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Dissertations

Year Lname Fname Title
1987 Acker James The Supreme Court’s Use of Social Science Research Evidence in Criminal Cases
1984 Adams Kenneth Prison Mental Health Services: An Empirical Study of the Service Delivery System in Two New York State Prisons
2002 Addington Lynn A. The Columbine Effect: The Impact of Violent School Crime on Students’ Fear of Victimization
2002 Allan Edward Policing by Injunction: Problem-Oriented Dimensions of Civil Gang Abatement in the State of California
1988 Aronowitz Alexis Assimilation, Acculturation, and Juvenile Delinquency Among Second Generation Turkish Youth in Berlin, West Germany
1990 Aziz David The Circumstances Surrounding Prison Disturbances
1986 Bailey Frankie Boundary Maintenance, Interest, Group Conflict, and Black Justice in Danville, Virginia, 1900-1930
1975 Baridon Philip Opiate Addiction and Crime
1994 Barker Michael American Indian Tribal Policies: An Overview and Case Study
1992 Bartol Anne Competency to Stand Trial in Three District Courts
1981 Bernard Thomas Consensus, Conflict and Criminology
1982 Bishop Donna Deterrence and Social Control: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Sanctioning and Social Bonding on the Prevention of Delinquency
1991 Bjerregaard Beth The Etiology of Gang Membership: A Test of an Elaborated Social Control Theory
1983 Blumberg Mark The Use of Firearms by Police Officers: The Impact of Individuals, Communities and Race
1998 Bouloukos Adam C. Human Rights Conformity: An Ideal Type Analysis of Prisoners’ Rights in the United States and England
1984 Bragg Catherine Preventive Detention as a Means of Social Control
1999 Brennan Pauline Katherine The Likelihood of Incarceration in New York City: An Analysis of Cases for Black, White, and Hispanic Females Sentenced at Criminal Court Arraignment
2003 Brewer Thomas Don’t Kill My Friend: The Attorney-Client Relationship in Capital Cases and Its Effect on Jury Receptivity to Mitigation Evidence
1998 Brody David C. The Interaction of Jury Nullification and Abortion Attitudes: Measuring the Effects of a Nullification Instructor on Juror Behavior Using the Trial Simulation Paradigm
1983 Brown Edward The Correlates and Consequences of the Payment of Restitution
1993 Casey Karen The Effect of Visitation on the Disciplinary Adjustment of Incarcerated Females
1991 Cass Elizabeth The Effects of Interviewer Demographic Characteristics on Self-Report Delinquency: A Neglected Area of Methodological Concern
1986 Castellano Thomas The Development and Implementation of New York’s 1980 Gun Law: A Normative Perspective
1988 Caufield Susan An Extension and Refinement of Hirschi’s Social Control Theory: Analyzing Interactions Among the Elements of the Social Bond
1982 Chandler Marilyn New York State’s Youthful Offender Statutes: An Empirical Investigation of Their Theoretical Basis and Their Operation
1986 Chapman William Delinquency Theory and Attachment to Peers
1998 Chard-Wierschem Deborah In Pursuit of the “True” Relationship: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Religiosity on Delinquency and Substance Use
1993 Chermak Steven Interested by Standers: An Examination of the Presentation of Crime Victims In the News Media and How Their Involvement in the News Production Process Affects the Final News Product
1981 Christianson Keith (Scott) The American Experience of Imprisonment, 1607-1776
1988 Clark David An Analysis of Guardian Effectiveness in the Prevention of Residential Burglary
1991 Clark Richard Companions in Crime: An Analysis of Co-Offending Among Juveniles
1977 Clear Todd The Specification of Behavioral Objectives in Probation Supervision
1995 Cohen Debra The Development and Utilization of a Work Orientation Typology for the Study of Public Defender Job Satisfaction
2002 Colling Toni Assessing the Needs of Adult Residents in Shelters for Battered Women
1984 Cosgrove Colleen Methodological and Policy Issues Involved in the Development of Parole Decision-Making Guidelines
2002 Cretacci Michael Religion and Social Control Theory: An Expansion of Hirschi’s Social Bond
1985 Croft Elizabeth Police Use of Force: An Empirical Analysis
1987 Culley John Height Standards and Policing Rationale or Rationalization
1994 DeRosia Victoria The Prison Adjustment of Advantaged Offenders
1992 DiCristina Bruce The Art of Criminology: Towards the Diversification of Criminological Thought
1987 Dorne Clifford Cruelty to Children or the Battered Child Syndrome? A History of Child Maltreatment Adjudication in Louisiana.
