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Social Disorganization Theory, Gentrification, and Intimate Partner Violence in Austin, Texas
(2022-12)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive public health problem. Although its risk and protective factors are most often analyzed at the individual and dyadic levels, studying the relationships between risks and ... -
The Impact of Parental Incarceration on Adolescent Offending
(2022-08)Approximately 5 million children in the United States have been affected by parental incarceration, which is about 7% of all children in the United States (Murphey & Cooper, 2015). Studies have demonstrated that parental ... -
The Legitimacy of Police and Courts Around the World
(2022-08)This dissertation analyzed global differences in the legitimacy of police and courts, employing multilevel modeling strategies to measure relationships between legitimacy and individual-level concepts including prior ... -
Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Sanction Disparities Among Texas Female and Male Educators
(2022-08)While educator sexual misconduct (ESM) has garnered much attention in the media, there have only been a few empirical studies conducted on this topic. Information is limited because of a lack of standardized reporting ... -
An Exploration of the Effect of Oil and Natural Gas Activity on Crime Rates in Texas
(2022-05)Texas accounts for 43% of the nation’s crude oil production and 26% of its natural gas production (EIA, 2021). As a top-producing state, Texas has experienced stability in the oil and natural gas (ONG) industry since the ... -
Looking within: An analysis of intimate partner violence victimization among LGBTQ+ youth
(2022-05)Sexual minority youth are at increased risk of IPV victimization compared to their heterosexual peers. However, the LGBTQ+ population is not a homogenous group and risk of IPV victimization varies by LGBTQ+ subgroup (e.g., ... -
Effects of Parental Incarceration: Strains, Negative Emotions, and Mental Health
(2022-05)A mid-year 2007 estimate conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that 52% of state and 63% of federal inmates reported being parents to an estimated 1.7 million children (Lee et al., 2013). Previous research ... -
A Varied Spatial and Temporal Examination of Vacation Home Rentals and Crime
(2022-05)This dissertation examines vacation home rental (VHR) properties in Austin, Texas in relation to residential burglary, substance crimes, and disturbances. The dissertation takes a three-study approach, examining VHRs in ... -
An evaluation of recidivism rates for juveniles admitted to the Hays County boot camp from selected jurisdictions
(1999-12)This study provides a historical review of the literature that surrounds the use of boot camps for juveniles. More specifically this study was designed to provide a quasi-experimental evaluation of the Hays County Boot ... -
How socialization plays a part in juvenile delinquency
(2008-05)Several theories have been developed to explain why juveniles commit crimes. Two of those theories, differential reinforcement theory and social bond theory, are relied upon to develop the primary research question: ...
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Intimate partner violence: An in-depth analysis of context and dynamics
(2019-12)It was not until the 1970s that intimate partner violence was recognized as a significant social problem, and advocates, researchers, and the U.S. Congress worked to shed light on problems associated with intimate partner ...
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Probation Officer-Probationer Relationships and their Effect on Compliance and Recidivism
(2019-05)The quality of the relationship between probationer and probation officer may be instrumental in determining a favorable or unfavorable probation outcome. This dissertation uses the Dual-Role Relationship Inventory Revised ... -
Offender's decision making: An assessment of convicted burglars in Thailand
(2016-12)Burglary represents not only a violation of privacy and theft of private property; it also causes considerable fear, and this is true across the world. Unfortunately, most burglary research is conducted with data for ...
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Individual Protective Factors Associated With Bullying Victimization
(2021-12)Bullying victimization is the most common type of violent victimization in high schools in the U.S. and may lead to psychological maladjustment and problematic behaviors in adolescence and in adulthood. Researchers have ... -
The evolution of anomie theory
(1999-08)This thesis covers the progress of anomie theory from Durkheim to Messner and Rosenfeld' s recent institutional anomie theory. The contributions of Merton, Cohen, Cloward and Ohlin, and Agnew are detailed as well. It is ... -
Perceptions of Police Use of Force: A Comparison Between Citizens and Police Officers
(2019-05)Police officers rely on citizen cooperation to effectively perform their job duties. Recent events involving police use of force have begun to widen the divide between police officers and citizens. Surprisingly, there ... -
Determining the Best Practices in Hostage/Crisis Negotiations
(2021-05)Since the creation of hostage/crisis negotiations (HCN) approximately fifty years ago, there has two best practices lists created to guide the field. Although portions of these lists have been evaluated by researchers, the ... -
The effect of teenage income and unstructured time on alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use
(2021-05)The present research aimed to examine how income and time spent in structured and unstructured activities are associated with alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among high school seniors. The research used data from the ... -
Prevalence of Sykes and Matza's Techniques of Neutralization in a Sample of Convicted Texas Intimate Partner Violence Offenders
(2020-12)As of 2011, an estimated 9.6 million women and 6.8 million men in Texas experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime (Busch-Armendariz, Cook Heffron, & Bohman, 2011). This equates to approximately 32% of all ...
