wang, Chun Chiang, Cyril Rakovski

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Suicidal and self-injurious incidents in correctional settings deplete the institutional and healthcare resources, create disorder and stress for staff and other inmates. Traditional statistical analyses provide some guidance, but they can only be applied to structured data that are often difficult to collect and their recommendations are often expensive to act upon. This study aims to extract information from medical and mental health progress notes using AI algorithms to make actionable predictions of suicidal and self-injurious events to improve the efficiency of triage for health care services and prevent suicidal and injurious events from happening at California's Orange County Jails. …

"The Call Is Coming From Inside The House": Tracing Experiences In The Institutionally-Centered Process Of Establishing Limited Conservatorships In California, Barbara Alison Imle

Dissertations and Theses

In this institutional ethnography, multiple methods are used to explore California’s process of establishing limited conservatorships, which are legal proceedings that limit or terminate civil rights of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). This research uses observations of 93 conservatorship hearings, 16 interviews with people involved in the conservatorship process, and an analysis of over 40 documents related to these legal proceedings. These data are used to answer two questions: 1) what is the process of establishing a limited conservatorship in California; and 2) how is this process experienced by those involved?

Findings break down a complex process and …

The Impact Of The Canva Program On The Learning Of The Ninth Grade Students In Jordanian Schools Of Html, Maha Abu Maizer

Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات

This is a semi-experimental study that aims at measuring the impact of CANVA on the learning of ninth graders in a Jordanian school of HTML. 50 female ninth graders were randomly selected from 72 students in Aisha Bint Abi Baker school, and were distributed to two groups; control, which was taught traditionally, and experimental, which was taught with CANVA to learn HTML as a part of their computer curriculum. The researcher used a set of 20 multiple choice questions to test their knowledge achievement and skills. After checking the validity and reliability of the test. The results showed that there …

Finding Forensic Evidence In The Operating System's Graphical User Interface, Edward X. Wilson Mr.

LSU Master's Theses

A branch of cyber security known as memory forensics focuses on extracting meaningful evidence from system memory. This analysis is often referred to as volatile memory analysis, and is generally performed on memory captures acquired from target systems. Inside of a memory capture is the complete state of a system under investigation, including the contents of currently running as well as previously executed applications. Analysis of this data can reveal a significant amount of activity that occurred on a system since the last reboot. For this research, the Windows operating system is targeted. In particular, the graphical user interface component …

Revisiting The Geography Of Globalisation In The Covid-19 Pandemic Using Risk Theory, Kunphatu Sakwit

Journal of Social Sciences

My review paper is part of Covid-IAS Project, funded by National Research Council of Thailand. The paper focuses on the geography of globalisation in the Covid -19 pandemic. I employ Ulrich Beck’s concept of risk society to critically examine geography. Although Beck is not a geography theorist, his theory can be used extensively and alternatively to study the geography of globalisation. By drawing upon Beck, I argue that the geography of globalisation in the context of Covid -19 displays forms of dependency upon the politics of knowledge about Covid -19 vaccines. With the production of knowledge, the vaccines have caused …

เศรษฐกิจพอเพียงกรอบคิดการพัฒนาชุมชนชาติพันธุ์ของรัฐไทย : ศึกษาความเปลี่ยนแปลง วิถีชีวิต กิจกรรมทางเศรษฐกิจ บริบททางสังคมและชุมชนของชนเผ่าในบริเวณศูนย์พัฒนาโครงการหลวงหนองหอย จังหวัดเชียงใหม่, วสันต์ ปวนปันวงศ์

Journal of Social Sciences

บทความวิจัยฉบับนี้สะท้อนให้เห็นความซับซ้อนด้านอุดมการณ์ของรัฐผ่านวาทกรรมการพัฒนาพื้นที่ห่างไกล พื้นที่ชายขอบ และกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ ว่าท้ายสุดแล้วประเด็นเรื่องการนำปรัชญาเศรษฐกิจพอเพียงมาเป็นแนวทางพัฒนานั้นมีความเป็นไปได้มากเพียงใดและความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างโครงการหลวงหนองหอยกับชุมชนชาติพันธุ์มีทิศทางการพัฒนาและการตอบสนองอย่างไร จึงนำไปสู่วัตุประสงค์กล่าวคือ เพื่อศึกษาความเปลี่ยนแปลง วิถีชีวิต กิจกรรมทางเศรษฐกิจ บริบททางสังคมและชุมชนของชนเผ่าในบริเวณศูนย์พัฒนาโครงการหลวงหนองหอย จังหวัดเชียงใหม่บนกรอบคิดการพัฒนาชุมชนชาติพันธุ์ของรัฐไทยภายใต้แนวทางเศรษฐกิจพอเพียง การศึกษาดังกล่าวเลือกนำเสนอข้อมูลที่ได้จากการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพซึ่งมีกลุ่มผู้ให้ข้อมูลทั้งภาครัฐและภาคประชาชนที่เกี่ยวข้อง ข้อค้นพบในงานวิจัย คือ หน่วยงานภาครัฐและนโยบายรัฐส่วนกลางก่อให้เกิดความเปลี่ยนแปลงทางด้านสังคม วัฒนธรรม วิถีชีวิต และระบบเศรษฐกิจ อย่างมากต่อชาติพันธุ์ซึ่งความเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เกิดขึ้นไม่ได้เป็นลักษณะของการคุกคามและบังคับแต่เป็น “การเกื้อหนุนกัน” ซึ่งกันและกันระหว่างโครงการหลวงในฐานะหน่วยงานของรัฐในการนำนโยบายจากรัฐเข้าสู่พื้นที่ชายขอบที่ห่างไกลอำนาจรัฐผ่านวาทกรรมการพัฒนา