1973 Duffee David Correctional Policy, Managerial Style, and Their Relationship to the Organizational Climate in a Minimum Security Prison
1974 Dunn Christopher The Analysis of Environmental Attribute/Crime Incident Characteristic Interrelationship
1999 Eterno John A. Deciphering Legal Decisions on the Street: A Case Study of the New York City Police Department
1989 Feder Lynette The Community Adjustment of Mentally Disordered Offenders
1999 Fernandez-Lanier Adriana Crime in the Ivory Tower
1977 Feyerherm William The Interrelationship of Various Indicators of Crime
1989 Finn Mary Ann The Prison Adjustment of Mentally Retarded Inmates
1989 Fischer Michael Reform Through Community: Resocializing Offenders in the Kibbutz
1980 Flanagan Timothy Long-Term Prisoners – A Study of the Characteristics, Institutional Experience and Perspectives of Long-Term Inmates in State Correctional Facilities
1989 Flint Gail The Diagnosis Antisocial Personality As It is Applied to Inmates
2002 Fluellen Reginald Interaction Among Community Policing, Community Prosecution and Community Courts: A Study of Portland’s Community Initiative
1976 Fox James Self-Imposed Stigmata: A Study of Tattooing Among Female Inmates
1982 Frank Nancy From Criminal Law to Regulation: Historical Analysis of Health and Safety Law
2001 Freilich Joshua Mobilizing Militias: Examining State Level Correlates of Militia Organizations and Activities
1978 Fyfe James Shots Fired: An Examination of New York City Police Firearms Discharges
1978 Garofalo James Social Stratification and Criminal Victimization
1979 Gelman Arthur Sentencing Hearings: Theory and Practice
1988 Gewerth Kenneth The Decision to Charge Older and Younger Offenders: A comparison of Prosecutors and Students
1978 Gibbs John Stress and Self-Injury in Jail
1977 Goldkamp John Bail Decision-Making and the Role of Pre-Trial Detention in American Criminal Justice System
1976 Gottfredson Michael The Classification of Crimes and Victims
2002 Gottschalk Martin Evolution and the Sociology of Punishment
1983 Green Alice Case Studies of the Impact of Separation Due to Incarceration of Black Families
1987 Griset Pamala The Rise and Fall of the Determinate Ideal in New York State
1982 Grove Walter Re-Structuring Criminological Theory: A Dissertation on Hegel, Marx, and Crime
1978 Hahn Nicole The Defective Delinquency Movement: A History of the Born Criminal in New York State, 1850-1966
1988 Hall Donna Cross-Sectional Survey study of the Nature and Causes of Job Satisfaction and Burnout—Public Defense Attorneys in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts
1983 Harland Alan An Empirical Examination of Criminal Restitution in Law and Practice
2000 Harmon Talia Roitberg Overturned Convictions in Capital Cases: A Comparison Between Inmates Released from Death Row Because of Doubts of Their Guilt and Those Who Were Executed
1979 Harris Philip The Interpersonal Maturity of Delinquents and Non-Delinquents
1989 Head William The Hostage Response: An Examination of U.S. Law Enforcement Practices Concerning Hostage Incidents
1982 Heide Kathleen Classification of Offenders Ordered to Make Restitution by I-Level and Specific Personality
1977 Hirschel David Searching for Reasonable Protection of Fourth Amendment Rights: The Exclusionary Rule and Its Alternatives
1980 Hochstedler Ellen Police Types: An Empirical Test of a Typology of Individual Police Officers
1974 Hoffman Peter Parole Selection Practice: Two Feedback Methods
1991 Hoffmann John Family Structure, Family Relationships, and Adolescent Drug Use: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination
1998 Howard Gregory C. The Social Career of Environmentalism: Earth Day, Environmental Problems, and Images of Proper Behavior in the Information Age
1996 Ireland Timothy Elaborated Strain Theory: Building and Testing an Individual-Level Theory of Delinquent Behavior
1989 Jameison Katherine Corporate Crime and Organizational Processes
1981 Jester Jean An Analysis of the Relationship Between Technology and Organizational Structure
1980 Jochnowitz Rose Macrosocioeconomic Variables and Their Relationship to crime Rates in Eleven Industrialized Nations
1975 Johnson Robert Ethnic and Cultural Patterns of Susceptibility to Self-Injury Breakdowns in Confinement
1975 Jones David The Dangerousness of Imprisonment
1994 Jones Joseph Non-Violent Models in Violent Communities: An Exploration of the Crime-Preventive Role of Christian Community Development Organizations in African/American Communities.
