Browsing Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice by Author "Bing, Robert"
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A Closer Look At Race, Capital, And Sentencing: An Examination Of Race And Death Penalty Post-Furman and Gregg decisions from 1977-2011
Khodayari, Michael R. (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 ... -
The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children
Hipolito, Cynthia (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 ... -
Evaluating American Correctional Association Accreditation Of Adult Correctional Institutions
Ralphs, David (Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)This research study focuses on the impact that accreditation by the American Correctional Association has on violence, crowding, and educational and counseling offerings in adult correctional facilities. Data from the ... -
Student Perceptions Of Drug Neighborhoods: An Analysis Of Visual Cues That Contribute To Students' View Of What Is Or Is Not A Drug Neighborhood
Thompson, Jeremy (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 ...