An Elite Squad?: Intimate Partner Violence Myths In "Law & Order: Special Victim Unit",
2020
Arcadia University
An Elite Squad?: Intimate Partner Violence Myths In "Law & Order: Special Victim Unit", Katelyn Ahern
Capstone Showcase
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a long-running fictional crime drama centering on “an elite squad” (NBCUniversal 2019) of detectives. While the show touts a progressive image, it has been previously found to victim-blame, stereotype, and contain rape myths (Brinson 1992; Rader and Rhineberger-Dunn 2010; Rader, Rhineerger-Dunn, and Vasquez 2016). For the present study, I examined how intimate partner violence (IPV) myths are represented in episodes of Law & Order: SVU. I conceptualized IPV myths for use in this study using Peter’s (2008) Domestic Violence Myth Scale. It was found that characters on SVU overwhelmingly support myths more often …
Framing Crime And Social Problems: How Students Perceive The Legality Of Digital Piracy,
2020
Eastern Kentucky University
Framing Crime And Social Problems: How Students Perceive The Legality Of Digital Piracy, Jordan Henson
Online Theses and Dissertations
The current information age has seen a shift from analog product manufacturing to the production of intellectual property (e.g., software and digital media); property that is stolen at alarming rates. Much of the research concerning the modern phenomenon of digital piracy, as defined by Al-Rafee and Cronan (2006, p. 237) as “the illegal copying/downloading of copyrighted software and media files,” has stemmed from various fields, including business, ethics, marketing, and information systems. What is lacking in the literature is a notably criminal justice lens in which to view a controversial topic that is growing in popularity among the media and …
Hiding In Plain Sight: Ghosted Police Vehicles And The Perception Of Police Presence On College Campuses,
2020
Eastern Kentucky University
Hiding In Plain Sight: Ghosted Police Vehicles And The Perception Of Police Presence On College Campuses, Mackenzie Kibler
Online Theses and Dissertations
Previous research has shown that police presence, which involves visibility of law enforcement personnel, is often related to perceptions of individual safety and individual behavior. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of college students and campus law enforcement regarding visibility of and citizen/police interaction on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The first phase of this project was designed to measure student awareness and visibility of “ghosted” police vehicles, which are black with matte black markings on the doors and have few easily visible indicators of law enforcement vehicles, versus other police types of police vehicles on campus. The …
Navigating The Manosphere: An Examination Of The Incel Movements’ Attitudes Of Sexual Aggression And Violence Against Women,
2020
Eastern Kentucky University
Navigating The Manosphere: An Examination Of The Incel Movements’ Attitudes Of Sexual Aggression And Violence Against Women, Albina Laskovtsov
Online Theses and Dissertations
There is a considerable and established literature on the topic of violence against women. Yet, there remains understudied areas of foci with lesser attention paid to its occurrence within online and digital contexts. Of particular interest is the networked misogyny and sexism of the online group that self-identifies as “involuntary celibates”, or “incels”. Drawing on data collected from online forums and chat rooms, the language and discourse of this particular group are analyzed through an integrated conceptual framework encompassing hegemonic masculinity, aggrieved entitlement, and patriarchy to better understand the prevalence and types of violence promoted by “incels”. Emerging themes revealed …
Author Biographical Notes,
2020
Valparaiso University
Author Biographical Notes, Mssj Staff
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
No abstract provided.
Reviewers And Referees,
2020
Valparaiso University
Reviewers And Referees, Mssj Staff
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
No abstract provided.
Volume 22, Full Contents,
2020
Valparaiso University
Volume 22, Full Contents, Mssj Staff
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
No abstract provided.
