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Probability of arrest based on sex: A longitudinal analysis of simple assault, aggravated assault, and robbery from 1996-2010
(2015)It is clear that statistics show vast differences in arrest rates between males and females for criminal behavior, with the most drastic differences found among violent offenses. However, the extent to which sex impacts ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL SENTENCING DISPARITIES IN THE U.S. PACIFIC NORTHWEST 2007-2011: A STORY OF EQUALITY?
(2015)Previous research has determined that both street crime and environmental hazards are more likely to occur in poor and minority communities that lack the ability to create and draw upon systems of social control. In an ... -
Pills, Patches, and Syrups, Oh My: An Exploratory Study of College Men's and Women's Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use
(2013)National surveys on substance use indicate that the prevalence of non-medical prescription drug use is now greater than the prevalence of illicit drugs other than marijuana (National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2008). ... -
Measuring Public Perceptions of Water Governance in Nebraska and Washington
(2013)Complex water governance systems are considered more effective when they build trust among their stakeholders. State-wide surveys of the general public can provide important insights into how trust influences stakeholders' ... -
ASK AND YOU SHALL (NOT) RECEIVE: A STUDY OF SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACTS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
(2012)A growing body of literature identifies social network contacts as playing an integral part in linking job seekers with jobs. Most research in this area focuses on people after they have found work with the help of their ... -
Environmental Reform in Cross-National Perspective
(2012)This dissertation comprises three published journal articles with an introductory chapter. Each study presented here examines, from a quantitative cross-national perspective, a dimension of environmental reform. The first ... -
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, PERSONAL VALUES, PERCEPTIONS OF MORALITY, AND THE EFFECTS OF SELF-CONFRONTATION ON THE STABILITY OF PERSONAL VALUES
(2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of moral perceptions in activating personal values. This study attempted to address three questions: (a) Does perceiving a moral component to biotechnology activate ... -
Changing Times in Rural America: The Effects on Food Insecurity and Hunger
(2012)Poverty and hunger are increasingly significant issues facing the nation, in large part due to an economic recession that began in 2007 and ended in 2009 (National Bureau of Economic Research), but the consequences of which ... -
Parental Union Type and Families' Institutional Engagement
(2012)Despite large increases in the number of cohabiting families, much about whether and how cohabitation shapes family processes remains unknown. To further awareness on this issue, this research examined whether cohabiting ... -
Interdisciplinary Research Among U.S. Doctoral Graduates: An Examination of Definitions, Measurement, Early Career Outcomes, and Sex Differences
(2011)Interdisciplinary research has become quite popular in recent years, yet there are many unanswered questions about it. This dissertation aims to address some of these unanswered questions about interdisciplinary research, ...