การเปลี่ยนแปลงระเบียบราชการส่วนกลางที่มีผลต่อการใช้เงินสะสมของ อปท. ขนาดใหญ่ในการจัดบริการสาธารณะ, ชฎิล โรจนานนท์, นภา วรวรางกูร

Journal of Social Sciences

เงินสะสมของ อปท. ในปัจจุบันมีปริมาณอยู่ในระดับสูง ถือเป็นการสูญเสียโอกาสการพัฒนาของท้องถิ่น โดยเฉพาะ อปท. ขนาดใหญ่ ระเบียบกระทรวงมหาดไทยฯ ปี พ.ศ. 2547 และที่แก้ไขเพิ่มเติมก่อนปี พ.ศ. 2561 เป็นระเบียบส่วนกลางกำหนดโครงสร้างเงินสะสมที่ซ้ำซ้อน ขาดความยืดหยุ่น มีพื้นที่การคลัง (Fiscal Space) ที่จำกัด การออกระเบียบกระทรวงมหาดไทยฯ (ฉบับที่ 4) ปี พ.ศ. 2561 ซึ่งเป็นระเบียบส่วนกลางที่ปรับโครงสร้างสัดส่วนในการกันทุนสำรองเงินสะสมมาอยู่ที่ร้อยละ 15 นำไปสู่การเพิ่มพื้นที่การคลังในการจัดบริการสาธารณะ จากการทดสอบทางสถิติจากกลุ่ม อปท. ขนาดใหญ่ จำนวน 30 แห่ง พบว่าระเบียบกระทรวงมหาดไทยฯ พ.ศ. 2561 มีส่วนทำให้พื้นที่การคลังเพิ่มขึ้น อย่างไรก็ดี การเพิ่มขึ้นดังกล่าวไม่ได้เป็นหลักประกันว่าเป็นปัจจัยสำคัญในการส่งเสริมให้ อปท. ได้ใช้เงินสะสมเพิ่มขึ้น การใช้เงินสะสมส่วนใหญ่เป็นการใช้เพื่อการบริหารองค์กรซึ่งเป็นการใช้เงินสะสมนอกโครงสร้างเงินสะสม นอกจากนี้ อาจมีปัจจัยอื่น ๆ นอกเหนือจากระเบียบส่วนกลางที่มีเป็นปัจจัยผลักดันให้ อปท. ได้นำเงินสะสมมาใช้จ่าย

พลวัตของปฏิบัติการไม่ใช้ความรุนแรงในสถานการณ์ความขัดแย้งทางการเมือง : กรณีศึกษาการเคลื่อนไหวของเยาวชนในปี 2563-2564, บุญเลิศ วิเศษปรีชา, อุเชนทร์ เชียงเสน

Journal of Social Sciences

บทความวิจัยชิ้นนี้ นำเสนอสันติวิธีในทางปฏิบัติในสถานการณ์ความขัดแย้งทางการเมือง กรณีการเคลื่อนไหวของขบวนการเยาวชนช่วงปี 2563-2564 เพื่อทำความเข้าใจเงื่อนไขในทางปฏิบัติที่ทำให้ขบวนการเคลื่อนไหวที่เริ่มต้นจากความตั้งใจที่จะใช้สันติวิธี แต่ต่อมามีผู้ใช้ความรุนแรงเชิงตอบโต้แบบไม่มีอาวุธร่วมด้วย งานวิจัยใช้ระเบียบวิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ ด้วยการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกผู้ให้ข้อมูล 60 คน จัดกิจกรรมสนทนากลุ่ม และใช้แนวคิดปฏิบัติการไม่ใช้ความรุนแรงที่ให้ความสำคัญกับความรู้จากประสบการณ์ของผู้เคลื่อนไหว และการรับมือของรัฐ

บทความนำเสนอสามประเด็น คือ หนึ่ง การยกระดับความรุนแรงเกิดจากปฏิสัมพันธ์โต้ตอบระหว่างฝ่ายรัฐกับผู้ชุมนุม ทั้งสองฝ่ายจึงมีส่วนต่อความรุนแรงที่เกิดขึ้น สอง ความรู้จากภาคปฏิบัติของนักกิจกรรมพบว่า ผู้ร่วมเคลื่อนไหวบางส่วนต้องการตอบโต้เจ้าหน้าที่รัฐ การห้ามปรามจึงไร้ผล ทางเลือกที่ทำได้คือ ช่วยให้ผู้ชุมนุมที่ไม่ต้องการปะทะได้ออกจากพื้นที่เสี่ยง สาม รัฐสามารถสลายการเคลื่อนไหวแล้วไม่เสียความชอบธรรม เพราะใช้วิธีการปราบปรามอย่างชาญฉลาด