2002 Kaminski Robert An Opportunity Model of Police Homicide Victimization
1984 Karunaratne N.H.A. Transnational Corporate Deviance: Towards a Transnational Solution
1980 Katz Janet An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Attitudes and Decisions of Probation Officers
1978 Kayiira Lutakome (Andrew) Violence in Kondosim: The Rise and Nature of Violent Crime in Uganda
1981 Keveles Gary Bargained Justice in the Military: A Study of Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Army, Europe
1983 Klofas John Enriching the Role of the Prison Guard: An Exploration of Human Service Orientation Among Correctional Officers
1982 Kolmetz Paul The Relation Between Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency
2000 Kuhns, III Joseph B. Assessing the Relationship Between Drug Use and Serious Violence: A Multi-Causal Approach
1984 Kwalwasser Wendy Residents of s Shelter for Battered Women: A Comparative Analysis With Other Populations of Battered Women and Follow-Up Study of Former Residents
1998 Lambert Eric G. A Path Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Correctional Staff
1983 Langworthy Robert Formal Structure of Municipal Police Organizations
1980 Laub John Criminal Behavior and the Urban-Rural Dimension
1989 Lieber Michael A Comparison of Prereform and Postreform Civil Commitment Practices in Dane County, Wisconsin
1977 Lockwood Daniel Sexual Aggression Among Male Prisoners
1978 Lombardo Lucien The Correction Officer: A Study of a Criminal Justice Worker in His Work Place
1999 Longtin Sandra Motivations for Gun Carrying Among Juvenile Offenders in Quebec: A Focus on the Dimensions of Race and Language
1996 Lynch David The Nature of Occupational Stress Among Public Defenders
1988 Lynch Michael The Economic Determinants of the Punishment Response: The Extraction of Surplus Value, Capital Accumulation, and the Use of Imprisonment in the United States, 1950-1980
1997 Maguire Edward R. Context, Complexity and Control in Large Municipal Police Organizations
1992 Maguire Kathleen Prison Industry: The Effect of Participation on Inmate Disciplinary Adjustment
1980 Margarita Mona Criminal Violence Against Police
1985 McCarty Dennis The Scope and Impact of Mental Health Programming—Local Adult Correctional Facilities: Current Practices and Implications for the Future
1985 McClellan Dorothy The New York State Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1980: Impact and Prospects
1999 McCluskey Cynthia Perez- Strain Theory and Latino Delinquency: The Applicability of a Theoretical Model Across Ethnic Groups
2002 McCluskey John Coercion, Procedural Justice, and Compliance in Police-Citizen Encounters
1993 McCold Paul The Role of Fiscal Policy in Producing Prison Population Dynamics: A Trend Analysis and Dynamic Simulation of Felony Offender Processing in New York State
1979 McDermott Mary Joan The Criminal Behavior of Juveniles and Adults: Comparisons Within Crime Categories
1999 McDonald Judith A. Appellate and Collateral Review of Death Penalty Cases in the Post-Furman Era
1986 McGarrell Edmund Change in New York’s Juvenile Corrections System: A Study of Policy Formation and System Change
2003 McLean Sarah J. Rural Magistrates: An Exploratory Study of Decision Marking in Partner Violence Cases
1982 McLeod Maureen The Nature and Prosecution of Spouse Abuse
1990 Mealia Robert Background Factors and Police Performance
2001 Mellow Jeffrey The Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Ethnicity: Targeted for Legal, Security, Programming, and Reporting Purposes with Prison Populations
1976 Meyer John The Nature and Investigation of Police Offenses in the New York City Police Department
1980 Miller Brenda Illegal Drug Use Among Women in Detention
1987 Milovanovic Dragon Weberian and Marxist Analysis of Law: Development and Functions of Law in a Capitalist Mode of Production
1992 Morgenbesser Leonard The Sergeant in Corrections
1996 Mullen Kenneth The Computerization of Law Enforcement: A Diffusion of Innovation Study
2002 Myers Stephanie Police Encounters With Juvenile Suspects: Explaining the Use of Authority and Provision of Support
