Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- 19th Century (1)
- ADA; Deaf; Defendants (1)
- ADHD (1)
- ANT (1)
- Accountability (1)
-
- Activation (1)
- Adolescent Obesity (1)
- Adolescent Overweight (1)
- Alerting network (1)
- Amplitude (1)
- Ancestry (1)
- Antidiscrimination Policy (1)
- Attention (1)
- Attention networks (1)
- Attention networks test (1)
- Child Development (1)
- Cisnormativity (1)
- Citizen Initiatives (1)
- Civil Rights (1)
- Colorblind Racism (1)
- Corruption (1)
- Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) (1)
- DNA Analysis (1)
- Discipline (1)
- ERP (1)
- Elections (1)
- Emotion Regulation (1)
- Ethics Code (1)
- Ethics Leadership (1)
- Ethics Training (1)
Articles 61 - 63 of 63
Full-Text Articles in Criminology
Citizen Initiative To Improve Local Government Ethics: Northwest Indiana Experience, Calvin Bellamy
Citizen Initiative To Improve Local Government Ethics: Northwest Indiana Experience, Calvin Bellamy
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
After more than 50 years of widespread public corruption in Northwest Indiana, a small group of citizens and public officials met over a period of several months and developed a largely voluntary response. The result was the Shared Ethics Advisory Commission, which trains public employees on ethical decision making, provides specialized training for department heads and board and commission members, and hosts an annual ethics summit for the general public. Periodic employee ethics surveys indicate a positive effect of the training. In addition, the commission has developed a Candidate Ethics Action Pledge administered in each local election cycle, and a …
Genealogical Trends In Solving Cold Cases: An Investigation Into The Merits And Concerns With New Cold-Case Lead Development, Katie Smolucha, Tyler Counsil
Genealogical Trends In Solving Cold Cases: An Investigation Into The Merits And Concerns With New Cold-Case Lead Development, Katie Smolucha, Tyler Counsil
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
In the criminal justice system, not all offenders are brought to justice; unfortunately, cold cases exist and provide long-term challenges to investigators. From historic breakthroughs in forensic DNA analysis to today’s new trends, advancements in technology continue to give investigators hope of resolving unsolved mysteries with no clear-cut suspect. This article examines the progression of DNA analysis over the past three decades and explores the recent trends in the use of genealogy websites to solve cold cases. DNA technology’s innovative uses, from its early years to modern, are explored herein. By exploring traditional DNA analysis to advances that explore the …
Effects Of Cisnormative Beauty Standards On Transgender Women’S Perceptions And Expressions Of Beauty, Delmira Monteiro, Mixalis Poulakis
Effects Of Cisnormative Beauty Standards On Transgender Women’S Perceptions And Expressions Of Beauty, Delmira Monteiro, Mixalis Poulakis
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
The authors conducted a qualitative study exploring the effects of cisnormative beauty standards on transgender women’s perceptions and expressions of beauty. Twelve self-identified Caucasian transgender women completed a semistructured interview that provided descriptive data related to the women’s perceptions of societal beauty standards. Analysis of the data revealed the following primary themes: Participants viewed the beauty of transgender and cisgender women as diverse or as encompassing a broad range of variability; societal beauty standards were influential on participants’ expressions of beauty; and participants’ viewed out-group transphobia as a factor contributing to discriminatory and prejudicial perceptions of transwomen’s beauty.