Browsing Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice by Title
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An Empirical Examination of Courts of Appeals Judges’ Voting in First Amendment Retaliation Cases Involving Police Officers
(2020-05-13)Abstract The impact of judicial ideology on voting in First Amendment decisions has been the subject of many empirical investigations in U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts. However, little attention has been devoted ... -
An Examination of Parental Temperament and Rearrest Among a Sample of Serious Adolescent Offenders
(2021-12-15)The relationship of child to parent, is one that has continuously been regarded as an impactful and important one. Parents are often held responsible for the character of their child as well as being responsible for their ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS, SHOOTER CHARACTERISTICS, AND INCIDENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL MASS SHOOTINGS
(2020-12-09)School Mass Shootings (SMS) continue to be an ongoing issue for k-12 schools, technical/vocational schools, and on college campuses in the United States. Recent studies have shown that these crimes are increasing in both ... -
An Analysis Of Military Sexual Assault And Subsequent Punishment
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2014-12)In recent years, national attention has been drawn to the issue of sexual assault in the military. This is largely in part due to the number of reported offenses increasing each year, jumping 50% between 2012 and 2013 alone ... -
Analysis Of Police Officer Perceptions And Attitudes Regarding Vehicle Pursuits
(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
(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 And Beliefs Regarding Sexual Assaults
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2013-07-22)Perceptions of sexual assaults were compared among college students in this thesis. The findings indicate that men and women have significantly different perceptions of sexual assault and the fairness of the criminal ... -
Attitudes Toward Illegal Immigration: What The Public Believes, What The Government Can Learn
(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
(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 ... -
Child Abuse Among Tarrant County Probationers
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2013-03-20)Child abuse occurs throughout every city, in every state, in the United States. Child abuse occurs in many different forms, including but not limited to: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, medical neglect, ... -
A Closer Look At Race, Capital, And Sentencing: An Examination Of Race And Death Penalty Post-Furman and Gregg decisions from 1977-2011
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012-07-25)The aim of this thesis is to study racial disparity in capital sentencing since Gregg and Furman decisions from 1977-2011. The data used in this study came from execution in the United States, 1608-2002 (the ESPY file) and ... -
College Students' Perceptions Of Adolescent Dating Violence
(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 ... -
The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)The purpose of the study is to review the thematic content analysis of the empirical literature on the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The research explores recurring themes and/ or trends in the literature ... -
Community Oriented Policing Post September 11, 2001
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2010-07-19)The events of September 11 2001, affected many in the United States, among them the local police. Not only did it impact the way the police operate, but also how they interacted with the general populace. This study ... -
Comparing Risk Reducing And Incentive Based Reporting Strategies In A Small Business
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)The effects of employee theft can become detrimental when small businesses are their target. Small businesses are prone to employee theft through limitations solely defined by being a small business. The purpose of this ... -
CPTED: Interpreting Contemporary Security Practices In The Era Of Homeland Security
(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 Across the Ages: An Examination of Intergenerational Crime and Recidivism among Serious Juvenile Offenders
(2022-12-19)Although prior research has studied whether parents and their criminal histories impact a juvenile’s likelihood to commit crime, there has been little examination of whether the criminal histories of family members impact ... -
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Crime Free Multi Housing In Arlington, Texas
(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
(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 ... -
Critical Analysis Of Fear Of Crime On College Campuses
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)The purpose of this research study is to examine the perception of fear of crime among undergraduate college students who are enrolled in courses in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at the University of Texas ...