Legal Complexities Of The Sex Trafficking Of Minors,
2020
Eastern Michigan University
Legal Complexities Of The Sex Trafficking Of Minors, Christie Mccormick
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Among human rights abuses in modern society, the trafficking of women and children for labor, prostitution, and other forms of sexual exploitation is one of the greatest. While a large amount of time and financial support has gone into efforts to suppress trafficking and shelter its victims, there has not been enough done to tackle this problem. Before reaching the age of 18, it is predicted that 80% of adolescents in the United States will have traded money for sex. Many adolescent girls who have been trafficked in the commercial sex industries are subject to serious criminal penalties for prostitution-related …
Unh Students’ Attitudes Toward University Of New Hampshire Police,
2020
University of New Hampshire, Durham
Unh Students’ Attitudes Toward University Of New Hampshire Police, Angela R. Hurley
Honors Theses and Capstones
This study examines undergraduate students from the University of New Hampshire attitudes towards campus police, specifically how student experience with campus police affects their attitudes toward them. There were a total of 113 respondents from the University of New Hampshire that answered an online survey. The survey looked specifically at the relationship between students' experience and attitudes towards UNH police, hypothesizing that students who had perceived fair encounters with campus police would be more likely to contact them in an emergency and have more positive attitudes toward them . Multivariate analysis shows perceptions of witnessing an interaction and being approached …
When Life Gives You Diversity... : A History Of Racial Diversity And Conflict In Four Philadelphia Neighborhoods, 1960 - 2015,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
When Life Gives You Diversity... : A History Of Racial Diversity And Conflict In Four Philadelphia Neighborhoods, 1960 - 2015, Jeaneé C. Miller
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The U.S. population has changed significantly since the 1950s, becoming markedly more racially diverse. Still, a large portion of America’s neighborhoods remain racially segregated – even in large, racially diverse cities, such as Philadelphia (Logan & Stults, 2011). As a result, there is a well-established body of research that has shown that residential segregation consistently produces negative effects for neighborhoods (Massey & Denton, 1993). In response, many scholars and policymakers have suggested that the most promising response to inequality due to segregation is racial residential integration (Denton, 2010; Ellen, 2000; Galster, 1992; Roisman, 2008). However, social science research has produced …
Public Perceptions Of Crime Trends : Measurement, Perceived Causes, And Behavioral Consequences,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
Public Perceptions Of Crime Trends : Measurement, Perceived Causes, And Behavioral Consequences, Luzi Shi
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
In the U.S. the public is persistent in believing in worsening crime trends, despite the fact that the crime rate has been falling since the early 1990s. This dissertation is a comprehensive examination of the measurement, perceived causes, and behavioral consequences of crime trend perceptions. It is composed of three interrelated studies. The first step to understanding crime trend perceptions is to have accurate measurement. In the first study, I identify the limitations of existing measurement of crime trend perceptions and argue that it is important to measure perceptions of short-term and long-term crime trends separately. Using three samples, I …
What's Your Plea (Culture)? : Processes And Rationales Underlying And Shaping Plea Decision-Making : A "Courtnography" And Interviews With Defendants, Defense Attorneys, And Prosecutors,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
What's Your Plea (Culture)? : Processes And Rationales Underlying And Shaping Plea Decision-Making : A "Courtnography" And Interviews With Defendants, Defense Attorneys, And Prosecutors, Reveka Vladimirovna Shteynberg
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The reality is that “criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials,” as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority in Lafler v. Cooper (2012). Despite this heavy reliance on plea bargaining in the U.S. criminal justice system, the nature of plea bargain decisions remains elusive. Although there has been influential and important research in which defendants and court actors were interviewed about the plea decision process, this research was mostly conducted 40 to 50 years ago about a different court system than the one that exists today; a nation …
