Browsing Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice by Title
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Race/ethnicity And The Attitudes Of College Students Toward Women In Policing
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-09-17)The attitudes toward women in policing were compared among college students from the three racial/ethnic groups of African American, Hispanic, and White. Because of the limited literature available, this research explored ... -
Racial Disparities And Capital Sentencing As Perceived By Criminology And Criminal Justice Students
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)The purpose of this study is to examine the difference of perceptions of criminology and criminal justice (CRCJ) male students in comparison with their female counterparts on possible race factor in death penalty sentencing. ... -
Racial Disparity And The Crack Cocaine Federal Sentencing Guidelines
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2013-03-20)Racial disparities throughout the Federal Prison System are perhaps more apparent today than ever largely due to the fact that people are becoming increasingly cognizant of disproportionate sentencing for various types of ... -
Recidivism and Juvenile Justice Youth: A Study on Recidivism Rates for Youth Awaiting Adjudication
(2019-07-24)The United States incarcerates more youth than any other country in the world (Justice Policy Institute, 2009). Previous research has focused on recidivism rates of juvenile justice youth post-adjudication. However, a gap ... -
Religious Roots Of Punitive Attitudes
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2009-09-16)Considerable research has been conducted on the causes of punitive attitudes towards criminal offenders. This study focuses on the possible effects religion may have when influencing opinions on correctional practices. ... -
Returning To The Abuser: The Cycle Of Violence Continues
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)The present study examines self-reported perceptions regarding the reasons why women in Tarrant County returned to their abuser. A survey was implemented in a North Texas domestic violence shelter in which clients answered ... -
The Role Of Child Protective Services Workers:
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2009-09-16)This study examines the self-concepts and opinions of Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworkers and University of Arlington undergraduate students that are declared Criminal Justice majors. Both groups have been surveyed ... -
School Interventions And Criminality: An Analysis Into The Types Of School Interventions And Criminality
The study focuses on the types of school interventions used in the educational system in order to understand a correlation with criminality. The participants consist of 105 individuals that were sentenced to probation in ... -
Seeing the Signs: An Analysis of Early Onset of Violence and Desistance amongst Serious Juvenile Offenders
(2023-05-22)There has been increasing literature on juvenile delinquency and the factors that influence deviant behavior among adolescents. However, there has been little exploration of the effects of early displays of violent behavior ... -
Student Perceptions Of Drug Neighborhoods: An Analysis Of Visual Cues That Contribute To Students' View Of What Is Or Is Not A Drug Neighborhood
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012-07-25)Perceptions of crime has been an emerging criminological area of study for the past twenty years. Prior research has shown that visual cues of social disorganization are indicators of both general crime and narcotics ... -
Students' Opinions Toward Carrying Concealed Handguns On Campus
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)Since the massacre at Virginia Tech, there has been much attention regarding the idea of students carrying guns on campus. The purpose of this paper is to determine the opinions of graduate and undergraduate students who ... -
A Study Examining Perception And Knowledge Of Criminology/Criminal Justice And Political Science Students On Terrorism As It Pertains To The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-09-17)The purpose of this study is to examine perception and knowledge of Criminology/Criminal Justice and Political Science majors. University of Texas at Arlington students were asked to identify scenarios related to actions ... -
Texas Law Enforcement Resource Center: An Exploratory Study Of Fusion Center Databases
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)This research is a qualitative study examining fusion center databases, their value to the field of criminal justice, and their potential for shared information/education in the future. The research examines the growing ... -
United States Presence In Afghanistan And Iraq: A Comparitive Analysis Of Opinions And Policy Implications
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-08-08)The purpose of this study is to explore undergraduate student opinion regarding the continued presence of the United States military in Afghanistan and Iraq. Using a voluntary survey instrument and quantitative research ... -
URBAN HOMICIDE IN GLOBAL SOUTH: A STUDY ON HOMICIDE CHANGES OF CAPITAL DHAKA OF BANGLADESH
(2021-08-10)Homicides are part of life in Dhaka, the Capital of Bangladesh like megacities of the world. Different studies have shown that Dhaka has a higher trend of homicides. But the present study has found, Dhaka city has downward ...