Browsing by Author "Chapple, Constance"
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Big Brother in Blue: The Prying Eyes of the Police Surveillance State and Perceptions Shaped by Violent Crime Victimization
Murphy, Emily (2023-08-04)Police surveillance technologies have become increasingly prevalent in contemporary Western society, raising public concerns about privacy and the illegitimate police use of such surveillance. Still, there is little existing ... -
Examining the Effects of Child Maltreatment and Child Welfare Experiences on Early Sexual Initiation and Criminal Justice Contact
Crawford, Brandon (2017-05-12)Previous research suggests that experiences involving child maltreatment and the child welfare system are related to an increased likelihood of negative outcomes. Specifically, research often finds that placement in a group ... -
The Influence of Romantic Relationships, Employment, and Education on Desistance from Crime for Young Adults that are Former Serious Juvenile Offenders
Nordhaus, Anne (2016-05-13)Prior studies have determined that good marriages, employment, and education may decrease criminal offending for adult offenders. Much of the literature that addresses positive life events and desistance from crime has ... -
Perceptions of Occupational Crime: Sentencing Recommendations and the Attribution of Responsibility for Occupational Offenses
Schmidt, Marshall (2019-05-10)This dissertation examines how offender and case attributes affect criminal perceptions, responsibility attributions, and recommended sentencing outcomes for occupational and organizational crimes. I use affect control ... -
Personal Experiences with Violence, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents in Chicago
Smith, Candace (2019-08-01)Over the last several decades, an increasing amount of research has focused on fear of crime. Studies have found that fear of crime is often influenced by actual and perceived risks of victimization. Significant consequences ... -
Spotting clusters, hunting for planets: a combined study of galaxy clusters in the X-ray and optical regime
Bhatiani, Saloni (2022-08)Observational studies of the distribution of galaxies in the Universe reveal inhomogeneity and structure on Mpc and larger scales. Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures containing a virialized ... -
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CRIME AND RECIDIVISM ON THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN RESERVATION
Brush, Daniel (2015)Native American tribes are considered dependent-sovereign nations within the United States of America. As such, tribes operate governments under independent constitutions and by-laws. Self-government in judicial matters ...