The Aftermath : Perceptions Of Employment And Livelihood Among Former Crack Cocaine Dealers In Upstate New York,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
The Aftermath : Perceptions Of Employment And Livelihood Among Former Crack Cocaine Dealers In Upstate New York, Charletta Latrice Robinson
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Starting in the 1980s, the crack cocaine epidemic disproportionately affected African American males. The justice system incarcerated thousands of African American males, often multiple times for selling crack cocaine during their adolescence and adult lives. On release from prison, this population often does not fit well with the environment to which they return, leading to subsequent incarceration. Using the ecological theory as a lens, this study concerns the goodness of fit between African American males incarcerated repeatedly for selling crack cocaine and the home environment within an Upstate New York community after their release. In this study, I explored the …
The "Matthew Effect" In Punishment: : Do Previous Sanctions Foster More Sanctions In The Future?,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
The "Matthew Effect" In Punishment: : Do Previous Sanctions Foster More Sanctions In The Future?, Yinzhi Shen
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Societal response to crime is a topic at the heart of criminology. In contrast to a vast literature on the hidden social consequences of formal sanctions on individuals, family and communities, few studies have examined the ramifications of a formal sanction on future interactions with the criminal justice system over the individual life course. Applying a cumulative disadvantage (CDA) perspective, my dissertation contributes to the understanding of whether and how a prior punishment affects an individual’s trajectory of future punishments over the life course. Theoretically, I elaborated two conceptualizations of CDA processes and highlighted the overlooked value of applying CDA …
The Effects Of A Proactive Policy-Driven Migration On Neighborhood Crime,
2020
University at Albany, State University of New York
The Effects Of A Proactive Policy-Driven Migration On Neighborhood Crime, Tyler Scott Bellick
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The immigrant crime-relationship is one of the most vigorously debated and contentious public policy concerns in present society. The majority of scholarship investigating this link demonstrates that immigrants are no more crime prone than the native-born population, and in fact, may even suppress levels of neighborhood crime. A limitation of this body of scholarship is that it tends focus on immigration, overall, or specifically Latino immigration, failing to account of potentially important between-group differences in offending. The present study addresses this gap by examining the effects of a government-driven Guyanese migration on neighborhood crime rates at five cross-sections. Exploratory analyses …
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การประกาศรายชื่อบุคคลที่มีพฤติการณ์เกี่ยวข้องกับการก่อการร้ายเป็น " บุคคลที่ถูกกำหนด " ตามพระราชบัญญัติป้องกันและปราบปราม การสนับสนุนทางการเงินแก่การก่อการร้ายและการแพร่ขยายอาวุธที่มีอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง พ.ศ. 2559 : กรณีศึกษาขบวนการแนวร่วมปฏิวัติแห่งชาติมลายูปัตตานี (Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani หรือ Brn), สุุภวรรณ คนเที่ยง
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
วิทยานิพนธ์ “การประกาศรายชื่อบุคคลที่มีพฤติการณ์เกี่ยวข้องกับการก่อการร้ายเป็น “บุคคลที่ถูกกำหนด” ตามพระราชบัญญัติป้องกันและปราบปรามการสนับสนุนทางการเงินแก่การก่อการร้ายและการแพร่ขยายอาวุธที่มีอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง พ.ศ. 2559 : กรณีศึกษาขบวนการแนวร่วมปฏิวัติแห่งชาติมลายูปัตตานี (Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani หรือ BRN)” ฉบับนี้ มุ่งศึกษาเพื่อวิเคราะห์สถานการณ์การก่อเหตุความไม่สงบในพื้นที่จังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ ที่นำไปสู่ปรากฏการณ์การก่อการร้ายของขบวนการแนวร่วมปฏิวัติแห่งชาติมลายูปัตตานี (Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani หรือ BRN) รวมถึงวิเคราะห์ผลกระทบตลอดจนแนวทางในการประกาศรายชื่อ BRN ให้เป็นบุคคลที่ถูกกำหนดในลักษณะที่เป็นกลุ่มองค์กร ตามพระราชบัญญัติป้องกันและปราบปรามการสนับสนุนทางการเงินแก่การก่อการร้ายและการแพร่ขยายอาวุธที่มีอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง พ.