Browsing Library by Author "del Carmen, Alejandro"
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Al-Qaeda And The Aryan Nations A Foucauldian Perspective
Dell, Hunter Ross (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)Using Foucauldian qualitative research methods, this study will compare al-Qaeda and the Aryan Nations for similarities while attempting to uncover new insights from preexisting information. Little or no research had been ... -
The Amber Alert: A Comparative Analysis Of The Suggested Federal Amber Alert Activation Guidelines And Individual State Activation Criteria
Donalson, Jacklyn Leann (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2009-09-16)This study focuses on the AMBER Alert system, in particular the criteria that should be present prior to the issuance of an alert. The purpose of this study is to review individual state's AMBER Alert activation criteria ... -
Analysis Of Police Officer Perceptions And Attitudes Regarding Vehicle Pursuits
Cook, Christopher G. (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2009-09-16)The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in the way that officers respond to pursuit scenarios. This project used a survey questionnaire to gather responses from participants who read a chase scenario and ... -
Animal Welfare: Societal Perspectives And The Path To Permanent Change
Horton, Janet Linn (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2010-03-03)During the past 200 years animal welfare has been changing in a direction that is providing animals with a protection they have not always had. As society began to research the study of animal dynamics, there was a discovery ... -
Attitudes Toward Illegal Immigration: What The Public Believes, What The Government Can Learn
Daza, Jason Ariel (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)Illegal immigration is one of the most divisive domestic policy issues facing the United States and one could argue the absence of a solution may stem from a misunderstanding of how the public feels about illegal immigration. ... -
Behaviors And Attitudes Related To Youth Runaway Behaviors
Bozer, Braden Anthony (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-10-11)The purpose of this study was to examine running away behaviors related to certain attitudes and behaviors during childhood and adolescence. Data for this study was collected from 206 students that filled out a self report ... -
College Students' Perceptions Of Adolescent Dating Violence
Larsen, Kimberly Ann (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this study is to examine college students' perceptions toward adolescent dating violence. The objective is to determine whether there were any statistically significant differences in knowledge and experience ... -
CPTED: Interpreting Contemporary Security Practices In The Era Of Homeland Security
Wenzel, Rebecca Lynn (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)The actions taken by the United States Government to increase domestic security in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, under the guise of homeland security, clearly make use of the techniques and philosophies ... -
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Crime Free Multi Housing In Arlington, Texas
Jusiewicz, David Joseph (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012-04-11)The purpose of this study is to measure and compare calls for service at the apartment communities participating in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program in the belief that a reduction in calls for service should translate ... -
Criminal Psychological Profiling: A Comparative Study Of Knowledge And Perception Between Police Officers And Criminology And Criminal Justice Students
Bevers, Bonnie Lynn (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-09-17)The purpose of this study is to examine the knowledge and perceptions of police officers from police departments in North Texas and students in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program at the University of Texas at ... -
The Death Penalty Through The Lenses Of Criminology/Criminal Justice Students And Non-CRCJ Students
Hamblet, Shirley Ann (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this study is to examine the possible relationship between level of knowledge and perception regarding capital punishment among criminology/criminal justice (CRCJ) students in comparison with non-CRCJ majors. ... -
Defining Fear And Aggression: Typological Emotive Responses To Perceptions Of Textual Symbols
Salazar, Donna Lynn (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2010-07-19)Millennial technology has shed new light on early biological theories of crime. Recent evidence supports a new paradigm in criminological research designed to embrace an integration of neuro-scientific, psychological, and ... -
Elected Texas District And County Attorneys' Perceptions Of Crime Victim Involvement In Criminal Prosecutions
Michelsen, Bradley Joseph (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this study is to test the utility of Stickels' Victim Satisfaction Model of the criminal justice system by quantitatively assessing elected district and county attorneys' perceptions of victims' involvement ... -
An Examination Of Perception And Knowledge Concerning The Venezuelan Government Under The Leadership Of Hugo Chavez
Prescott, Joshua Dean (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)This study examines the perception and knowledge of American undergraduate students regarding the Venezuelan Government under the leadership of President Hugo Chavez. A perception and knowledge survey covering various and ... -
Fear Of DNA Exonerees
Brown, Callie (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012-07-25)The purpose of this research was to determine if the public has a fear of wrongly convicted individuals that have since been exonerated through the use of DNA evidence. Existing research on DNA exonerations and exonerees ... -
Gender Inequality In Law Enforcement And Males' Attitudes And Perceptions Toward Women Working In Law Enforcement
Davis, Tracee (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)This study aims to identify and analyze the male officers' perception of female officers based on responses from a survey instrument. The data was obtained from a sample of male police officers employed by a police ... -
Homeland Insecurity: The Emotional Response That Expanded The Federal Bureaucracy And Its Efforts To Prevent Acts Of Terrorism Against the United States
Herrera, Thomas (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)This study will examine the emotional response that led to the expansion of the federal bureaucracy of the U.S. Government in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The federal bureaucracy was expanded ... -
Human Trafficking: A Comparative Analysis Of The Perceptions Of College Students And Police Officers
Balderas, Maria (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this study is to examine the perception and knowledge of human trafficking in the United States. Specifically, the perception of college students at the University of Texas at Arlington and officers at the ... -
Human Trafficking: The Perceptions of Students Towards The Underground Sex Trafficking Network
Jones, Jennifer (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2013-03-20)The purpose of this study is to measure the perception, while controlling for race and ethnicity, towards human trafficking in 2012. Specifically, the perceptions of both undergraduate and graduate criminology and criminal ... -
Identifying Juror Bias: Using The Pretrial Juror Attitude Questionnaire For More Effective Voir Dire
Mobley, Sara Jane (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)A vast amount of empirical study exists regarding both the juror decision-making process and testing the validity of various methods for finding juror bias. Juror decision making is based on a multitude of factors including, ...