School Resource Officer Programs: Implementation's Effect On Student Perceptions Of Safety,
2011
Rowan University
School Resource Officer Programs: Implementation's Effect On Student Perceptions Of Safety, Stephen Clipper
Theses and Dissertations
School Resource Officer (SRO) Programs are a widely implemented community policing initiative in schools. The limited research on SRO Programs suggests that there are implementation differences between programs. This study explores the effect that implementation style has on program effectiveness as measured by student perceptions of safety as well as student reporting behaviors. This study found mixed results. Direct analyses revealed students who attend schools with community-oriented SRO programs feel slightly safer. Multi-level modeling was utilized to determine the effects that individual and school level variables have on perceptions of safety and on the ability of SRO programs to affect …
Liberated Voices: Juvenile Offenders’ Perceptions Of The Therapeutic Relationship,
2011
Department of Juvenile Services, Jefferson Parish, LA
Liberated Voices: Juvenile Offenders’ Perceptions Of The Therapeutic Relationship, John S. Ryals
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Editor’S Statement,
2011
Indiana State University
Editor’S Statement, David Polizzi
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Is Capital Punishment Just? Assessing The Death Penalty Using Justice Theory,
2011
Appalachian State University
Is Capital Punishment Just? Assessing The Death Penalty Using Justice Theory, Matthew Robinson
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Essential Criminology 3rd Edition,
2011
Washington State University
Book Review: Essential Criminology 3rd Edition, Roger Schaefer
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Guest Editor's Statement,
2011
Washington State University
Guest Editor's Statement, Roger Schaefer
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Understanding Others’ Experience: Phenomenology And/Beyond Violence,
2011
University of Alberta
Understanding Others’ Experience: Phenomenology And/Beyond Violence, Joshua Freistadt
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Redefining Genocide: The International Criminal Court’S Failure To Indict On The Darfur Situation,
2011
Indiana University
Redefining Genocide: The International Criminal Court’S Failure To Indict On The Darfur Situation, Simeon Sungi
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
Conflict In Darfur: Calculation And Inadequate International Response,
2011
Eastern Michigan University
Conflict In Darfur: Calculation And Inadequate International Response, Bob Zaremba
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology
No abstract provided.
The Regrettable Clause: United States V. Comstock And The Powers Of Congress,
2011
University of San Diego
The Regrettable Clause: United States V. Comstock And The Powers Of Congress, H. Jefferson Powell
San Diego Law Review
In this Article, I argue that in Comstock, the Court encountered one of the oldest and most basic constitutional issues about the scope of congressional power--whether there are justiciable limits to the range of legitimate ends Congress may pursue. The Justices, without fully recognizing the fact, were taking sides in an ancient debate, and in doing so, they inadvertently reopened an issue that ought to be deemed long settled.
Socioeconomic Rights And Theories Of Justice,
2011
University of San Diego
Socioeconomic Rights And Theories Of Justice, Jeremy Waldron
San Diego Law Review
This Article considers the relation between theories of justice - such as John Rawls's theory - and theories of socioeconomic rights. In different ways, these two kinds of theories address much of the same subject matter. But they are quite strikingly different in format and texture. Theories of socioeconomic rights defend particular line-item requirements: a right to this or that good or opportunity, such as housing, health care, education, and social security. Theories of justice tend to involve a more integrated normative account of a society's basic structure, though they differ considerably among themselves in their structure. So how exactly …
Independent Counsel In Insurance,
2011
University of San Diego
Independent Counsel In Insurance, Douglas R. Richmond
San Diego Law Review
Mention the term "independent counsel" to many lawyers and they think immediately of the process whereby the Attorney General of the United States requests a panel of federal judges to appoint an Independent Counsel to investigate and prosecute crimes by government officials. Business lawyers may think of "independent counsel" in the context of counsel for independent directors on a corporate board in connection with select matters. For most litigators, however, the term "independent counsel" describes a lawyer engaged to defend an insured at a liability insurer's expense in a case in which the liability insurer has lost the right to …
Chemical Processing Of Fingerprints On Thermal Paper,
2011
University of Southern Mississippi
Chemical Processing Of Fingerprints On Thermal Paper, Megan Elizabeth Dutton
Master's Theses
This research seeks to determine how well muriatic acid and acetic acid fuming develop the thermal side of thermal paper using aged prints. Additionally, the research seeks to determine how well ninhydrin develops the paper side of thermal paper using aged prints after exposure to the fuming. Twenty-four random individuals placed a total of thirty sets of fingerprints per person on thermal paper over a 10-day period. Each set of fingerprints consisted of three fingerprints on the thermal side of paper and three fingerprints on the nonthermal side of paper. During the 30 to 40-day time period, however, more specifically …
A Statistical Examination Of Friction Ridge Skin Patterns In The Interdigital, Hypothenar, And Thenar Areas Of The Palms,
2011
University of Southern Mississippi
A Statistical Examination Of Friction Ridge Skin Patterns In The Interdigital, Hypothenar, And Thenar Areas Of The Palms, Kristin Ann Pilgrim
Master's Theses