ศ. 2559 ผลการศึกษา พบว่า การก่อเหตุความไม่สงบในพื้นที่จังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ของขบวนการแนวร่วมปฏิวัติแห่งชาติมลายูปัตตานี (Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani หรือ BRN) คือ การก่อการร้าย ตามประมวลกฎหมายอาญาของไทย ซึ่งมีลักษณะความเป็นองค์กรอาชญากรรม ผลจากการประกาศรายชื่อ BRN ให้เป็นบุคคลที่ถูกกำหนด จะเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นในการนำมาตรการบังคับทางกฎหมายมาใช้กับกลุ่มองค์กรที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการก่อการร้าย อันมีผลให้สถานะของ BRN ถูกรับรองอย่างเป็นทางการโดยองค์กรที่ใช้อำนาจตุลาการ (ศาล) ว่าเป็นกลุ่มก่อการร้ายอันส่งผลต่อการระงับการดำเนินการกับทรัพย์สินของ BRN และข่ายงานผู้เกี่ยวข้องสัมพันธ์ มิให้มีการทำธุรกรรมด้วยประการใด ๆ หรือนำทรัพย์สินไปใช้ในการก่อการร้าย แต่หากพฤติการณ์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการก่อการร้ายได้เปลี่ยนแปลงไป ยังคงมีกลไกในการเพิกถอนรายชื่อออกจากการเป็นบุคคลที่ถูกกำหนดได้ตามกฎหมาย แนวทางในการประกาศรายชื่อ BRN ให้เป็นบุคคลที่ถูกกำหนด เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้สืบสวนสอบสวนจะต้องพิสูจน์ความเชื่อมโยงของสถานการณ์การก่อการร้ายในเหตุการณ์ต่าง ๆ ว่าเป็นการก่ออาชญากรรมโดยกลุ่มบุคคลในองค์กรอาชญากรรมเดียวกัน อันได้แก่ องค์กร BRN โดยพิสูจน์ทราบให้ได้ว่ามีเหตุอันควรสงสัยและมีพยานหลักฐานอันสมควรว่า กลุ่ม BRN มีพฤติการณ์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการก่อการร้ายหรือการสนับสนุนทางการเงินแก่การก่อการร้าย โดยนำมาตรการทางเลือก ได้แก่ ยุติธรรมเชิงสมานฉันท์, ยุติธรรมชุมชน เข้ามาประกอบการดำเนินการทั้งก่อนและหลังการประกาศรายชื่อกลุ่ม BRN เป็นบุคคลที่ถูกกำหนด เพื่อให้การป้องกันและปราบปรามอาชญากรรมก่อการร้ายของไทยมีประสิทธิภาพมากยิ่งขึ้นและเป็นต้นแบบในการดำเนินการกับองค์กรอาชญากรรมก่อการร้ายอื่นๆ ที่มีรูปแบบเดียวกันกับ BRN ต่อไป
Women Returning To Their Families And Communities After Incarceration: Their Needs, Concerns And Challenges,
2020
University of Kentucky
Women Returning To Their Families And Communities After Incarceration: Their Needs, Concerns And Challenges, Julius Johnson
Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development
The voices of women in re-entry from prison have been muted for many decades. Prior research conducted on men and prison re-entry has been used to shape not only prisons but also the reentry process for women. It is because of this oversight that the gender-specific needs of women in the justice system have gone unnoticed. Once released, formerly incarcerated women face the almost impossible task of finding employment. Many women who find employment have found that their wages do not help them move out of poverty. Trying to find adequate housing becomes an issue not only because of their …
Are Opinions On Abortion Based On Racial Attitudes?,
2020
The University of Akron
Are Opinions On Abortion Based On Racial Attitudes?, Ashley Mueller
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
My specific research question that I will be addressing through my Honors Research Project is; Does one’s race influence their opinions and criminalization of abortion in the United States? In addition to this question I will be discussing if these views have changed over time depending on race, and how their backgrounds, due to their race, may differentiate these views.
Transformation As Desistance Inside: Temporality And Identity Reconstruction Among Men With Life Sentences,
2020
Bucknell University
Transformation As Desistance Inside: Temporality And Identity Reconstruction Among Men With Life Sentences, Richard Stover
Honors Theses
This thesis is an investigation of destistance strategies among men sentenced to life in prison in a medium security prison in Pennsylvania. Desistance here is defined as the process leading to the cessation of formally deviant behavior. Drawing from life narrative interviews conducted among 22 men, I argue that desistance is intrinsically tied to how inmates conceptualize themselves within the institutional context of the prison and can be expanded to include people who are still incarcerated. I build off of Peggy Giordano and colleagues symbolic interactionist perspective on desistance and expand it to chart how men with life sentences order …
Saving A Seat For A Sister: A Grounded Theory Approach Exploring The Journey Of Women Reaching Top Policing Executive Positions,
2020
Antioch University - PhD Program in Leadership and Change
Saving A Seat For A Sister: A Grounded Theory Approach Exploring The Journey Of Women Reaching Top Policing Executive Positions, Nicola D. Smith-Kea
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
The world of women in law enforcement is a thought-provoking one that has received increasing attention both in academia as well as in practice over the past few decades. Even more intriguing, and despite advances in the profession, is the low number of women in executive leadership positions in law enforcement. There is a vast underrepresentation of women in top executive leadership positions across the 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the complex journey of women to top executive policing leadership positions. Embracing a positive psychology approach, …
