Browsing Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Novak, Kenneth J."
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A Descriptive Analysis of Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, from 2015-2020
(2023)Firearm usage in homicides has become a significant concern within the United States. While our understanding of what elements comprises a firearm-based homicide is well studied, what is not is the characteristics, and ... -
A Spatial Analysis of Homicide and Dangerous Buildings in Kansas City, Missouri
(2019)Criminological theories such as routine activities theory, rational choice theory, broken windows and disorder theory, crime pattern and environmental criminology, and social disorganization and collective efficacy theory ... -
Assessing the Impact of Increased Police Officer Presence In Micro Hot Spots
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Crime reduction is a central role of policing in America. To better facilitate an understanding of a hot spot policing approach, the current study defines the specific policing style and how it was used throughout the ... -
Automobile Searches: The Gap Between the Theory and Praxis of Law
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)The overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities at every stage of the criminal justice process has brought about legislative, judicial, and voluntary data explorations of law enforcement practices. As the gatekeepers ... -
The impact of crime on birth weight: exploring the definition of residential environment
(2013)Low birth weight is a prime indicator for infant mortality, is strongly correlated with several life course diseases, and is indicative of future cognitive, developmental and behavioral problems. Furthermore, there is a ... -
The Kansas City Foot Patrol project : An evaluation of the effectiveness of foot patrol in violent crime micro-places
(2014-07-15)The Kansas City Foot Patrol Project is a replication of the Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment (Ratcliffe et al. (2011). The current study was conducted in Kansas City, Missouri and evaluated the effectiveness of foot ... -
Policing Troost: a replication and expansion of Herbert's territoriality and normative orders thesis
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-27)Police officers in the United States constantly fluctuate in their roles between being formal agents of state control and simple public servants. This dynamic societal role allows significant fluidity in officer behavior, ... -
The relationship between police and citizen collaboration regarding crime in multifamily rental complexes
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 5/6/2011)The goal of the police is to be effective and efficient in controlling crime. The community needs to be involved in this endeavor. Through community oriented policing with an emphasis in problem oriented policing, this ... -
Representative Bureaucracy and Racial Profiling in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)There have been inquiries regarding the extent, nature, and causes of racial profiling. Numerous studies have been and continue to explore whether and how the experience of people of color differ from those of majorities ...