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A Review of 'Body Farm' Research Facilities Across America with a Focus on Policy and the Impacts When Dealing with Decompositional Changes in Human Remains
(2015-12-07)In the current research study, the use of content analysis and secondary data analysis provided the exploratory research on the “body farm” research facilities across the United States. Open-ended survey questions were ... -
"A show that proves the worst monsters are real": Media and social media impact on criminal trials and post-conviction guilt as perceived by criminal justice students.
(2023-08-04)This study, using survey data collected in 2022, investigates how consuming true crime media, from media such as podcasts, influences fear and anxiety among criminal justice students. In addition, the relationship between ... -
Absent Father Timing, Criminal Behavior, and Arrest Across the Life Course
(2020-05-11)Although prior research has examined the link between having an absent biological father and self-reported delinquency, few studies have assessed the influence of the timing of paternal absence (i.e., the child’s age when ... -
Airport Security: Study Of Students' Perception And Knowledge Of The Selection Of Airline Passengers For Personal Searches
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-09-17)The aim of this study was to analyze and identify the perception and kowledge of the criteria used to select airport passengers for personal searches. The study was carried out via self-administered surveys. The collected ... -
Al-Qaeda And The Aryan Nations A Foucauldian Perspective
(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
(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 ... -
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 ...