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The effect of school discipline on students' social bonds
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-18)
The criminalization of the school disciple process has led many researchers to question its effectiveness in decreasing delinquency in society. Some researchers have suggested that the exclusion of youths from school may ...
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, ...
Sexual assault Prevention Programs: Examining the effects on Middle School Adolescents' Attitudes and Behaviors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
Sexual violence has been prevalent in the United States for decades. There is a great concern that the youth of this nation is becoming more susceptible to the violence at younger ages. Some schools have begun implementation ...
Contextual differences in offense classifications: examining gender, race, and age differences
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-01)
Since the 1980s, girls have started to constitute growing numbers of juvenile court caseloads. Some suggest that girls are becoming increasingly more delinquent and violent, while others argue that changes in policing and ...
Perceptions of program effectiveness: an evaluation of a domestic violence treatment program
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-25)
Domestic violence intervention was created to essentially to stop intimate partner
violence through cognitive behavioral therapy. One of the programs that has been at the
forefront of domestic violence prevention is the ...
Rapping gender and violence? Addressing violence and gender with a content analysis of rap lyrics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-26)
The purpose of this study is to examine violence in contemporary rap music and to address if the violence is gender specific. Utilizing the Billboard Top Ten Rap Singles from 1997-2007 this study analyzed 100 songs using ...
Pretrial Supervision’s Prediction for Probation
(2016)
Pretrial interventions are being investigated nationally to determine what is most
beneficial for both the Courts and defendants to ensure public safety and court appearance. This
study is one of the first to examine ...