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An Analysis of Strain and Substance Use Among Youth 

Mitchell, Jeremy (2006-05-15)
General Strain Theory has been used to test relationships between delinquency and the various types of strains felt by individuals. Although this theory is relatively new, it has been empirically tested in many studies. ...

Applying Social Science Data Tools to Criminal Justice Politics, Administration, and Research: The Case of Alabama 

Wright, John (2005-12-15)
Information from a variety of criminal justice and demographic sources can be merged to create a data file useful for a variety of audiences. Politicians, administrators, and academics would be beneficiaries of analyses ...

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 ...

The Effect of Pornography Consumption of Males' Propensity to Rape 

Stans, Megan (2007-08-15)
The legality of pornography and its effects on viewers has been a topic of debate for decades in the United States. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship of pornography and its effects on sexual aggression ...

Heir Property: Legal and Cultural Dimensions of Collective Landownership in Alabama's Black Belt 

Dyer, Janice (2007-05-15)
When a landowner dies without a will, his or her descendents inherit the property as a communal interest. Heir property, as it is often called, is a common form of landownership among African Americans in the rural South. ...

Legal Status of Alcohol, Population Density, and the Incidence of DUI Arrests in Alabama 

Malek-Ahmadi, John (2008-08-15)
The purpose of this study is to identify the effect legal status of alcohol and population density has on the incidence of DUI arrests in the state of Alabama. It was expected that dry counties with low population densities ...