Friction ridge skin, which is only located on the fingers, palms, and soles of the feet, has been used in the identification of individuals before the beginning of the twentieth century. A majority of the information known about friction ridge skin has been accumulated through the extensive research of fingerprints. Studies have been conducted to statistically categorize general patterns located on the fingerprints in order to include or exclude an individual for identification purposes. Although fingerprints offer great insight into the importance of friction ridge skin in forensic science, palm print patterns and characteristics have been relatively ignored. Therefore, a …
Living And Dying On Death Row In America,
2011
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Living And Dying On Death Row In America, Angela D. Crews, Gordon A. Crews
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
- Much written on capital punishment in America, but very little research on the persons serving these death sentences - Initial results from survey of more than 3,200 death row prisoners in the U.S. and material from a "behind-the-scenes" personal narrative from a death row prisoner in South Carolina. - Qualitative personal reflections (“life lessons”) from prisoners and a quantitative examination of coping mechanisms they use to deal with living and dying on death row
A Penological Approach To The Social Construct Of Sexuality,
2011
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
A Penological Approach To The Social Construct Of Sexuality, Lauren Elizabeth Gibson
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Prison sex research has generally followed an essentialist theoretical approach. Only Alarid (2000) examined jail sex using a social constructionist approach to understanding sexuality behind bars. Using data collected from 142 male inmates in a Southern maximumsecurity correctional facility, the purpose of the present study was to examine whether engaging in sexual behavior affects a change in the sexual orientation of male prison inmates, using a social constructionist theoretical approach. In addition, the influence of several sociodemographic and situational variables on the change in sexual orientation was examined. The only statistically significant variable associated with a change in sexual orientation …
Examining The Effect Of Childhood Animal Cruelty Motives On Recurrent Adult Violent Crimes Toward Humans,
2011
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Examining The Effect Of Childhood Animal Cruelty Motives On Recurrent Adult Violent Crimes Toward Humans, Joshua C. Overton
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Few researchers have studied the predictive ability of childhood animal cruelty motives as they are associated with later recurrent violence toward humans. Based on a sample of 180 inmates at one medium- and one maximum-security prison in a Southern state, the present study examines the relationship among several retrospectively identified motives (fun, out of anger, hate for the animal, and imitation) for childhood animal cruelty and the later commission of violent crimes (murder, rape, assault, and robbery) against humans. Almost two-thirds of the inmates reported engaging in childhood animal cruelty for fun, whereas almost one-fourth reported being motivated either out …
Examining The Effect Of Changes In The Peer Group On Attitudes: A Longitudinal Study,
2011
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Examining The Effect Of Changes In The Peer Group On Attitudes: A Longitudinal Study, Dena C. Carson
Dissertations
Peer interactions are an important part of adolescence and have been the focus of much research in both psychology and criminology. The relationship between peer behavior and a youth’s own behavior has been demonstrated multiple times in prior research. Little is known, however, about how peer behavior may affect individual attitudes. This is surprising given that many prevention programs, particularly skills building programs, focus on changing and shaping individual attitudes to change/prevent behavior. This dissertation partially addressed this gap by focusing on the relationship between peer behavior and individual attitudes. This dissertation accomplishes three main goals through the use of …
The Economy-Crime Relationship Revisited: The Significance Of Recent Macroeconomic Conditions And Social Policy Changes For Child Poverty And Youth Violence Trends,
2011
University of Missouri-St. Louis
The Economy-Crime Relationship Revisited: The Significance Of Recent Macroeconomic Conditions And Social Policy Changes For Child Poverty And Youth Violence Trends, White Nicole
Dissertations
The relationship between economic deprivation and violent crime has been one of the most widely studied in the field of criminology, yet little is known about the impact of recent macroeconomic conditions and welfare reform policies on the poverty-youth violence relationship. Therefore, the current study utilizes data from the 1993-2004 National Crime Victimization Survey to assess the association between poverty and youth violent victimization trends variously disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and family structure, and the impact of welfare reform and macroeconomic conditions on this relationship. In addition, the potential impact of welfare reform on the individual-level relationship between poverty and …
Stereotype Threat In Criminal Interrogations: Why Innocent Black Suspects Are At Risk For Confessing Falsely,
2011
University at Albany, State University of New York
Stereotype Threat In Criminal Interrogations: Why Innocent Black Suspects Are At Risk For Confessing Falsely, Cynthia J. Najdowski
Psychology Faculty Scholarship
Little theoretical attention has been paid to evidence that Blacks are overrepresented in samples of false confessors compared to Whites. One possible explanation is that innocent Black suspects experience stereotype threat in interrogations and that this threat causes Black suspects to experience more arousal, self-regulatory efforts, and cognitive load compared to White suspects. These psychological mechanisms could lead innocent Black suspects to display more nonverbal behaviors associated with deception and, ironically, increase the likelihood that police investigators perceive them as guilty. In response, investigators might engage in more coercive tactics and exert more pressure to confess on Black suspects than …
