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NDSU's Back on TRAC Program: Policy Recommendations
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Alcohol and other drug use by college students has been considered by college administrators to be problematic for many years, but strategies in place were not effective or were being under-utilized. Data taken from both ... -
No Time for Stolen Yard Gnomes: Changing Styles of Policing during an Oil Boom
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Western North Dakota law enforcement agencies have experienced dramatic changes in the policing landscape as a result of an oil boom. These agencies were forced to deal with a rapidly growing population that brought different ... -
Officers on Patrol: A Qualitative Examination of Patrol Officer Behavior and Decision Making
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The understanding of what patrol officers do, and why, suffers from a lack of perspective presented from the officers themselves. To develop this understanding, a qualitative methodology was employed in the current study ... -
An Outcome Evaluation of Centre Incorporated’s Responsive Risk Reduction for Women Program
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Research on gender-responsive correctional programming has yielded mixed results. Contemporary literature proposes practices aimed at increasing the efficacy of gender-responsive programming. Prior research has highlighted ... -
Over a Decade Later: A Quasi-Experimental Study of North Dakota’s Juvenile Drug Courts
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Little is known about the long-term impact of juvenile drug court on recidivism. This study compares the adult recidivism rates among prior juvenile drug court participants against a comparison group of probated, but not ... -
Predictors of Drug Court Success in a Small City Drug Court
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This study examines the factors related to completion outcomes of the East Central Judicial District Drug Court (ECJDDC). The ECJDDC has a 71% graduation rate which far exceeds the national average of approximately 40-45%. ... -
Pretrial Services: Exploring What Works and Policy Implications
(North Dakota State University, 2022)As the view on mass incarceration around the United States is further explored, there has been a need for alternatives to jail. Specifically, pretrial services programs are an opportunity for recently charged defendants ... -
Residential Mobility and Substance Use among Area Youth: The Mediating Effects of Social Capital
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This study examined self-reported substance use in relation to social capital and residential mobility by administering a survey to high school students attending three Midwestern schools. The results of this study provide ... -
A Revalidation of the Level of Service Inventory–Revised (LSI-R)
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In the United States, the large number of incarcerated individuals presents heavy social and economic burdens. To lessen these strains, many criminal justice agencies utilize risk assessment to determine which individuals ... -
Sexual Assault Cases and the Funnel of Justice: An Examination of Police and Prosecutorial Decision-Making
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In order to improve responses to sexual assaults so that fewer cases drop out of the criminal justice funnel, it is important to understand the decision-making processes of the police and prosecutors in these cases. The ... -
Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Comparison Between Native Born and New American Students
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Currently, there is a lack of research within the social bond and social capital theory literature on the effects that immigration status has on substance use behaviors. The purpose of the current study is to fill this ... -
Unsettling Settlements: Examining Police Misconduct Lawsuits in the City of Chicago
(North Dakota State University, 2020)There is limited empirical research related to lawsuits involving the police due in part to limited accessibility to relevant data sources. This study aims to examine the relationship between citizen, situational, and ... -
Use of Force Policy Adequacy in Rural and Urban Agencies
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Police use of force has become one of the most widely covered topics in the media today. Especially in the past year, police use of force incidents have been heavily scrutinized and reviewed, and it was one of the most ... -
The Veracity of Self-Reported Criminal Records among NDSU Students
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Campus safety and security are important concerns for colleges and universities. One way security is addressed is through utilization of self-report questions about criminal backgrounds during the admissions process. The ... -
Voter Disenfranchisement
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This paper examines the policy of voter disenfranchisement and how it disproportionately affects minorities. Voter disenfranchisement is the denial of voting rights to the criminally convicted. The research indicates ...