1988 Nalla Mahesh Comparative Social Control of the Police, Social Welfare and the IRS Bureaucracies: A Test of Consensus/Conflict Perspectives
1989 Neuberger Anita Alternative Conceptualizations For Analyzing Prosecutorial Charging Decisions
1989 Nuffield Joan The Allocation of Sentencing Power in New York State, 1964-1970
1974 O’Neill Michael The Role of the Police—Normative Role Expectation in a Metropolitan Police Department
1993 Oliver William Violent Confrontations Between Black Males in Bars and Bar Setting
2000 Paoline Eugene Attitudes of Police: Implications for Police Culture
1977 Paquin J.A. Henry Characteristics of Youngsters Referred to Family Court Intake and Factors Related to Their Processing
1977 Parisi Nicolette The Nature, Use, and Impact of the Split Sentence in the Federal Jurisdiction
1992 Parks Mary Kathryn Coping in Alien Territory: Corrections Officers in the AIDS Ward
1996 Parry David Alaska Natives, Juvenile Delinquency and “Bush Justice”
1989 Patterson Bernie L. A Comparative Analysis of Job Stress Among Police, Correctional and Probation/Parole Officers
2001 Perumean-Chaney Suzanne Fighting Back: Victim Weapon Use and Subsequent Assault and Injury
1982 Pollock Jocelyn Correctional Officers’ Perceptions of Male and Female Inmates
1975 Pope Carl Dimensions of Burglary: An Empirical Examination of Offense and Offender Characteristics
2000 Pridemore William Social Structure and Homicide in Post-Soviet Russia
2000 Renauer Brian C. Why Get Involved? Examining the Motivational, Identity, and Ideological Aspects of Resident Involvement in Place-Based Organizations
1980 Renzema Marc Coping with Freedom: A Study of Psychological Stress and Support in the Prison-to-Parole Transition
1983 Rhoades Philip An Analysis of the Child Protective System in New York State
2002 Rivera Craig The Effects of Adolescent Delinquency and Drug Use on Early Adult Employment: An Analysis of Developmental Trajectories
1979 Robarge Mark The Development and Application of the Baysian Decision-Making Model to Judicial Sentencing
1978 Rodgers Belinda Inmate Response to the Home Furlough Program: The Reactions of Female Offenders to Temporary Release from Incarceration
1985 Rogers Robert The Effects of Education Level on Correction Officer Job Satisfaction
2002 Roscoe Thomas Driving and Resisting Forces in Rationalizing Probation: A Case Study of Probation in New York State
1983 Rosenbaum Jill Sex Differences in Delinquent Behavior: A Control Theory Explanation
1978 Ryan Edward A Study of Conflict Resolution in the Criminal Justice System: Police and Probation
1983 Sampson Robert The Neighborhood Context of Criminal Victimization
1985 Sanborn Joseph Plea Negotiation in Juvenile Court
2002 Schuck Amie M. Understanding the Role of Neighborhood in the Long-Term Criminal Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment
1980 Seymour John Niches in Prison: Ameliorative Environments Within Maximum Security Correctional Institutions
1990 Shaw Richard D. (Lew) The Jail/Prison Ministry and Stress
1999 Shepard Robin L. Street Level Supervision: Styles of Patrol Supervisors and Their Effects on Patrol Officer Behavior
1983 Sheu Cheun Him Assimilation, Adaptation and Juvenile Delinquency Among Chinese Youths in New York Chinatown
1972 Shin Hyun Joo Analysis of Charge Reduction and Its Outcomes
1975 Siegel Larry The Effect of Juvenile Justice Processing on the Self-Labeling of Juvenile Offenders
1995 Slater Thomas The Impact of the Alternatives to Incarceration Legislation on Local Criminal Justice Networks in New York State
1990 Smith Carolyn Delinquency and Family Life: The Role of Ethnicity and Environment
1986 Smith Leta Chronically Readmitted Inmates at the Central New York Psychiatric Center A State Forensic Hospital: Profile and Analysis
2000 Smith Tony Challenging Academe’s Mystique: Applying Criminological Theories to College Student Cheating
2002 Snipes Jeffrey Police Response to Citizen Requests for Assistance: An Assessment of Deservedness, Workload, Social Status and Officer Predisposition Perspectives.
