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A Content Analysis of Sex and Drug Law Legislation 

McCutcheon, James (2010-07-06)
There have been claims which have suggested recent federal sex offender legislation is innovative. The current study uses previously passed, but current federal drug legislation to determine if new federal sex offender ...

Digital Modes of Communication: The Relational Effects between College Students and their Friends, Parents, and Intimate Partners 

Henry, Kandace (2012-02-08)
This study analyzes the nature of relationships between college students and their parents, friends, and intimate partners; specifically relating to primary preferred method of communication, perceived victimization, and ...

Disparities in the Courtroom: Exploring the Influence of Race/Ethnicity and Offense Category on Charge Reductions during Judicial Disposition Making 

Fix, Rebecca (2017-04-21)
African American males comprise the most overrepresented group in the juvenile justice system. This disparity has been attributed, in part, to implicit biases. Moreover, family structure and prior court referrals also ...

Family Processes, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory 

Huang, Li (2007-08-15)
The purpose of the current study was to test a number of theoretical propositions by Self-Control Theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990). More specifically, the current study tested three theoretical propositions that ...

Lethal and Non-Lethal Outcomes for Male and Female Offenders: Utilizing the NIBRS Datasource 

Davies, Amelia (2008-05-15)
The focus of this paper is to determine if the victim and the offender characteristics, along with the contextual factors, influence the lethality of a violent encounter. Data from the National Incident-Based Reporting ...

Never Too Late: Baby Boomers in College in Preparation for the Third Age 

Tyler, James (2018-05-04)
The objective of this study was to investigate the question of how motivation and ability interact in the decision to start or return to college among retirement-age Boomers and those within close proximity to retirement ...

Personal Anguish or Public Spectacle?: Understanding Involuntary Celibacy as A Deviant Identity 

Currier, Keenon (2021-05-18)
Academic research into involuntary celibacy has increased in the past decade, and many studies have succeeded at describing the behaviors which make involuntary celibate people (Incels) infamous online without promoting ...

Threat-Motivated Mobilization of Collegiate Social Movement Organizations: The 2016 Presidential Election 

Alexander, Saxon (2018-11-13)
The social movement process, a key component of the democratic political system, has been studied in countless permutations. Threat, such as a controversial new President, powerfully motivates activists to mobilize in ...