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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
An Examination of Police Response to Individuals Suffering with Mental Illness, Aliss Copsey
Exploring Knowledge and Perceptions of Nursing Students: A Quantitative Study on Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking Awareness, Isabella Marino
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Impact of ACEs on College Students and Their Major Choice, Britten Harrison
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Public Perceptions on Domestic Sex Trafficking and Domestic Sex Trafficking Victims: A Quantitative Analysis, Faith Browder
Evaluating the Influences of Domestic Violence Training on the Attitudes and Perceptions of Police Recruits at the East Tennessee Regional Law Enforcement Academy, Jeffrey T. Gazzo Mr.
The American and Swedish Criminal Justice System: A Comparative Study, Josefin Hedstrom
Perceived Stress Among Police and Correctional Officers, Travis D. Hill
Political Competition and Predictors of Hate Crime: A County-level Analysis, Eaven Holder
Examining the Relationship between Offending Behaviors of Adult Male Offenders and the Social Bonds of Attachment and Commitment, Josie Klepper
Police Perceptions on False Accusations of Sexual Assault, Danielle Ostrander
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Do Juvenile Offenders Hold to the Child Saving Mentality? The Results from a Survey of Juvenile Offenders Placed on Court Mandated Juvenile Probation, Katelynn R. Adams
Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions in Regard to Sex Offenders, SORN, and Residency Restrictions Laws, Maria Aparcero-Suero
Exploring the Social Trend of Household Computer Ownership in Affecting the United States 1990's Crime Drop, Alison Kimberley Bogar
Environmental Factors and School Disorder: The Role of Urbanicty, Brandon S. Coffey
Is Prison Why I’m sick? Examining Health Conditions Among Minority Males Within Correctional Facilities, Mary Hannah Hughes
The Effects of Employment on Recidivism Among Delinquent Juveniles, Leigh Kassem
A Content Analysis of Media Accounts of Death Penalty and Life Without Parole Cases, Lisa R. Kirk
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Policing Postsecondary Education: University Police Legitimacy and Fear of Crime on Campus, Christina N. Barker
Testing Specific Deterrence In The National Basketball Association: An Application Of Beccaria's Theory Of Deterrence, Michael McCutcheon
The Forgotten Signature: An Observational Study on Policy of Securing Identity in Prevention of Identity Theft and Credit/Debit Card Fraud at Retail Store POS Terminals, Belinda R. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Social Disorganization, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Delinquency, Robyn G. Dougherty Ms.
The Effects of Gender, Race, and Age on Judicial Sentencing Decisions, April Miller
Assessing Victim Blame: Intersections of Rape Victim Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, Kirsten A. Piatak
Youth Bullying: From Traditional Bullying Perpetration to Cyberbullying Perpetration and the Role of Gender, Erica D. Sizemore
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Police Attitudes about Citizens with Handgun Carry Permits, Bonson F. Cook Jr.
Heavy Drinking Behaviors and Parental Influence Among Greek Affiliated College Students, Melodie Harris
When Women Kill, Giovanna C. Lima
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Race, Social Disorganization and Delinquency, Alina Bazyler
To Conform or Not to Conform: An Examination of the Effects of Mock Jury Deliberation on Individual Jurors, Ashley S. Bowser
Examining Juvenile Delinquency Contributors through Life-Course and Strain Theory, Caitlin E. Burns
Media Influences and Student Attitudes Toward Law Enforcement Figures Within Northeast Tennessee, George T. Ford IV
A Study of Surveillance and Privacy Rights, Jesse T. Kittle Mr.
How Psychology’s Empirical Results Can Benefit the Criminal Justice System: Expert Testimony, Ford C. McCurry
The Effects of Family Structure on Juvenile Delinquency, Alisha B. Parks
Police Militarization: Attitudes Towards the Militarization of the American Police, Phillip T. Wyrick
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Reflex of Avoidance in Spatial Restrictions for Signatures and Handwritten Entries, Linde Christine Rush Burkey
Public Perceptions Regarding Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Management, Jessica Duncan
An Analysis of Restorative Justice in Vermont: Assessing the Relationships Between the Attitudes of Citizens and the Practices of the Department of Corrections, Dustin Robert Melbardis
Childhood Factors Affecting Aggressive Behaviors, Nicole Danielle Waddell
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Race and Anomie: A Comparison of Crime Among Rural Whites and Urban Blacks Based on Social Structural Conditions., Mical Dominique Carter
Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders Among State and Federal Prison Inmates., John Richard Haggerty
An Analysis of The Handwriting of Elderly Chinese Subjects., Dongfang Liu
Identifying Interventions That Work in Juvenile Justice: An Analysis of the Moral Kombat Program., Thelma Deneen McGowan
Psychopathy and Gender of Serial Killers: A Comparison Using the PCL-R., Chasity Shalon Norris
The Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective., RaMon B. Younger
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Examination of the Death Penalty: Public Opinion of a Northeast Tennessee University Student Sample., Kyle Aaron Burgason
Wrongful Convictions as a Result of Public Defender Representation., Annie Elizabeth Ross