2002 Spano Richard Potential Sources of Observer Bias in Observational Studies of Police
1986 Stageberg Paul A Re-Examination of the Impact of the Des Moines Project on Offender Case Processing and the Justice System in Polk County, Iowa
1982 Stowell Gerald Variations in Criminal Careers: An Analysis of the Criminal Behavior Patterns of Persons Designated Career Criminals
1995 Sullivan Dennis The Punishment of Crime in the Upper Hudson Valley 1648-1685 From Dutch Jurisprudence to English Rule
2000 Sun Ivan (YihShyan) Police Field Training Officers (FTOs): Their Attitudes and Behaviors
2000 Sung Hung-En The Fragmentation of Policing in America: Toward and Ecological Theory of Police-Citizen Relations
1975 Sutton Lester Paul Criminal Sentencing: An Empirical Analysis of Variations in Sentences Imposed in Federal District Courts
1995 Tatum Becky Race, Class, Alienation and Delinquency: Assessing Motivational Factors Through the Application of Structural Models
1998 Tesoriero James M. A Longitudinal Study of Weapon Ownership and Use Among Inner-City Youth
1982 Travis Lawrence Recent Sentencing Reforms in the United States: An Examination of Change in the Justice Process
1984 Trigg William The Police and Vandalism
1977 Trilling Carol Homicide and Publicity: A View from the Deterrence Perspective
1982 Uchida Craig Controlling Police Use of Deadly Force: Organizational Changes in Los Angeles
1984 Van Buren David Rural Justice: A Study of Decision-Making in the Middle Stages of the Criminal Process in Selected Rural Communities of Wisconsin
1983 Van Voorhis Patricia The Effects of Moral Development on Restitution Outcome and Offender Assessments of Restitution
1982 Wachtel Julius Police Undercover Work: Issues and Practices
1974 Walsh Marilyn Criminal Receiving of Stolen Property: A Study of the Fence and How He Operates
1993 Wang Yumin (Robert) Work Design and Job Satisfaction in Community Policing
2003 Weiss Michael Toward an Understanding of Public Defender Motivations
2000 White Norman A. Getting Derailed: Toward a Developmental Understanding of the Relationship Between School Failure and Delinquency
1983 Whitehead John Burnout Among Probation and Parole Workers
1975 Wilbanks William The Insertion/Diversion Decision at the Juvenile Police Level
1998 Wong Kam C. The Behavior of Ding Dynasty Speech Crime Law in China: A Cross-Cultural Application of Black’s Theory of Law.
1992 Yang Shu-Lang Juvenile Delinquency in a Transitional Chinese Society: An Assessment of a Social Disorganization Model in Capital Taipei
1981 Young Vernetta Patterns of Female Criminality
1977 Zalman Marvin The Distribution of Power in Sentencing: A Policy Analysis
1976 Zimmerman Sherwood (Chris) Sentencing Councils: A Study by Simulation

 

 

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