An Analysis of Monitoring the Future: A Look at the Relationship between Juvenile Delinquency and Involvement in School., Thomas Theodore Zawisza
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Examining Orders of Protection: An Analysis of the Court System in a Rural Tennessee County., Jaclyn Anderson
An Exploratory Analysis of the Psychological Dimensions of Airline Security and Correlates of Perceived Terrorism Threats: A Study of Active American Airlines Pilots., Paul Martin Borowsky
An Examination of Patterns and Trends of Prescription Drug Abuse Among Adolescents., Maggie Marie Orender
A Social Control Based Analysis of the Effect of Community Context upon Self Reported Delinquency Rates., Jacqueline Marie Parlier
The Formation of "Outsider" Through Labeling and Sentence Lengths for Immigrants of Hispanic Descent., Jeremy Jason Smith
Eyewitness Recall of Noncriminal Events: An Examination of Demographic Characteristics with a Selected Population., Jessica R. VanEaton
Predicting Views of Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Policies Through Life Experiences., Vanessa Hatch Woodward
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
College Student Vulnerability to Harmful Religious Groups Based on Perceptions., Kevin Clark Dreher
Forensic Gunshot Residue Distance Determination Testing Using Identical Make and Model Handguns and Different Ammunitions., Stanley Keith Hodges
Police Stress: An Examination of the Effects of Stress and Coping Strategies., Derrick Kenwright
Local Law Enforcement's Counter Terrorism Capabilities., J. Ryan Presnell
Predicting Behavior from Psychopathic and Antisocial Personality Traits in a Student Sample., Maryann Stone
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Adolescents and Marijuana Use: The Affects of Peer and Parent Relationships and Substance Abuse Education., Samuel Joseph Cosimano
Media: Effects on Attitudes toward Police and Fear of Criminal Victimization., Bradley Edwards
Juveniles Adjudicated in Adult Court: The Effects of Age, Gender, Race, Previous Convictions, and Severity of Crime on Sentencing Decisions., Ashley Michelle Holbrook
Racial Profiling and Policing in North Carolina: Reality or Rhetoric?, Randal J. Sluss
Analysis of Selected Correlates of Spouse Abuse and the Policy Implications for the Criminal Justice System., Marlys Kay Tester
Cinema, Race, and Justice: A Qualitative Analysis of Selected Themes., Katherine Clay Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
An Examination of the Prison Environment: An Analysis of Inmate Concerns across Eight Environmental Dimensions., Andrew Ryan Bradford
Improving Parent and Teen Conflict Resolution Skills: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the "Family Reunion" Crisis Intervention Program., Carrie Davis Marchant
The Relationship between Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use among Teenagers., John Donald Rose
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A Qualitative Study: Gendered Perceptions of Bullying among Adolescents at a Boys and Girls Club., Beverly Small Chandley
Intimate Violence: The Effects of Family, Threatened Egotism, and Reciprocity., Jessica Lynne Holt
Satisfaction with Police Services among Residents of Washington County, Tennessee: A Survey of Citizens' Attitudes and Opinions., Russell Jamerson
The Effect of Early Childhood Attachment on Delinquency and Behavior and the Continuance into Adulthood., Cyndi Sheree Nichols
Juvenile Commitment Rate: The Effects of Gender, Race, Parents, and School., Mitchell Andrew Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Justice for All?: Victim Satisfaction with Restorative Justice Conferences., Sarah Anne Behtz
Juveniles' Attitudes toward the Police as Affected by Prior Victimization., Joshua A. Hardin
Marijuana Use by Juveniles: The Effects of Peers, Parents Race, & Drug Abuse Resistance Education., Daniel J. Moeser
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Oleoresin Capsicum: an Analysis of the Implementation of Pepper Spray into the Law Enforcement Use of Force Continuum in a Selected Police Department., Lydia Denise Adkins
The Combined Effects of Criminal Justice Intervention on Domestic Violence: A Re-Analysis of the Minneapolis Intervention Project., Nadia A. Bebawy
Using the Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities to Compare Female and Male Inmate Characteristics., Jacqueline Anita Black
Police Officers' Perception of the Validity of the General Theory of Crime., William Jaison Giesler
The Effect of Prior Consensual Sex between the Victim and the Offender on the Prosecutor's Decision to File Charges in Sexual Assault Cases., Kimberly Brooke Hollifield
Satisfaction with Police Services among Residents of Elizabethton, Tennessee., Kelly Brooke Mullins
Misguided Instructions: Do Jurors Accurately Understand the Law in Death Penalty Trials?, Chasity Anne Stoots-Fonberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Role of Police, Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys in Traffic Accident Investigation and Adjudication in Chattanooga, Tennessee., Karen L. Beisel
Athletic Participation: A Test of Learning and Neutralization Theories., Mario Bernard Hankerson
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
An Examination of Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization Using an Integrated Model Approach., Kimberly Dawn Dodson
Involvement in Sports and Engagement in Delinquency: An Examination of Hirschi's Social Bond Theory., Randy Hass
Characteristics of Recidivism among Intensive and Regular Probationers., Jennifer Joseph
The Effects of Higher Education on Police Officers' Attitudes toward Personnel Issues, Public Relations and Crime Fighting., Steven Matthew O'Quinn
Parents, Peers, and Developmental Trajectories toward Crime., Kimberly A. Verhegge